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EU, Russia, Germany lash out at US over imposing sanctions on gas pipeline
Dec 21, 2019 12:00The European Union and Russia have lashed out at the United States over its recent move to impose sanction on any firm working on a gas pipeline from Russia into Germany.
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US illegal sanctions on Iran aimed at collectively punishing ordinary people: UN ambassador
Dec 20, 2019 07:52Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has severely censured the United States’ illegal sanctions against ordinary people as well as different sectors of the Iranian economy, including oil and banking, arguing that the measures are negatively affecting the daily lives of millions of Iranians.
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Jailed Catalan leader 'entitled to immunity' as member of European Parliament
Dec 19, 2019 09:57A Catalan leader jailed for his role in an independence referendum deemed illegal by Spain has been entitled to immunity as a member of the European Parliament despite not having being able to take up his seat, the EU's highest court ruled on Thursday.
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Economists warn of tough 2020 for fragile eurozone
Dec 19, 2019 08:34The European Commission has unveiled its economic ambitions for the eurozone in 2020. But economists are not optimistic.
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Iran slams European signatories for inaction after US withdrawal
Dec 18, 2019 05:21Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has censured the European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, which is officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), for their inaction to save the agreement after the US withdrawal.
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Belgian court once again postpones extradition hearing of ex-Catalan leaders
Dec 17, 2019 04:30The Belgian court has once again postponed the extradition hearing of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and his former councilors Toni Comín and Lluís Puig until February.
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UK's Johnson wins parliamentary majority, Corbyn to stand down
Dec 13, 2019 05:15British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his government has got a "powerful new mandate" to deliver Brexit as his ruling Conservative Party won a huge majority in the parliamentary election, according to exit polls.
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Britain Brexit bound as Johnson set for big parliamentary majority: Exit poll
Dec 13, 2019 04:44Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party will win an overwhelming victory in Britain’s election with a majority of 86 seats in parliament to deliver Brexit on Jan. 31, an exit poll showed on Thursday.
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Nicola Sturgeon set to reshape the politics of the British Isles
Dec 11, 2019 10:58Nicola Sturgeon is fighting her biggest political battle tomorrow as the outcome of the election is set to determine Scotland’s future for the rest of the century.
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US military preparing largest deployment to Europe in years
Dec 11, 2019 05:49The US military is planning its biggest deployment of troops to Europe in 25 years, with thousands of soldiers preparing to take part in a massive war games at a time of increasingly tensions with Russia.