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Who will be the UK's next prime minister? Here are the potential candidates
Andrew Holt/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Liz Truss announced her resignation on Thursday after only 45 days in office, making her the shortest-serving U.K. prime minister in history. Her resignation follow...
Jamie Dorrington, ABC News Oct 21, 2022

Liz Truss becomes shortest-serving prime minister in UK history
Scott E Barbour/Getty Images(LONDON) -- It took Liz Truss 12 years in Parliament to reach the pinnacle of British political power. Now, after just 44 days leading the country, she has assumed the titl...
Jon Haworth, ABC News Oct 20, 2022

Anne Sacoolas, wife of US diplomat, pleads guilty in death of British teen motorcyclist
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Anne Sacoolas, 45, the wife of an American diplomat, has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to causing the death of 19-year-old motorcyclist Harry Dunn by careless...
Guy Davies, ABC News Oct 20, 2022

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announces resignation
Rob Pinney/Getty Images(LONDON) -- U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation on Thursday. Truss, who only became prime minister on Sept. 6, will be the shortest serving prime minister in...
Guy Davies, ABC News Oct 20, 2022

NASA releases stunning star-filled image from Webb telescope
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)(NEW YORK) -- NASA on Wednesday released an image of newly formed stars from the James Webb Space Tele...
Max Zahn, ABC News Oct 20, 2022

Iran's Elnaz Rekabi returns to Tehran after competing overseas without hijab
KeithBinns/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Iranian sport climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday after she garnered global attention for competing overseas without wearing a hijab, which is re...
Somayeh Malekian and Morgan Winsor, ABC News Oct 19, 2022

Duchess Meghan calls mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II a 'complicated time'
Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- Meghan, the duchess of Sussex, has made her first public comments about the death of Queen Elizabeth II, whom she called the "matriarch" of Br...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Oct 19, 2022

How new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss lost her authority to govern
Leon Neal/Getty Images(LONDON) -- It was only six weeks ago that Liz Truss met Queen Elizabeth II and was appointed the new prime minister of the U.K. But six weeks is a long time in British politics ...
Guy Davies, ABC News Oct 19, 2022

What’s next for Prince William, Kate following Queen Elizabeth II’s death
Charles McQuillan/Getty Images(LONDON) -- After Queen Elizabeth II's death, a new royal era has officially begun. With King Charles III now as monarch, Prince William and Kate have also taken on new t...
Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News Oct 19, 2022

Haitians eye foreign help warily as gangs, cholera outbreak take toll
KeithBinns/Getty Images(PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad) -- As Haiti continues to grapple with gang violence, inflation and rising cholera cases, a proposed U.N. security response is being met with caution by...
Anselm Gibbs, ABC News Oct 19, 2022
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