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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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High time for NATO’s end for the sake of global peace
Dec 13, 2019 10:45"NATO is the cause of the new arms race with Russia, including upgrading of nuclear arsenals. Therefore, the sooner it is disbanded the better for world peace and stability, since a relic of the cold war shouldn’t be reconfigured to prolong the US domination of Europe, or to pick up fights with Russia, China, and the Resistant Front of the Muslim World, or to launch suicidal space wars."
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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.
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EU foreign policy chief's human rights claims rely on false, biased information: Iran
Dec 10, 2019 14:33Iran has rejected the latest claims by the newly chosen High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell about recent violent riots in several Iranian cities, saying the allegations have been based on “incorrect and biased information.”
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Great uncertainties in UK election polls suggest fight against Brexit isn’t over
Dec 10, 2019 10:22A poll for the Independent newspaper suggests a much smaller Tory lead, with the likelihood of a hung Parliament, meaning that no single party would command a majority after the election, and the main parties would set off on a scramble for coalition partners, presumably with two rival camps coalescing around support for and opposition to Brexit.