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October 14, 2019

EU countries pledge to suspend arm exports to Turkey over Syria incursion

Member countries from the European Union pledged on Monday to suspend weapons exports to Turkey over its widely condemned military operations in Syria.

October 10, 2019

Brexit deal? Boris Johnson and Irish leader Leo Varadkar 'can see pathway'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar had "constructive" talks in the UK's Brexit proposal and agreed Thursday they can "see a pathway to a possible deal" following a last-ditch meeting aimed at finding a way for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.

October 8, 2019

House Dems subpoena Sondland after State Department blocks him from testifying on Ukraine

House Democrats have subpoenaed the U.S. ambassador to the European Union for testimony and documents relating to their impeachment inquiry into President Trump over his July 25 phone call with the Ukrainian president, escalating a clash with the White House which just an hour before said it wouldn't comply with the "illegitimate and unconstitutional" inquiry.

October 8, 2019

Jim Jordan blasts 'unfair' House impeachment process, defends EU envoy's no-show

House Freedom Caucus Member Jim Jordan defended U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland's failure to appear before House lawmakers amid their Trump impeachment inquiry.

October 8, 2019

Brexit deal is ‘essentially impossible,' Johnson says, if European Union stands by trade demand

Boris Johnson, the embattled British prime minister, told Germany’s Angela Merkel that as long as the European Union insists Northern Ireland stays in the EU’s customs union, a Brexit deal is "essentially impossible," Bloomberg reported early  Tuesday.

October 3, 2019

Iranian-flagged oil tanker previously seized for violating EU sanctions pictured off the coast of Syria again

An Iranian oil tanker detained in July over suspicions it was violating European Union sanctions by transporting oil to Syria has been pictured off the coast again, sparking concerns that the ship could be transferring cargo. 

October 2, 2019

Boris Johnson delivers 'final offer' for Brexit deal to EU, says 'we can, we must and we will' leave bloc

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is submitting the U.K.’s “final offer” for a Brexit deal to the European Union on Wednesday. “We can, we must and we will” leave the bloc before the Oct. 31 deadline, he insisted.

September 25, 2019

Boris Johnson taunts opposition, demands no-confidence vote amid Brexit turmoil

The embattled British prime minister demanded a “day of reckoning with the voters” when he seemingly challenged opposition lawmakers take down his government with a no-confidence vote amid the tumultuous Brexit negotiations that have split lawmakers.

September 24, 2019

Brexit saga: What happens now after suspension of UK Parliament ruled illegal?

Britain’s high court unanimously ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks amid the contentious debate surrounding Brexit was illegal.

September 15, 2019

'Deplorable' graffiti found at European Union's Israel mission sparks condemnation

The European Union’s diplomatic mission in Israel reportedly was vandalized Sunday with the words, “German money kills Jews,” and “EU get out,” sparking condemnation from officials there.