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More Brexit questions than answers as 31 October deadline nears

Saturday, 5 October 2019, 07:29 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Well over three years after Britain announced it would split from the European Union, everything regarding Brexit is still in limbo and early hopes of an amicable split have turned into the reality of...

Court papers say UK's Johnson would seek delay if no deal

Saturday, 5 October 2019, 07:27 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would seek an extension to the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline if no withdrawal deal with the European Union is reached by mid-October, according to a document read aloud...

Aid ship captain slams EU for outsourcing migrant rescues

Friday, 4 October 2019, 08:10 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The captain of a humanitarian rescue ship who was arrested for docking in an Italian port without authorization took aim Thursday at the European Union for outsourcing to conflict-ravaged Libya the...

Boris Johnson’s conciliatory tone on Brexit falls flat on EU

Friday, 4 October 2019, 07:58 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought Thursday to build a coalition at home to back his new Brexit approach even as key European leaders declared that the measures he just proposed fall far...

EU looks to retaliate against US with new tariffs

Thursday, 3 October 2019, 12:45 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The French government says the European Union will respond with “retaliatory measures” to the U.S. decision to impose tariffs on a range of the bloc’s exports, from cheese to...

Watch: World War II-era bomber crashes; at least 7 reported dead

Thursday, 3 October 2019, 07:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A World War II-era plane with 13 people aboard crashed and burned at the Hartford airport after encountering mechanical trouble on takeoff Wednesday, killing seven of them. The four-engine,...

Trump sought Australia's help on Russia probe origins

Tuesday, 1 October 2019, 08:04 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

President Donald Trump recently asked the Australian prime minister and other foreign leaders to help Attorney General William Barr with an investigation into the origins of the Russia probe that...

China's 70-year parade shows economic and military might

Tuesday, 1 October 2019, 07:58 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Trucks carrying weapons including a nuclear-capable missile designed to evade U.S. defenses rumbled through Beijing on Tuesday as the Communist Party celebrated its 70th anniversary in power with a...

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