European Union

May appeals to fellow EU leaders not to rip UK apart over Brexit

Sep 21, 2018 00:43

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has appealed to European Union leaders to drop plans for a Brexit that could rip Britain apart by insisting to keep Northern Ireland under EU economic rules after Britain leaves the bloc in March next year.
May opponents launch nation-wide campaign to discard Brexit plan

Sep 18, 2018 12:16

Opponents of UK Prime Minister Theresa May have launched a nation-wide campaign to have her controversial plans for leaving the European Union discarded.
UK May says opponents should accept her Brexit deal or face uncertainty

Sep 18, 2018 07:49

British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned her opponents that if they reject a Brexit deal that might come out of her talks with the European Union, they will be forced to accept a no-deal situation where Britain will leave the bloc leaving trade and other issues unregulated.
Behind the Anglo American war on Russia

Sep 18, 2018 06:11

Perhaps they had a chance back during the Obama days when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton proposed her amusing “Reset” in USA-Russia relations to the new Medvedew Presidency following Putin’s rotation to the seat of Prime Minister in March 2009.
Iran 'has received new trade proposals from Europe'

Sep 17, 2018 10:40

Iran has received new proposals from Europe that would potentially meet its demand for practical guarantees for continued trade and keep Iran in a nuclear deal with five world powers, says the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, amid attempts by the United States to derail that agreement.
May admits she gets 'irritated' by debate over her leadership

Sep 16, 2018 03:03

British Prime Minister Theresa May has admitted that she gets “irritated” over the ongoing debate over her leadership as some Tory MPs openly discuss how to overthrow her.
EU to scrap seasonal clock changes in 2019

Sep 15, 2018 10:48

The European Union will scrap the twice-yearly seasonal clock change across the bloc from October 2019, leaving member states to decide by April whether they will stick permanently to summer or winter time, the European Commission says.
Iran to raise enrichment if EU acts passively: FM

Sep 15, 2018 10:02

Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran could increase uranium enrichment should the European Union continue to act passively in the wake of the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
UK using Skripal poisoning case to rally European states against Russia: Lavrov

Sep 15, 2018 03:27

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has lambasted Britain for using the poisoning case of Russia’s ex-double agent Sergei Skripal in the UK to rally its European partners against Moscow at a time when Brexit is isolating London.
Dalai Lama says Europe belongs to Europeans, not refugees

Sep 15, 2018 03:20

The Tibetan spiritual Leader, the Dalai Lama, has sparked anger after saying “Europe belongs to Europeans” and that refugees need to return to their countries.