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In this photo provided by the UK Parliament, British Members of Parliament vote in favour of the Creasy amendment to the Election Bill, in the House of Commons, London, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. After months of stalemate in Parliament, Britain appeared on course Tuesday for an early general election that could break the country's political deadlock over Brexit. Opposition lawmakers backed in principle the government's request to send voters to the polls in December —though Prime Minister Boris Johnson still faced a tussle over the exact date. (UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor via AP)

The Latest: Labour’s Lindsay Hoyle elected new speaker

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures, during a visit to Metropolitan Police training college in Hendon, north London, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)

UK’s Boris Johnson apologizes for missing Brexit deadline

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

Refugees and migrants take part in a protest outside an overcrowded refugee camp on the Greek island of Samos, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. Overcrowding at island camps has continued to worsen despite an effort by the Greek government to move more asylum seekers to the mainland. (AP Photo/Michael Svarnias)

The Latest: Hungary: Ruling party urges resistance on quotas

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Refugees and migrants take part in a protest outside an overcrowded refugee camp on the Greek island of Samos, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. Overcrowding at island camps has continued to worsen despite an effort by the Greek government to move more asylum seekers to the mainland. (AP Photo/Michael Svarnias)

Legal opinion: Poland, Hungary, Czechs broke EU migrant law

By LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

Anti-Brexit remain in the European Union supporters protest backdropped by the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson won Parliament's backing for his exit deal on Wednesday, but then lost a key vote on its timing, effectively guaranteeing that Brexit won't happen on the scheduled date of Oct. 31. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

U.K. moves closer to December election for 1st time since 1923

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Guinean President Alpha Conde during their meeting on the sideline of the Russia-Africa summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (Sergei Chirikov, Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin to visit EU nation Hungary as Russian influence grows

By Jim Heintz - Associated Press

EU probes Hungary for possible breach of state aid rules

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street, on his way to parliament in London, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (Hollie Adams/PA via AP) ** FILE **

EU grants new Brexit delay to Jan. 31

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Going Nowhere Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Another Brexit deal fails

By Andrew Davies

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street, on his way to parliament in London, Thursday Oct. 24, 2019. In a TV interview Thursday Johnson has announced that he will offer lawmakers more time to scrutinize his Brexit legislation, but only if parliament agree for a General Election on December 12. (Hollie Adams/PA via AP)

EU envoys agree that Brexit extension is needed, no date set

By Danica Kirka and Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

Flags of Anti Brexit protestors fly in front of parliament in London, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Britain's government is waiting for the EU's response to its request for an extension to the Brexit deadline. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Police, politicians warn Brexit could bring N.Ireland unrest

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2013 file photo, scholar of China's Turkic Uighur ethnic minority, Ilham Tohti speaks during an interview at his home in Beijing, China. European Parliament President David Sassoli, announced the winner of the Sakharov Prize, its top human rights prize, Thursday Oct. 24, 2019, awarded to economist Ilham Tohti for his work defending China's Uyghur minority, and urged Beijing to release him from jail. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, FILE)

EU awards top human rights prize to Uighur activist

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street, on his way to parliament in London, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (Hollie Adams/PA via AP) ** FILE **

U.K.’s Boris Johnson seeks Dec. 12 election to break Brexit impasse

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in the House of Commons in London following the debate for the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill, Tuesday Oct. 22, 2019. British lawmakers have rejected the government’s fast-track attempt to pass its Brexit bill within days, demanding more time to scrutinize the complex legislation and throwing Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s exit timetable into chaos. (Jessica Taylor, UK Parliament via AP)

The Latest: EU lawmaker backs 3-month Brexit extension

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MEK leader Maryam Rajavi called for a "firm European policy which necessarily requires lending support to the Iranian people's resistance [in order] to establish democracy and popular sovereignty" in Iran.

New book details atrocities by Iranian regime in the 1980s

By Eric J. Lyman

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in the House of Commons in London following the debate for the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill, Tuesday Oct. 22, 2019. British lawmakers have rejected the government’s fast-track attempt to pass its Brexit bill within days, demanding more time to scrutinize the complex legislation and throwing Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s exit timetable into chaos. (Jessica Taylor, UK Parliament via AP)

Boris Johnson, U.K. prime minister, mulls early election over Brexit impasse

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session, in parliament in London, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

What’s next after Johnson’s goal of Brexit on Oct. 31 fades?

By BY JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 28, 2016 file photo, former Slovenian prime minister and present foreign minister Miro Cerar speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Cerar said in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday that there are some positive effects on the part of the European Union regarding Brexit because we in a way upheld our unity during this process, we showed that we are able to stand behind a small state, Ireland, to protect its interests. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

AP Interview: Slovenia hails EU on Brexit, not enlargement

By ALI ZERDIN - Associated Press

Pro-Brexit protesters hold out their placards and flags as traffic moves past the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. The European Commission says the fact that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not sign a letter requesting a three-month extension of the Brexit deadline has no impact on whether it is valid and that the European Union is considering the request. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

U.K.’s Boris Johnson prepares push to heave Brexit bill over line

By Danica Kirka and Lorne Cook - Associated Press

The Union Jack is seen Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Britain faces another week of political gridlock after British lawmakers on Monday denied Prime Minister Boris Johnson a chance to hold a vote on the Brexit divorce bill agreed in Brussels last Thursday. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

The Latest: EU Council president will recommend Brexit delay

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