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Updated: UK seeks to reassure Gibraltar in Brexit talks

Saturday, 1 April 2017, 13:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Britain is seeking to reassure Gibraltar that it will protect the territory's interests in forthcoming talks on exiting the European Union. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson talked with Gibraltar's...

German court convicts man, 19, of raping 90-year-old woman

Friday, 31 March 2017, 18:03 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A German court has convicted a man of raping a 90-year-old woman and sentenced him to 5 ½ years in prison. The Duesseldorf state court convicted the 19-year-old defendant...

History points to protracted and tough Brexit negotiations

Friday, 31 March 2017, 07:31 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

It took Britain more than a decade of trying to join the European club. It's now got just two to get out and strike a new relationship. If anyone thinks that will be easy for Britain, a look back...

Trial of defamation lawsuit against Trump adviser postponed

Thursday, 30 March 2017, 19:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Republican political operative Roger Stone, who's been busy preparing for a possible grilling by the U.S. Senate intelligence committee about Russian hacking, appeared Thursday at a New York...

Britain's Great Repeal Bill for Brexit published

Thursday, 30 March 2017, 15:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Britain's government has issued the Great Repeal Bill, which will in effect end the European Union's jurisdiction in Britain and import all EU laws into British law on the day the country formally...

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