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Iran cautions Europe against US attempts to form alliance against Tehran
Jan 31, 2019 05:28In Bulgaria, a senior Iranian diplomat cautions Europe against stepped-up attempts by the US to set up a coalition against Tehran, amid Washington’s plans to host an Iran-focused confab in Poland.
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EU rejects UK's new push for changing Brexit deal
Jan 30, 2019 12:31The European Union leaders have roundly rejected a fresh push by Britain to change the country’s withdrawal agreement.
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UK parliament OKs Brexit amendment on replacing Irish backstop
Jan 30, 2019 05:50British lawmakers have voted on seven amendments to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal with the European Union, calling for alternatives to the contentious Irish backstop plan and pushing to avoid a no-deal exit.
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European Union denounces Bahrain ruling on Sheikh Salman
Jan 29, 2019 10:01The European Union (EU) has censured a ruling by Bahrain’s Supreme Court to uphold a life sentence for prominent opposition figure Sheikh Ali Salman as “a further step against dissenting voices.”
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UK PM to give parliament a second chance to approve her Brexit deal
Jan 28, 2019 14:45British Prime Minister Theresa May intends to give the UK parliament a second chance to approve a Brexit deal with the European Union as soon as possible.
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Brexit committee says no-deal cannot be government policy
Jan 28, 2019 08:23The government of Prime Minister Theresa May cannot have a “managed no deal” as its policy for Brexit and that the parliament needs to be able to extend the negotiating period with the European Union, says a committee of British lawmakers.
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UK seeking to unite EU against Maduro: Report
Jan 28, 2019 08:00The United Kingdom is reportedly trying to form a united front among the European Union’s member states in a push to maximize pressure on Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.
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Maduro denounces election call by European countries
Jan 27, 2019 11:47Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro rejected an international ultimatum to call elections within eight days and stressed that opposition leader Juan Guaido had violated the country’s constitution by declaring himself leader.
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Iran official: EU had better launch SPV before it is too late
Jan 27, 2019 09:29Iran’s nuclear chief says the European Union (EU) had better launch a promised payment mechanism meant to maintain trade with Iran and bypass unilateral sanctions by the United States “before it is too late.”
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EU official says UK political parties using Brexit to their own interests
Jan 27, 2019 03:43A senior European Union official says the two main political parties in Britain have been using their country’s divorce from the EU as a means of advancing their political interests.