The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is to rule on whether or not the UK can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members. A group of ...

Alarm bells are ringing as time runs out without a majority for anything.

LONDON — The full weight of two and a half years of struggle was visible on Prime Minister Theresa May's face when she appealed to her colleagues to let go ...

The region knows the damage division can do and the benefits when it is overcome. We must support Theresa May's deal.

With the U.K. due to leave the European Union in March, demand has skyrocketed among Britons for passports from other countries in the bloc.

The European Union is stepping up cooperation with Mali and the implementation of structural reforms to improve security, governance and access to basic ...

European Commission - Press Release details page - European Commission - Fact Sheet Brussels, 6 December 2018 Today the EU announced additional ...

The move is strategic for Europe, given its desire to be closer to key negotiations affecting stability in the region. Kuwait and the EU see eye-to-eye on issues ...

BRUSSELS — With Britain and the European Union's carefully crafted divorce deal headed for likely failure in the British Parliament this week, European ...

Months of negotiations were finalized Sunday as the EU approved approves divorce deal, setting out withdrawal terms.

1. Jailed Huawei executive will learn her fate Monday as China demands her release  CNN
2. China Summons U.S. Envoy to Protest Detention of Huawei Exec  TIME
3. China, protesting Huawei executive's detention, says it summoned US ambassador  Fox News
4. Canada will pay ‘a heavy price’, China warns in new stance over Huawei executive’s arrest  The Globe and Mail
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Stocks in Asia declined on Monday following significantly weaker-than-expected Chinese trade data released over the weekend. The mainland Chinese markets ...

The Trump administration's point man on U.S.-China trade negotiations said the U.S. would hold fast to its 90-day deadline for the conclusion of a lasting ...

In her presidential weekly briefing, Samantha Vinograd writes that while China talks to the US about trade and tries to reach a short-term deal, it's focused on ...

It is totally separate from anything I work on or anything that trade policy people in the administration work on,” he says.

HELSINKI (AP) — A Swedish think tank said Monday that Russia has emerged as the world's second-largest arms producer after the United States. Russia ...

More than half the world thinks the drawbacks of the digital economy outweigh its benefits.

From The New Yorker's archive, stories about surprising discoveries from the past, including pieces by John Seabrook, Judith Thurman, Edmund Wilson, Elif ...

New York City saw more than 13 million international tourists last year, but it only finished No. 8 on the global list of most popular destinations.

Emmanuel Macron is set to address the French people on Monday night after a fourth weekend of violence on the streets of major cities left the president under ...

CHINA has threatened to ramp up its aggression towards the US in the South China Sea, after military and government officials discussed the tensions and ...

U.S. interference in the South China Sea and Taiwan — matters that Beijing considers internal — are seen as influencing factors on trade negotiations.

China's naval and coastguard vessels have been consistently present in the South China Sea, especially that its artificial naval air bases in the Spratly Islands ...

Chances of signing a code of conduct in the South China Sea any time soon may be slim, an analyst from a US think-tank said on Friday.

The risk of confrontation between mainland China and the United States over Taiwan is likely to grow next year as the self-ruled island leans ever closer to ...

Some offered to help his campaign and his real estate business. Some offered dirt on his Democratic opponent. Repeatedly, Russian nationals suggested ...

1. Lyudmila Alexeyeva, ‘Grandmother’ of Russia’s Human Rights Movement, Dies at 91  The New York Times
2. Famous Russian Human Rights Activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva Dies at 91  TIME
3. Russia's most famous human rights activist dies at 91  Fox News
4. Lyudmila Alexeyeva: Russian human rights activist dies aged 91  BBC News
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New filings by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on Friday provided *fresh* clues about where the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 ...

Carl Bernstein joins Brian Stelter to discuss the latest filings by Robert Mueller. "Donald Trump, for the first time in his life, is cornered," Bernstein says. He says ...

The FBI investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia initially focused on four Americans, former FBI Director James Comey said.

A 26-year-old man accused of killing a British backpacker has appeared in court in New Zealand, state broadcaster Radio New Zealand reports.

The crisis on Britain's high streets is to intensify this Christmas, with shopkeepers preparing themselves for the quietest festive period since the credit crunch, ...

Intelligence agencies in the UK are preparing to “significantly increase their use of large-scale data hacking,” the Guardian reported on Saturday, in a move that ...

