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Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at the launch of the Labour Party race and faith manifesto, in London, Tuesday Nov. 26, 2019. The race and faith manifesto comes after the Labour Party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn have been deeply tarnished by anti-Semitism accusations, as the UK prepares to go to the polls in a General Election on Dec. 12. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

U.K.’s Labour accuses government of secret trade talks with U.S.

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a peech during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Germany’s Merkel calls for united EU approach to China

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In this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, file photo, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. For readers of some prominent regional newspapers, following the impeachment inquiry is a far different experience depending on whether you seek out newsprint or go digital. Copies of the Charlotte Observer, Tampa Bay Times, Indianapolis Star, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Idaho Statesman that arrived on doorsteps Thursday all had a story about Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s testimony at the top of their front pages. Yet if you clicked onto each newspaper’s web site mid-morning, you’d see a different lead story. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Gordon Sondland, impeachment witness, accused of sexual misconduct: Report

By Victor Morton and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 27, 2014 file photo, a drug dealer poses with cannabis products as he waits for customers in downtown Lisbon. The European Union agency that monitors drug use says it has detected a trend of escalating violence between gangs operating on the continent. The agency says in its annual report on the drugs market that European consumers increasingly have access to &quot;a wide variety of high-purity and high-potency products.&quot; (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

EU drug agency sees rising gang violence amid steady prices

By BARRY HATTON - Associated Press

Rescuers try to free a man from a collapsed building after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Thumane, western Albania, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Rescue crews with excavators searched for survivors trapped in toppled apartment buildings and hotels Tuesday after a powerful pre-dawn earthquake in Albania killed at least 18 people and injured more than 600. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Albania earthquake kills 18; rescuers hunt for survivors

By Llazar Semini and Visar Kryeziu - Associated Press

Brexit Pieces Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How Britain’s elections could sound the death knell for the European Union

By Peter Morici

Nigel Farage, Leader of Britain's Brexit Party speaks on stage at the launch of their policies for the General Election campaign, in London, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Britain goes to the polls on Dec. 12. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Brexit Party not just about Brexit, Farage tells UK voters

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Tariffs tough talk show Kosovo-Serb standoff set to last

By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI - Associated Press

In this photo issued by ITV, Jeremy Corbyn reacts during the election head-to-head debate live on TV, in Salford, Manchester, England, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn are going head-to-head in their first live televised debate Tuesday evening, as the UK prepares for a General Election on Dec. 12. (ITV via AP)

UK Labour party vows radical changes if it wins Dec. 12 vote

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s dubious claim about Sondland

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 10, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump is joined by Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, second from right, as he arrives at Melsbroek Air Base, in Brussels, Belgium. Sondland originally planned to meet Tuesday, Nov 19, with EU Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis to discuss better cooperation between the two trading juggernauts. That meeting was postponed indefinitely because Sondland was to testify Wednesday before Congress about his involvement in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

‘I now recall’: What to watch in Trump impeachment hearings

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Defense official testifies on aid to Ukraine

Associated Press

Attorney Kwame Manley, top left, assists U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, with lawyer Robert Luskin, left, before he testifies to the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sondland’s opening statement at House impeachment hearing

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki vows to protect U.S. – EU ties and the crucial role of NATO, against criticism from some other European leaders, during his policy speech for his second term in office following October parliamentary elections, in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

EU court refers doubts on Polish judiciary to national court

Associated Press

FILE - In this July 10, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump is joined by Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, second from right, as he arrives at Melsbroek Air Base, in Brussels, Belgium. Sondland originally planned to meet Tuesday, Nov 19, with EU Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis to discuss better cooperation between the two trading juggernauts. That meeting was postponed indefinitely because Sondland was to testify Wednesday before Congress about his involvement in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Sondland’s style created tension in EU before impeachment

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

President of the European Council Donald Tusk, left, is welcomed by Croatia's prime minister Andrej Plenkovic in Zagreb, Croatia, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Donald Tusk attends the European Peoples Party (EPP) congress in Zagreb. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

EU’s Tusk: Croatia’s EU presidency comes at a critical time

By IVANA BZGANOVIC - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) annual conference in London, Monday Nov. 18, 2019. Britain's Brexit is one of the main issues for political parties and for voters, as the UK goes to the polls in a General Election on Dec. 12. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

650 House seats, 74 days to Brexit: UK election in numbers

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks to the media, in London, Saturday Nov. 16, 2019, following a Labour Party meeting to finalise the party manifesto for their policy ahead of the upcoming General Election. Britain's Brexit is one of the main issues for voters and political parties as the UK goes to the polls in a General Election on Dec. 12. (Dominc Lipinski/PA via AP)

Leaked Russian interference report raises UK vote questions

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn arrives for major party meeting to finalise the manifesto details that will form Labour Party policy for the upcoming General Election in London, Saturday Nov. 16, 2019. Britain's Brexit is one of the main issues for voters and political parties as the UK goes to the polls in a General Election on Dec. 12. (Dominc Lipinski/PA via AP)

UK’s Labour Party hammering out election platform

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

Britain's Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn meets former miner John Kane at the National Mining Museum at the former Lady Victoria Colliery in Newtongrange, Scotland, Thursday Nov, 14, 2019, on the General Election campaign trail. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Be careful out there: UK police warn candidates about safety

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press