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Attorney general defends handling of Mueller's Russia report

Friday, 5 April 2019, 16:03 Last update: about 8 years ago

Attorney General William Barr is defending his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation, saying the confidential document contains sensitive grand jury material...

UK leader asks EU for Brexit extension until June 30

Friday, 5 April 2019, 10:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May is requesting that the deadline for the U.K. to leave the European Union be extended until June 30. In a letter to European Council President Donald...

UK government, opposition search for a Brexit plan

Friday, 5 April 2019, 07:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The British government and senior opposition figures tried Thursday to overcome intractable differences and forge a new plan for departing the European Union, as the bloc warned of dire consequences...

Updated: Libya's Hifter orders forces to march on Tripoli

Thursday, 4 April 2019, 19:54 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Libyan army commander Khalifa Hifter on Thursday ordered his forces to march on Tripoli, the capital of the U.N.-backed government, sparking fears of a major showdown with rival militias. The...

What next? UK's May, opposition seek elusive Brexit concord

Thursday, 4 April 2019, 08:21 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Theresa May has brought a new word to the Brexit lexicon: compromise. May met Wednesday with opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to try to avoid Britain's chaotic...

UK legislates to avert chaotic Brexit as May seeks new plan

Thursday, 4 April 2019, 08:12 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Britain's Brexit drama went into overtime Wednesday as Prime Minister Theresa May and the country's main opposition sought a compromise deal to prevent an abrupt British departure from the European...

Italy refusing port to 64 migrants rescued off Libya

Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 20:07 Last update: about 8 years ago

Italy's interior minister said Wednesday that he won't offer safe harbour to 64 migrants rescued off Libya by the German humanitarian group Sea-Watch. Sea-Watch tweeted that the people brought to...

Brunei introduces laws allowing stoning for gay sex, adultery

Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 11:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

New Islamic criminal laws that took effect in Brunei on Wednesday, punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death, have triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and celebrities...

EU will allow UK citizens visa-free access

Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 10:58 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

European Union lawmakers say British citizens should be allowed to travel in Europe visa-free after Brexit but only if the U.K. grants the same right to EU citizens, as the bloc prepares for Britain's...

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