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EU watches Brexit saga in Britain with bewilderment

Thursday, 26 September 2019, 08:03 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Three years later, and it looks like the Brexit tables have turned. Boris Johnson and fellow Brexiteers expected to negotiate the European Union ragged for a deal that gave the U.K. as many...

An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament

Thursday, 26 September 2019, 07:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of "Resign!" and dared his foes to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain's highest court...

Fast-moving glacier threatens valley in Mont Blanc massif

Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 15:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A fast-moving Italian glacier is melting quickly, threatening a picturesque valley near the Alpine town of Courmayeur and prompting the mayor to close down a mountain road. Mayor Stefano...

What now? Migrants disembark in Europe to uncertain future

Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 09:56 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

As the weary passengers aboard a rescue ship approached Sicily at the end of an agonizing journey from North Africa, 30-year-old Seke Awa called a friend back in Libya the moment she got cellphone...

Pelosi orders Trump impeachment probe: 'No one is above the law'

Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 07:47 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, yielding to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nation...

Another fine mess: Brexit-dogged Johnson's UN trip goes awry

Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 07:42 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson landed in New York this week on a speedy Royal Air Force jet, bringing his vision of a post-Brexit "Global Britain" to the United Nations. Then he sat on the...

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