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Katy Lee

Katy Lee

Former Deputy Foreign Editor

Deputy foreign editor

Latest articles by Katy Lee

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I’m British. America’s weird obsession with Neville Chamberlain baffles me.I’m British. America’s weird obsession with Neville Chamberlain baffles me.
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Why does this British prime minister come up all the time in US politics?

By Katy Lee
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Why are so many people seeking asylum in developed countries right now?Why are so many people seeking asylum in developed countries right now?
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The numbers haven’t been this high since 1992, when Yugoslavia was falling apart.

By Katy Lee
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“If you were a Christian you were shot on the spot”: horrific attack at Kenyan university“If you were a Christian you were shot on the spot”: horrific attack at Kenyan university
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147 people were killed in the attack by al-Shabaab militants.

By Katy Lee
Climate
Full transcript: the international statement on the Iranian nuclear dealFull transcript: the international statement on the Iranian nuclear deal
Climate

Finally, an agreement, after days and days of exhausting talks.

By Katy Lee
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Nigerian opposition leader Buhari wins the presidency: why this is a big dealNigerian opposition leader Buhari wins the presidency: why this is a big deal
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This is the first time a sitting Nigerian president has ever lost an election.

By Katy Lee
2016 Presidential Election
Nigeria’s high-stakes presidential elections: a very basic guideNigeria’s high-stakes presidential elections: a very basic guide
2016 Presidential Election

Today’s vote could see a sitting Nigerian president booted from office for the first time ever.

By Katy Lee
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Yemen’s crisis is so bad that we’re not even sure if the president has fled the countryYemen’s crisis is so bad that we’re not even sure if the president has fled the country
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But even the suggestion reflects something that has been true for a while: his government is losing control.

By Katy Lee
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Plane crashes in the French Alps with 150 people on board: what we knowPlane crashes in the French Alps with 150 people on board: what we know
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French President François Hollande told reporters, “There are not thought to be any survivors.”

By Katy Lee
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Singapore’s founding father thought air conditioning was the secret to successSingapore’s founding father thought air conditioning was the secret to success
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Lee Kuan Yew, who died this weekend, believed the small things really mattered.

By Katy Lee
China
So many manhole covers are stolen in China that one city is tracking them with GPSSo many manhole covers are stolen in China that one city is tracking them with GPS
China

In Beijing alone, thieves walked off with 240,000 manhole covers in a year.

By Katy Lee