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Police in southeastern England say 39 people were found dead in a truck container believed to have come from Bulgaria. A 25-year-old-man from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Chief Superintendent Andrew Mariner said Wednesday that authorities are in the process of trying to identify the 38 adults and one teenager. Source

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to be pushing for an early general election after Parliament blocked a fast-track plan to approve his Brexit deal before Britain's scheduled departure from the European Union on Oct. Source

With results now in for all 338 ridings after Monday's election, the Liberals are again set to form the government, albeit a minority. That means the road ahead will be bumpy, with the party having to bridge gaps, mend wounds and work together with other parties to cling to power. Source

Much has been made of the difficulty facing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he tries to manage a fractured country with a minority Liberal government. But Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer himself is facing a burden so onerous it seems almost impossible. Source

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being told to not even think about appointing an independent senator to fill the regional hole at the cabinet table created by Monday's election. The time-honoured tradition, dating back decades, has been for prime ministers to pluck potential ministers from the Senate when the need arises — usually to give voice to parts of the country shut out of government in the House of Commons. Source

Canada's new Parliament will look a lot different when it reconvenes after this 43rd general election. While some high-profile candidates for each of the main parties failed to secure their seats — including veteran politicians like Lisa Raitt and Ralph Goodale — some notable rookies will soon be sitting on the government and opposition benches. Source

Vote-splitting is at the heart of many heated election season discussions of strategic voting. It's most often cited by Liberals late in campaigns as a reason for progressive voters to rally around their party. Vote NDP or Bloc or Green, the argument goes, and you may end up electing a Conservative. Source

An Australian sheep that entered the Guinness World Records after being found with an enormously overgrown fleece has died, its carers announced. Chris the merino sheep made global headlines after being found wandering alone outside Australia's capital Canberra with masses of wool sagging from its frame in 2015. Source

ANKARA, Turkey — Russia and Turkey reached an agreement Tuesday that would cement their power in Syria, deploying their forces across nearly its entire northeastern border to fill the void left by U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt withdrawal of U.S. Source

Same-sex marriage and abortion laws in Northern Ireland were liberalized on Monday in a landmark shift for the province aimed at bringing it into line with mainland Britain but which has stoked resentment. The relaxation of the U.K. Source