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Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas seeks EU support in response to US Jerusalem move
Middle East
January 22, 2018
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas seeks EU support in response to US Jerusalem move
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas arrives in Brussels on Monday for diplomatic talks with EU officials, hoping to prompt a strong…
Lebanese push for more participation of women in politics
Middle East
January 21, 2018
Lebanese push for more participation of women in politics
Lebanon is campaigning to get at least five times more women elected to parliament this spring in its first vote…
Migrants stuck in Serbia want to move on
World
January 21, 2018
Migrants stuck in Serbia want to move on
After traversing several countries en route to the rich West, Najibullah, a former policeman from the Afghan town of Kholm,…
Farage backs off second Brexit referendum talk as EU says UK still welcome
World
January 18, 2018
Farage backs off second Brexit referendum talk as EU says UK still welcome
Leading British anti-EU campaigner Nigel Farage rowed back on Wednesday from remarks favoring a second referendum on Brexit, a week…
EU to meet Iran to back nuclear deal in message to Trump
Middle East
January 11, 2018
EU to meet Iran to back nuclear deal in message to Trump
European powers will reaffirm on Thursday their support for the Iran nuclear deal that Donald Trump has rejected, EU diplomats…
German, Turkish top diplomats vow to heal ties
Middle East
January 6, 2018
German, Turkish top diplomats vow to heal ties
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu vowed Saturday to try to mend ties blighted by…
Erdogan heads to France seeking EU thaw
Middle East
January 3, 2018
Erdogan heads to France seeking EU thaw
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday visits Paris for talks with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, seeking to start the…
UN says there are 258 million international migrants today
World
December 19, 2017
UN says there are 258 million international migrants today
An estimated 258 million people have left their birth countries and are now living in other nations — an increase…
China, Britain pledge cooperation as UK leaves EU
World
December 17, 2017
China, Britain pledge cooperation as UK leaves EU
Britain and China pledged Saturday to promote London as a center for offshore use of Beijing’s currency and cooperate in…
Foreign minister warns UK cannot become ‘vassal state’ of EU
World
December 17, 2017
Foreign minister warns UK cannot become ‘vassal state’ of EU
Britain must strike a strong trade deal with the European Union after Brexit and avoid becoming a subordinate state of…