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Johnson refuses to rule out asking EU to veto Brexit delay

Sunday, 29 September 2019, 19:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to be drawn on whether he had asked one of his fellow European Union leaders to veto an extension to the scheduled Brexit departure date on Oct....

Pope decries world's indifference to migrants and refugees

Sunday, 29 September 2019, 17:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis on Sunday decried "the culture of comfort" that leads to indifference in the face of a global migration and refugee crisis. The pope who has made caring for migrants a hallmark of...

UK's Johnson denies any wrongdoing in ties with US tech exec

Sunday, 29 September 2019, 16:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied wrongdoing Sunday over his links to an American businesswoman who allegedly received money and favorable treatment because of their friendship during his...

Man attempts to rape woman in Rome church

Saturday, 28 September 2019, 09:19 Last update: about 7 years ago

An Italian man was arrested after he attempted to rape a woman in a church in the periphery of Rome, Italian media report. The incident took place in a church in Villanova di Guidonia, just...

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...

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