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EU president slams UK insults on European bloc

Oct 04, 2018 17:20

European Council President Donald Tusk has blasted UK government officials for their lack of respect for the European Union amid tough negotiations on Britain's withdrawals from the bloc.
May planning to rush Brexit through Parliament: Report

Oct 04, 2018 10:21

British Prime Minister Theresa May is planning to rush her plan for divorce talks with the European Union through Parliament to ward off a rebellion from her Conservative Party, according to a report.
EU invites British PM May for key Brexit meeting in October

Oct 04, 2018 09:48

The European Union has invited British Prime Minister Theresa May for a key meeting on the eve of its summit on October 18 to discuss Britain’s withdrawal from the bloc.
Putin says ex-Russia spy poisoned in Britain was a 'scumbag'

Oct 03, 2018 14:31

Russian President Vladimir Putin has lashed out at Western governments for their designation of a former Moscow spy poisoned in Britain as innocent, saying Sergei Skripal was simply a "scumbag" who committed treason by revealing confidential information about his country.
UN’s top court ruling shows anti-Iran sanctions illegitimate

Oct 03, 2018 14:30

The Foreign Ministry has welcomed a ruling by the UN’s top court ordering the US to halt its unilateral sanctions on “humanitarian” supplies to Iran, saying it is a clear sign that the Islamic Republic is in the right.
Putin says US presence in Syria violates UN charter

Oct 03, 2018 13:56

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the presence of US troops in Syria, providing support to anti-Damascus militant groups in the Arab country, violated the United Nations Charter.
UK has fiscal capacity to cope with no-deal Brexit: Finance minister

Oct 01, 2018 12:26

British Finance Minister Philip Hammond has claimed that his country has the fiscal capacity to cope with the divorce from the European Union without any agreement.
Brexit costing Britain £500mn a week

Sep 30, 2018 09:55

The current cost of Brexit is estimated to be £500 million a week, new research has found, suggesting that it will even further rise.
UK police wrestle Muslim couple to ground after row over water

Sep 28, 2018 16:40

In what appears to be a grossly racist act, a Muslim couple have been dragged to the floor and arrested by police officers at a shopping mall in the northwestern British city of Greater Manchester following a row over how much water they are allowed to purchase.
UK Labour's Corbyn says his party will reject PM May's Brexit deal as it stands

Sep 28, 2018 10:27

The Leader of Britain’s Labour Party has warned that he will vote down anything that fails to satisfy his party’s criteria for the United Kingdom’s divorce from the European Union.