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EU Court To Rule On Hamas Terror Listing

The EU's top court rules Wednesday on whether Islamist movement Hamas should be taken off the bloc's terror black list,...

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Poland’s President Duda Vetoes Judicial Reforms After Protests

Polish President Andrzej Duda has announced he is vetoing a controversial law to replace Supreme Court judges with...

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EU Raises Prospect of New Sanctions Against NKorea

European Union member states agreed Monday to consider imposing new sanctions on North Korea after it tested its first...

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EU, Japan Schedule Summit To Strike Trade Deal

The European Union and Japan will hold a summit Thursday in hopes of sealing broad agreement on a massive trade deal...

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US Tech Giants Join Forces Against Terror Content

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube announced Monday the launch of an anti-terror partnership aimed at thwarting...

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EU Leaders Urge Internet Giants To Fight Online Extremism

EU leaders on Thursday urged Internet firms to do their utmost to combat online extremism promoting attacks or face the...

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Merkel Says EU Is ‘ready To Start Brexit Negotiations’

Angela Merkel has said she sees no obstacles in the way of beginning Brexit talks as scheduled after Theresa May failed...

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EU Reassures Turkey Over Its EUR3bn Migrants Package

The EU's 3-billion euro package to help migrants in Turkey will have been fully assigned to projects by the end of the...

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EU’s Juncker Opens China Summit Vowing To Uphold Paris Deal

China and the EU are sending the world a signal there can be "no backsliding" on the Paris climate pact, European...

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EU Leader Urges Trump To Stay In Paris Climate Deal

European Council President Donald Tusk made a personal appeal Thursday to US President Donald Trump not to pull...

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Trump, Feted and Chided Abroad, Returns To Uncertainty At Home

Trump, feted and chided abroad, returns to uncertainty at home Swinging over the green Ionian sea Saturday, his first...

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Trump In ‘tough’ NATO and EU Talks

US President Donald Trump pressed nervous allies Thursday to do more on terrorism after the Manchester bombing as he...

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Italy Inks Deal With Libya Neighbours To Block Migrants

Italy has signed a deal with Libya, Chad and Niger to try to stem the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean by...

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English Language ‘losing Importance’

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has told a conference in Italy on the EU that "English is losing...

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Donald Tusk Says EU-27 Must Remain United

European Council President Donald Tusk has said that the 27 European Union countries meeting in Brussels to discuss...

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EU Holds Summit Without UK To Formalise Strategy

European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss a joint strategy for negotiations with the UK over Brexit....

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EU Holds Summit Without UK To Formalise Brexit Strategy

European Union countries are meeting in Brussels to discuss a joint strategy for negotiations with the UK over Brexit....

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Brexit Vote A ‘bad Decision’, Says Irish Minister

Voting to leave the European Union was a "bad decision" for the UK, the Irish foreign minister has said. Charlie...

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No Change In Gibraltar Without People’s Consent

There will be no negotiation on Gibraltar's sovereignty without the consent of its people, Theresa May has told Donald...