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‘Collaborators’ are undermining Britain’s Brexit bet, PM says
World
August 14, 2019
‘Collaborators’ are undermining Britain’s Brexit bet, PM says
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday some British lawmakers hoping to block Brexit were engaged in…
UN urges reluctant EU nations to help stranded migrants
World
August 13, 2019
UN urges reluctant EU nations to help stranded migrants
BRUSSELS (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency urgently appealed to European governments Tuesday to let two migrant rescue ships…
Northern Ireland: when British troops moved in 50 years ago
World
August 13, 2019
Northern Ireland: when British troops moved in 50 years ago
British troops deployed into Northern Ireland for the first time 50 years ago after days of rioting in a Catholic…
Irish minister predicts Britain will crash out of EU in October
World
August 7, 2019
Irish minister predicts Britain will crash out of EU in October
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Britain will leave the European Union in October without a divorce deal, an Irish government minister predicted,…
British ministers in US to ‘fast-track’ post-Brexit trade deal
World
August 7, 2019
British ministers in US to ‘fast-track’ post-Brexit trade deal
Britain was seeking to fast-track a crucial post-Brexit trade deal with the United States on Wednesday after new Prime Minister…
‘Ready and willing’ to do a Brexit deal, Britain tells EU
World
August 6, 2019
‘Ready and willing’ to do a Brexit deal, Britain tells EU
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is “ready and willing” to do a deal to leave the European Union if Brussels renegotiates…
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
Middle East
August 5, 2019
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
MILAN (AP) — Forty migrants rescued off the coast of Libya were successfully transferred Sunday to Maltese military boats and…
Western sanctions push war-weary Syrians deeper into poverty
Middle East
August 2, 2019
Western sanctions push war-weary Syrians deeper into poverty
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Mohammed Haji Abed drives his yellow taxi through the busy streets of the Syrian capital for…
Boris Johnson visits N.Ireland, heart of Brexit battle
World
July 31, 2019
Boris Johnson visits N.Ireland, heart of Brexit battle
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday meet leaders in Northern Ireland, the key battleground in Britain’s fight to…
UK PM Johnson’s no-deal Brexit gamble hammers sterling
World
July 30, 2019
UK PM Johnson’s no-deal Brexit gamble hammers sterling
LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound GBP= tumbled on Tuesday as investors bet Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit brinkmanship with…