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November 19, 2020

Brexit negotiations suspended after official tests positive for coronavirus

As if the Brexit trade negotiations were not tortuous enough, the coronavirus added a twist at a crucial stage on Thursday when top-level talks had to be suspended because an EU negotiator tested positive for COVID-19.

November 5, 2020

France's Macron vows to crackdown on illegal immigration to counter growing 'terrorist threat'

France's President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Thursday to shore up border control measures and crackdown on illegal immigration as part of the country's overall strategy to combat the ascending "terrorist threat."

November 4, 2020

US officially withdraws from Paris climate pact

The United States on Wednesday formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact forged five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change.

October 19, 2020

New UK Brexit campaign warns firms that 'time is running out' to prepare for no deal

Businesses that trade with Europe are to be warned by Boris Johnson this week that time is running out to prepare for a no-deal Brexit.

October 14, 2020

Ingraham: Trump coronavirus response 'vindicated' by European economies' 'total disasters'

President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic is being "vindicated" by events overseas, Laura Ingraham argued Tuesday night.

October 1, 2020

European Union launches legal action against UK over controversial Internal Market Bill

The European Union announced Thursday that it is launching legal action against Britain over their plans to pass trade legislation that would constitute a “breach of the obligation of good faith laid down in the Withdrawal Agreement” hashed out between the two sides last year. 

September 30, 2020

European MPs call on EU to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

EXCLUSIVE: Three members of the European Parliament on Thursday submitted a resolution to call on the E.U. to nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize -- the latest in a growing effort to nominate the president for the prestigious award.

September 30, 2020

Twitter temporarily suspends Hungarian government account 'without warning or explanation,' cabinet official claims

Twitter temporarily suspended an official account of the Hungarian government on Wednesday.

September 18, 2020

Turkey's confrontational foreign policy challenges Greece, European Union amid rising maritime tensions

NATO members Greece and Turkey have ratcheted up tensions in recent weeks over access to natural resources in the Mediterranean, causing yet another fracture in the western military alliance.

September 15, 2020

Brexit drama in the UK as Boris Johnson pushes bill to override EU exit deal

More than four years since Brits voted to leave the European Union, the U.K. is once again engulfed in another Brexit crisis -- with a dramatic move by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to rewrite parts of the initial divorce deal, sparking outrage and threats of legal action from E.U. leaders.