Brexit hangs in the balance as talks between EU and Britain intensify
Brexit talks with the European Union aimed at striking a last-minute divorce deal are getting serious, Britain said on Sunday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
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Countdown to divorce: Meetings that will decide Brexit
The following events will determine whether Britain exits the European Union as planned on Oct. 31 or the three-year-old Brexit saga takes another twist. Oct....
Putin says a new Syrian constitution should guarantee all groups’ rights
Russian President Vladimir Putin said any new constitution that is drawn up for Syria should guarantee the rights of all ethnic and religions groups. He...
Bottas wins in Japan, Mercedes confirm sixth double title in a row
Valtteri Bottas roared to victory in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix as Mercedes clinched the Formula One constructors’ championship and guaranteed themselves an unprecedented sixth consecutive title double. The...
Pope canonises British Catholic luminary John Henry Newman, four others
Pope Francis on Sunday declared five people saints, including Cardinal John Henry Newman, a leading 19th century Anglican who converted to Catholicism and became one...
Hong Kong protesters stage shopping mall rallies taunting riot police
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists staged a cat-and-mouse game with riot police on Sunday, mounting protests in several shopping malls and chanting slogans such as “Free Hong Kong” until police...
Over 130,000 people displaced by fighting in northeastern Syria
More than 130,000 people have been displaced from rural areas around the northeast Syrian border towns of Tel Abyad and Ras al Ain as a...
Turkish-led forces pursue assault around Syrian border towns
Turkish forces targeted areas around two Syrian border towns with fresh shelling on Sunday, pressing on with their offensive against Kurdish militia for a fifth...
Johnson will speak to EU leaders on Brexit deal by end of Monday
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker by the end...
Japan sends in thousands of troops after massive typhoon hammers Tokyo
Japan sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers on Sunday to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst...
Germany bans exports of arms to Turkey
Germany has banned arms exports to Turkey as a reaction to the country’s assault on the Kurdish YPG militia in northeast Syria, a foreign ministry...
Thomas Cook failure spurs UK to act on airlifting tourists home
Britain’s government plans to introduce new legislation to make it easier and faster to bring home stranded holidaymakers after the collapse of tour company Thomas Cook led to...
Petrol bombs thrown in Hong Kong metro, no one injured
Petrol bombs were thrown inside a Hong Kong metro station on Saturday but no one was injured, the government said, as pro-democracy protesters again took...
Britain’s Farah defends reputation after Salazar suspension
British Olympic champion Mo Farah defended his reputation at a news conference ahead of the Chicago Marathon on Friday after being bombarded with questions about...
Turkish forces intensify bombardment around Syrian town
Turkish forces stepped up their bombardment around a town in northeast Syria on Saturday, the fourth day of an offensive against a Kurdish militia, after...
One killed in Japan as typhoon approaches, over a million advised to evacuate
One man died and more than a million in Japan were advised to evacuate as a powerful typhoon was set to make landfall late on...
EU’s Tusk says more tangible hopes for Brexit deal now than before
European Council head Donald Tusk said on Friday he felt slightly more hopeful the European Union and Britain will achieve a deal on the latter’s...
Erdogan says Turkey will not stop operation against Kurdish YPG militia
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey will not stop its operation against the Kurdish YPG militia in northern Syria, no matter what anyone...
US military says not abandoning Kurds, condemns Turkish offensive (Update 2)
The Pentagon strongly denied on Friday accusations that it had abandoned its Syrian Kurdish allies to a Turkish military onslaught, which it said was destabilizing...
Brexit deal hysteria sparks dramatic gains for UK stocks
London-listed companies with exposure to the domestic economy soared on Friday for their best day in nearly a decade as hopes that Britain can seal...
