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EU Ready to Send Election Monitors to Zimbabwe

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says it stands ready to send election monitors to Zimbabwe and hopes that free and fair polls can be held soon. EU foreign ministers said in a statement that “the upcoming electoral process will be an

January 30, 2018

United Kingdom

United Kingdom expected to send air force to Mali

The British prime minister is set to promise to send military helicopters to a French counter-terrorism operation in Mali, reports AFP news agency. The announcement is expected at a UK-France summit later today. The three RAF (Royal Air Force) Chinook helicopters would

January 18, 2018

Asia

EU’s Mogherini: Trump decision could take region ‘backwards to even darker times’

US President Donald Trump’s decision to officially recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital could take the region “backwards to even darker times,” the EU’s diplomatic chief warns. “President Trump’s announcement on Jerusalem has a very worrying potential impact. It is a very

December 7, 2017

Breaking News·Europe

Prime Minister Theresa May requests transition period after Brexit

European Union rules including on the free movement of people will apply in the UK until 2021, two years after Brexit, Theresa May has said in a bid to reboot stalled talks. The Prime Minister called for a post-Brexit transition phase of

September 22, 2017

Breaking News·Europe

The Queen reported to West Yorkshire Police for not wearing a seatbelt

As the Queen traveled to Westminster this week for the State Opening of Parliament, one eagle-eyed observer noticed she wasn’t wearing her seat belt as she rode in the rear of the car. This observer then decided that such a flagrant, public

June 23, 2017

Europe

Watch it in full here: Jeremy Corbyn final speech of the 2017 general election.

Jeremy Corbyn ended his election campaign with a raucous, foot-stomping, joy-filled rally at a Gothic-style church in Islington. Hundreds of supporters filled the church. Hundreds more stood outside, unable to get in but who, even though they could not hear him, stayed

June 8, 2017

Breaking News·US & Canada

United States Donald Trump tells EU officials ‘The Germans are bad, really bad,’

U.S. President Donald Trump voiced significant displeasure over Germany’s trade surplus on Thursday during a meeting with European Union leaders in Brussels. “The Germans are bad, very bad,” Trump said, according to meeting participants. The remarks took place during a meeting with

May 27, 2017

Europe

Foreign states could have hacked Brexit vote site

A report by MPs into the EU Referendum in June has said a voter registration site could have been targeted by a foreign cyber attack. The site crashed before the vote, meaning some people were unable to register. MPs

April 12, 2017

Europe·US & Canada

EU Parliament vote to scrap visa-free travel for Americans to Europe

The European Parliament has passed a non-binding resolution calling on Brussels to force Americans to apply for visas before visiting Europe unless Washington adheres to a visa reciprocity policy and stops discriminating against eastern EU citizens. The resolution, passed by a show

March 3, 2017

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