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The UK Will Have A General Election On Dec. 12
MPs finally granted Boris Johnson an election at his fourth time of asking, after they failed to find another way through the Brexit impasse.
Hannah Al-Othman
Facebook Failed The Rohingya In Myanmar. Now It May Be Repeating Its Mistakes In Assam.
A new report from human rights group Avaaz has found that “Facebook is being used as a megaphone for hate, pointed directly at vulnerable minorities.”
Pranav Dixit
If You've Never Considered Travelling To Bali, These 19 Spots Might Change Your Mind
Repeat after me: Kuta is not a final destination.
soniataylor
If You Get At Least 45/50 On This State Capitals Quiz, Then You're A Geography Whiz
How well do you know your USA geography? It’s harder than you think!
grizzel
There’s A Village In Ukraine Where Rudy Giuliani Is The Honorary Mayor. That’s Not The Weird Part Of This Story.
Financial documents show that two associates of Rudy Giuliani's also made a donation of $25,000 that appears to have bought them access to conservative figures.
Christopher Miller
Here's What We Know So Far About The Investigation Into The Deaths Of 39 People Found In The Back Of A Truck
Lorry driver Maurice Robinson, 25, was charged with manslaughter on Saturday.
Ade Onibada
Twitter “Silenced” Dissenting Voices During Anti-Government Protests In Egypt
Dozens of accounts were suspended without reason during rare anti-government protests, new research shared with BuzzFeed News shows.
Megha Rajagopalan
When The Horror Of Losing Your Baby Turns Into Years Behind Bars
In a region wrestling with alarming rates of gender-based violence, El Salvador stands out for its relentless persecution of women suspected of having abortions.
Karla Zabludovsky
TikTok Users Are Finally Posting About Hong Kong, But Only To See If They'll Get Censored
BuzzFeed News found no evidence that TikTok blocks pro–Hong Kong democracy videos — or that many American teens were interested in the protests.
Ryan Broderick
Here's A New Name For You In The Growing Impeachment Scandal
Gyunduz Mamedov was an intermediary in Giuliani’s efforts to press Ukraine to open investigations into Joe Biden. Last Friday he was named Ukraine's deputy prosecutor general.
Aubrey Belford
The Dark Heart Of The Impeachment Investigation Is A Powerful Oligarch — With Close Ties To Vladimir Putin
Dmytro Firtash is at the nexus of all the news out of Ukraine and impeachment, and he has a whole lot of Russian money and cover behind him.
Miriam Elder
This Podcast Will Keep You Up To Speed About Impeachment Without Being Bored Or Confused AF
Impeachment Today — a new podcast from BuzzFeed News and iHeartMedia — is launching Oct. 24. Which is today! It's going to be...fun?
Hayes Brown
16 People Have Been Sentenced To Death For The Murder Of A Teenager Who Reported Sexual Harassment
Nusrat Jahan Rafi, 19, was set on fire after she refused to withdraw a complaint against her principal, in a case that caused outrage in Bangladesh.
Matthew Champion
39 Bodies Discovered In The Back Of A Truck Are Believed To Be Chinese Nationals
Work is now underway to identify the victims, and new information reveals that the truck entered the UK at Purfleet via Zeebrugge in Belgium.
Ade Onibada
Justin Trudeau Narrowly Survived Canada's Election To Win A Second Term As Prime Minister
The 2019 election campaign was one of the most divisive and negative in Canadian history.
Amber Jamieson
Here Are 15 Of The Best Signs From The Protests In Lebanon
Hundreds of thousands of people in Beirut and across Lebanon have been protesting to demand better living conditions and to oust politicians who have been in power for decades.
Ikran Dahir
These Photos Show The Huge Protests Triggered By A Rise In Subway Fares In Chile
What began as a protest against a 4% rise in subway fares has morphed into a wave of unrest over social inequality.
Matthew Champion
15 Photos Of The Massive Protests In Lebanon That Were Sparked By A WhatsApp Tax
Protesters from various religious backgrounds are angry over the crumbling state of the country and what they say is cronyism at the highest levels of government.
David Mack
Boris Johnson Has Been Forced To Request A Brexit Delay After MPs Blocked A Vote On His Deal
The prime minister has said he would rather be "dead in a ditch" than ask the EU for another extension to Article 50, but he sent the request on Saturday night.
Hannah Al-Othman
The Canadian Election’s Surprise Influencer Is A Buffalo Man Targeting Canadians With Viral Disinformation
Matthew Ricchiazzi has written debunked stories about Canadian politics and once told a US candidate he'd publish "negative articles about [their] opponents" for $400 apiece.
Jane Lytvynenko
Donald Trump's Impeachment, Explained For Non-Americans
Why is the US president being impeached, and who are all these new people?!
Mark Di Stefano
Turkish Trolls Working For Erdogan Hijacked American Right-Wing Media — And Rudy Giuliani’s Brain
Here's how Turkish trolls infiltrated American conservative media, spread propaganda, and got Giuliani to fall for it.
Ryan Broderick
Inside The Disastrous Launch Of Australia’s Response To The #MeToo Movement
Revealed: The women behind NOW promised change — but mistakes have plagued Australia’s answer to the #MeToo movement.
Hannah Ryan
Trump’s Acting Chief Of Staff Acknowledged That The White House Withheld Ukrainian Aid So The Country Would Help Investigate Democrats
Mick Mulvaney just said the quiet part loud.
Sarah Mimms
EU Leaders Have Not Expressed A View On Delaying Brexit. That Doesn't Mean They Wouldn't.
Following a discussion between EU leaders, a senior European government official told BuzzFeed News: "The feeling is that an extension would, if requested, be given".
Alberto Nardelli
Trump Rambled His Way Through A Defense Of His Syria Decision That Made No Sense
Even more freewheeling than usual, the president at one point said that the US no longer needs to care about the Middle East, because "it's 7,000 miles away."
Hayes Brown
The Kurds Were Fighting ISIS Long Before The US Was. This Is What It Was Like.
Before the US joined the war on ISIS, before Trump abandoned them, the Kurds were waging a lonely fight against the jihadis in a forgotten patch of Syria. This is their origin story.
Mike Giglio
War Hawks, Peace Activists, Scholars, And Humanitarians Agree: Trump Made Syria Much, Much Worse
BuzzFeed News reached out to a wide range of experts after Turkey launched an assault on the US-backed Kurds, and they all agree — things are about as bad as can be.
Hayes Brown
The Trump Impeachment Saga Is Basically Shakespearean. This Is Its Cast Of Characters.
We were having trouble keeping track of the many people involved in the Ukraine adventures at the heart of the impeachment inquiry, so we made this for ourselves — and you.
Hayes Brown
Kurdish Forces Previously Allied With The US Have Turned To Russian-Backed Syria For Help
"If we have to choose between compromises and the genocide of our people, we will surely choose life for our people."
Matthew Champion
