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Brexit: May offers hope for EU citizens, wins guarded praise

Friday, 23 June 2017, 06:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May promised Thursday that EU citizens will not be immediately kicked out of Britain when it leaves the union and says their fate will be a top priority in Brexit...

'Imagine' if Britain stays in EU? Discord at EU summit

Thursday, 22 June 2017, 19:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

While European Union chief Donald Tusk may still be "a dreamer" hoping that Britain is having second thoughts on leaving the EU, other leaders at Thursday's EU summit tried to shake him back to...

Queen outlines UK government agenda in scaled-down speech

Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 15:16 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Queen Elizabeth II outlined the government's legislative program in a speech to Parliament on Wednesday after the prime minister slimmed down her plans and promised "humility" in negotiating Britain's...

As Brexit talks begin, Europe sees economic upswing over UK

Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 18:06 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

When Britain voted to leave the European Union a year ago, proponents argued that the British economy was being held back by the slow-growing, dysfunctional bloc. A year on, and with the Brexit...

Survivors say some 126 migrants died in wreck off Libya

Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 10:41 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Four survivors have told how some 126 fellow migrants drowned off Libya last week when their flimsy rubber dinghy foundered after smugglers removed the engine and fled, the U.N. migration...

Updated: Man rams police vehicle in Paris; attacker likely killed

Monday, 19 June 2017, 16:46 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Two French police officials have told The Associated Press that a suspected attacker drove into a police vehicle on the Champs-Elysees shopping district in Paris, and is now lying on the ground...

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