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What Next? UK's May seeks Brexit delay, but EU wants answers

Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 10:55 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Theresa May is off to Brussels to ask for a delay to Britain's departure from the European Union. EU leaders want to know she has a plan to break the U.K.'s political impasse, but talks...

LGBT donors helping Pete Buttigieg defy 2020 expectations

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 15:50 Last update: about 8 years ago

Jonah Burrell first contributed to Pete Buttigieg's campaign after watching the first prominent openly gay presidential candidate on television. When Burrell later saw him in person in a cramped...

Debenhams UK taken over by its lenders

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 12:57 Last update: about 8 years ago

Debenhams has been taken over by its lenders, paving the way for store closures that put thousands of jobs in the UK at risk, the Guardian reports....

Libya clashes over Tripoli escalate as city's airport is hit

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 07:54 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Clashes between rival Libyan forces for control of Tripoli escalated on Monday as the death toll from days of fighting rose to at least 51, including both combatants and civilians, and the city's only...

Euroskeptic, populist parties form alliance in Europe

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 07:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Euroskeptic populist parties formed a new and expanded right-wing alliance on Monday that aims to become the strongest faction in the European Parliament and seeks to radically transform European...

UK Parliament OKs law barring Brexit without deal

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 07:48 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Britain's Parliament has passed a law designed to ensure the country does not leave the European Union without a divorce deal. The legislation received final approval from the House of Lords and...

UK government, opposition cling to hope of Brexit compromise

Monday, 8 April 2019, 12:06 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Britain's government and opposition were clinging to hope Monday of finding a compromise Brexit deal, 48 hours before Prime Minister Theresa May must try to persuade European Union leaders to grant a...

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