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European MPs: Israel’s illegal land garb bid impedes Palestinian self-determination
Jul 30, 2020 03:00A group of European parliamentarians have decried Israel’s plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank as “illegal”, saying the scheme, which will deprive the Palestinians of their right to self-determination, should not “pass unchallenged.”
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EU’s Hong Kong proposal prompts Beijing’s censure
Jul 29, 2020 12:06China has denounced a decision by the European Union to restrict the export of ‘sensitive’ technology to Hong Kong in response to a new security law in the semi-autonomous city.
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'This is not frugal. This is stupid': EU's $2.1 trillion coronavirus deal falls short on demand for just, green recovery
Jul 29, 2020 09:15European governments said they would deliver a green recovery plan from the Covid-19 pandemic, but they have cut funding for health, research, and climate, and failed to guarantee that public money won't go to polluting industries.
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EU lawmakers concerned bin Salman may kill ex-rival in Saudi jail
Jul 29, 2020 02:22The largest bloc at the European Parliament says it has concerns that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may attempt to kill his predecessor and onetime rival, Mohammed bin Nayef, in custody.
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Self-inflicted wound of Brexit will make it harder for UK to recover from COVID
Jul 27, 2020 11:42Even as Britain pivots its pandemic response and struggles to reopen businesses and schools amid the global pandemic, it is simultaneously hurtling toward its final, year-end break with the European Union (EU) — a self-inflicted wound that will be even harder to heal from in the age of COVID-19, as it will not have access to the huge pool of rescue funds recently negotiated by the 27 remaining EU nations.
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EU leaders in bitter clash over Covid-19 recovery package
Jul 26, 2020 11:49Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, accused his Dutch counterpart of using the same methods as his country’s former communist leaders on Sunday, as EU leaders publicly clashed during tense and acrimonious negotiations over the terms of a proposed €1.8tn budget and recovery package for the bloc.
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US cranks up pressure on Europe over Russia pipeline projects
Jul 26, 2020 09:12Risking a further escalation of tensions, the United States is increasing pressure on European contractors to drop out of Nord Stream 2 - a major Russian pipeline project that would transport gas to Europe under the Baltic Sea, according to a report.
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Lavrov, Zarif to meet in Moscow Tuesday: Russian foreign ministry
Jul 20, 2020 07:42Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif will hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Ministry's Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
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Merkel warns EU virus recovery summit could end with no deal
Jul 19, 2020 09:56An EU summit to agree a huge coronavirus economic rescue package could collapse without a deal, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Sunday, as bickering leaders began a third day of talks.
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The collapse of Iran nuclear deal would be a failure of EU values
Jul 19, 2020 06:06Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi says the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran have not abided by their commitments and this is why Iran has requested activation of the deal’s dispute resolution mechanism in a letter to the European Union’s foreign policy chief.