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US-European tensions erupt at the G7 summit
Jun 12, 2018 11:52This weekend’s summit of the G7 is the most contentious meeting in the body’s 43-year history. It has revealed deep and growing fissures between the United States and its European allies.
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UK minister resigns over May’s Brexit war with MPs
Jun 12, 2018 06:38A British justice minister has announced his resignation in protest to the government’s “wish to limit” UK parliament’s role in London’s bid to leave the European Union (EU).
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Theresa May urges Trump to 'honor G7 commitments'
Jun 12, 2018 02:19Britain has made clear it expects Donald Trump to honor commitments made at a recent G7 summit in Canada, despite the US president's abrupt disownment of the meeting’s final communique.
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EU, UNHCR call on Italy, Malta to let refugee ship dock
Jun 11, 2018 14:02The European Union and the United Nations refugee agency have called on Italy and Malta to immediately end a political standoff that has left hundreds of refugees stranded at the Mediterranean Sea and to allow their ship to dock.
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No quick solution in sight to EU-US trade row: German economy minister
Jun 11, 2018 12:25Germany says a decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from a joint declaration of a recent summit of G7 industrialized nations in Canada further complicated efforts to bring about a solution to widening rifts between Washington and its allies in Europe.
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Brexit supporters losing confidence in UK PM: Poll
Jun 11, 2018 01:00British voters in support of the country’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) are losing faith in Prime Minister Theresa May and the ruling Conservative party’s ability to lead the Brexit negotiations, according to a new poll.
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France, Germany still divided on EU reforms
Jun 10, 2018 14:55An official from the French government has indicated that his country and Germany are still at odds how they should proceed with reforms in the European Union’s united economic territory, known as the eurozone.
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Iran won't wait for Europe's dateless promises: Larijani
Jun 10, 2018 14:53Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the Islamic Republic will not wait for Europe's dateless promises, urging European countries to "explicitly and swiftly" announce their decisions about a key 2015 nuclear agreement after the US pullout.
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Europe leaders unanimously reject Trump's call to Russia's return to G7: France
Jun 09, 2018 12:23European members of the G7 industrial nations have unanimously rejected a call by US President Donald Trump for Russia’s readmission to the group.
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UK economy set to lag EU, US again as Brexit approaches: Report
Jun 08, 2018 02:23Britain’s economic growth is set to fall behind other developed economies again this year as it nears its exit from the European Union, according to new forecasts from a UK business organization.