Politics

Britain, EU agree on key Brexit points but deal still elusive - 10/17/2019

BRUSSELS, Helen Maguire (dpa)- Britain and the European Union made big strides Wednesday in intense negotiations to secure a Brexit deal, agreeing on almost all major sticking points according to EU...

Hong Kong leader gives speech by video link after protest - 10/17/2019

HONG KONG, Erin Hale (dpa)- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam was forced to give her first policy address of the year by video link on Wednesday after a scheduled speech before the legislature was...

US lawmakers rebuke Trump, accused of Syria 'meltdown' - 10/17/2019

WASHINGTON, Shabtai Gold and Eliyahu Kamisher (dpa)- United States lawmakers sent a resounding rebuke to President Donald Trump Wednesday over his decision to pull back troops from Syria and leave...

Syrian army nears Turkish border as Kurds reach deal with Damascus - 10/14/2019

ISTANBUL/BEIRUT, Anindita Ramaswamy and Weedah Hamzah (dpa)- Syrian government forces were deployed on Monday to Kurdish strongholds in north-eastern Syria following an agreement between the Kurds...

EU states pledge to curb Turkey arms exports over Syria incursion - 10/14/2019

LUXEMBOURG, Ella Joyner and Helen Maguire (dpa)- EU member states agreed Monday to restrict arms deliveries to Turkey in response to the country's military incursion into north-eastern Syria, which...

Egyptian president to meet Ethiopian premier for talks about dam - 10/13/2019

CAIRO (dpa)- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi said on Sunday he will meet Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali in Russia in a bid to restart stalled talks over a disputed dam being built...

Trump orders withdrawal of troops from northern Syria, Esper says - 10/13/2019

WASHINGTON, Eliyahu Kamisher (dpa)- US President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of forces from northern Syria as the conflict between Turkey and the Kurdish forces escalates, Defence Secretary...

Trump's attacks on Biden follow a decades-old playbook - 10/13/2019

LOS ANGELES, Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times (tca/dpa) - As he watches President Donald Trump's relentless accusations against former Vice President Joe Biden, Hank Sheinkopf, a New York political...

Syrian baby among casualties on second day of Turkish offensive - 10/13/2019

ISTANBUL/BEIRUT, Ergin Hava and Weedah Hamzah (dpa)- Four people were killed and 70 others wounded when mortar fire from Syrian Kurdish militia hit two Turkish border cities on the second day of an...

No-deal Brexit will cost Ireland 73,000 jobs, Central Bank warns - 10/11/2019

LONDON (dpa)- Ireland could see more than 70,000 job losses over the next two years if faced with a "disorderly, no deal Brexit," the Central Bank of Ireland warned on Friday. In its Quarterly...
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