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It's all pointing to a UK election

Britain's prime minister suffered some bruising defeats - but an election is coming. The question is: when?

Britain's prime minister suffered some bruising defeats - but an election is coming. The question is: when? Also in this edition: Hong Kong's chief executive backs down over extradition; the US and the Taliban agree an outline peace deal; Walmart deals a blow to the US gun lobby; and India decides nearly two million people in India aren't really Indian at all.
(Picture: UK prime minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks in parliament.
Credit: AFP/Getty)

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