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Trump fires John Bolton, says they 'disagreed strongly'

Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 18:40 Last update: about 7 years ago

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he fired national security adviser John Bolton, citing strong disagreements on a number of policy issues. Trump tweeted that he told Bolton Monday night...

Italy's Conte wins first confidence vote in Parliament

Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 07:48 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday won the first of two mandatory confidence votes on his four-day-old coalition of rival parties, after a day of fielding insults during a boisterous Parliament...

Johnson suspends UK Parliament after latest Brexit defeat

Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 07:45 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The simmering showdown between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Britain's Parliament over Brexit came to a head as lawmakers delivered three defeats to the government's plans for leaving the European...

UK House of Commons Speaker John Bercow to step down

Monday, 9 September 2019, 17:08 Last update: about 7 years ago

UK House of Commons Speaker John Bercow says he will step down by the end of next month after a decade in the job. Bercow told lawmakers that if Parliament votes Monday in favor of an early...

US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Philippines

Monday, 9 September 2019, 10:39 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The American priest's voice echoed over the phone line. "Happy days are gone," he said in the 2018 call, recorded by a young man whose accusations would shake this little island village and...

Shipwreck survivor rescues migrants trying to reach Europe

Monday, 9 September 2019, 07:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Every time Hassan Ali Salem pulls a man, woman or child from a rickety boat or straight out of the water, he relives his own trauma in the Mediterranean Sea. The Egyptian says he was just 16 when...

Ex-UK minister says Johnson not trying to get a Brexit deal

Sunday, 8 September 2019, 17:03 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A senior minister who quit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Cabinet said Sunday that the government is making little or no effort to secure a Brexit agreement with the European Union, despite...

Johnson and Salvini: 2 soaring stars lose big political bets

Saturday, 7 September 2019, 12:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Who would have bet that two soaring stars of European politics would have gambled so badly on strategic power plays? Both British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Italian right-wing politician...

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