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What next after Boris Johnson denied vote on Brexit deal?

Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 09:05 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Britain's long and winding path out of the European Union has taken another twist — into another potential dead end. The U.K. is due to leave the EU in 10 days, and Prime Minister Boris...

4 suspects indicted in case of slain Slovak journalist

Monday, 21 October 2019, 17:06 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Slovakia prosecutors have indicted four suspects in the slaying of an investigative reporter and his fiancee, a case that brought down the government. The four include the alleged mastermind, a...

Updated: Duchess of Sussex calls first year of marriage difficult

Monday, 21 October 2019, 12:12 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The Duchess of Sussex says her first year of marriage to Britain's Prince Harry has been hard because of Britain's tabloids. The former Meghan Markle tells ITV news that her British friends...

Boris Johnson faces frenzied week as Brexit deadline nears

Monday, 21 October 2019, 08:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a frenzied week of activity in Parliament, and possibly in the courts, as he tries to woo rebellious lawmakers in time to meet the Oct. 31 Brexit...

UK's Johnson asks for a Brexit delay that he doesn't want

Sunday, 20 October 2019, 16:04 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed ahead Sunday with plans to try to win parliamentary backing for his new Brexit deal even as the European Union began considering his grudging request to...

Clashes amid efforts for Kurd pullout from Syria border town

Sunday, 20 October 2019, 15:19 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Kurdish-led fighters and Turkish-backed forces clashed sporadically Sunday in northeastern Syria amid efforts to work out a Kurdish evacuation from a besieged border town, the first pull-back under...

Libya's navy intercepts about 150 Europe-bound migrants

Sunday, 20 October 2019, 06:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Libya's coast guard says it has intercepted around 150 Europe-bound migrants off the country's Mediterranean coast. Spokesman Ayoub Gassim said Saturday the migrants had been returned to shore...

UK's Johnson asks for Brexit delay, but argues against it

Sunday, 20 October 2019, 06:41 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Boris Johnson grudgingly asked the European Union late Saturday to delay Brexit after the British Parliament postponed a decision on whether to back his divorce deal. But the defiant...

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