The Government will table an amendment to the Fisheries Bill which will enshrine its commitment to secure a fairer share of fishing opportunities for UK ...

The British recovery from the 2008 recession has been accompanied by a more than halving of the unemployment rate from 8.5pc in 2011 to 4.1pc in the third ...

Last week, New Zealand decided to exclude the Chinese technology company Huawei from providing equipment to operate its 5G high-speed mobile network ...

1. Germany after Merkel could be less tolerant  Khaleej Times
2. Germany's new CDU chief to review liberal Merkel migration policies  Reuters
3. Will Merkel Leave Germany Fit for the Future? Probably Not  Bloomberg
4. Germany Begins To Chart A Course For Life After Angela Merkel  NPR
5. Germany avoids political winds of change after 'mini-Merkel' win  CNBC
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The artist has battled surveillance, underground exile and even irate Berlin taxi drivers. He thinks the world has forgotten what human rights mean, which is why ...

Following protests over workers' rights across Europe during the Black Friday crunch last month, Amazon workers in Spain and Germany continue to strike ...

Rail workers in Germany staged a four-hour strike over pay on Monday morning, bringing long-distance rail traffic to a standstill and disrupting commuter and ...

A fire broke out in a Cambridge business Sunday night.

When federal prosecutors recommended a substantial prison term for President Trump's former lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, they linked Mr. Trump to the crimes ...

Be prepared to put in time. Nobody will treat your business as well as you would. Be ready to put in long hours to ensure your business is run to your satisfaction, ...

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Be aware of some of the most common “fumbles” new startups make, and learn how to tackle them before they ruin your end game.

1. Is France showing us what America's next civil war will look like? | Will Bunch  Philly.com
2. Tear Gas Still Lingering, France’s President to Address the Nation  The New York Times
3. France's Macron to Address Nation in Wake of Violent Protests  VOA News
4. Protests Threaten Macron's Campaign to Remake France  The Wall Street Journal
5. France's finance minister warns of catastrophic effects of 'yellow jacket' protests on the economy  NBC News
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1. The Latest: France: 135 hurt in protests; 1,000 detained  WAFF
2. France, pounded by protests, seeks answers  Boston Herald
3. France's Foreign Minister Tells Trump to 'Leave Our Nation Be' After President Comments on Onoging Yellow Vest Protests  Newsweek
4. France urges Trump not to interfere in its politics: 'Leave our nation be' | TheHill  The Hill
5. France's Macron will meet union representatives and local officials  The Jerusalem Post - Israel News
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'Yellow vest' protests against high taxes, falling living standards have taken a massive bite from tourism revenue.

As in France, only popular protest in the streets will be able to stop the government's stubbornly stupid plan.

Members of the Yellow vest movement continued their demonstrations in Paris despite President Emmanuel Macron's decision to cancel a controversial gas tax.

A beaver was captured on camera in northeast Italy, marking the first sighting of the animal in that country since 1471.

Italian police investigating a deadly disco stampede said Sunday they found a pepper spray can and were questioning dozens of witnesses.

Racist politics blamed for an increase in violence against migrants and refugees in the country.

Italian authorities say teenagers panicked before a rap concert at a jammed Italian disco, setting off a stampede that killed five of them and a mother who had ...

Italian priests have declared their willingness to “open the church doors of every single parish” to people expelled from reception centres as an anti-immigration ...

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has ruled out extraditing to Turkey suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Adel al-Jubeir said: "We do not extradite ...

The Turkish government is set to hold this year's second Reform Action Group meeting on Dec. 11, resuming the talks after a three-year pause in a move ...

Andrew Brunson, a U.S. pastor who was at the heart of a diplomatic crisis between Turkey and the U.S., has said he would prefer that Fetullah Gülen, who ...

Erdogan's growth model was fueled above all by cheap money. In 2018, it finally ran out of road.

Missing fragments from one of Turkey's most striking ancient treasures - the haunting, wide-eyed "Gypsy Girl" mosaic - have returned home more than half a ...

UN begins sending desperately needed aid from Jordan to hundreds of thousands of civilians in war-torn Syria.

1. Syria denies attack on Damascus airport as local residents hear blasts  The Times of Israel
2. Syria says it intercepted 'enemy targets' over Damascus  Haaretz
3. Syria state media removes Damascus air strike report, situation unknown  The Jerusalem Post - Israel News
4. Syria media says no attack on airport after reported air defence fire  FRANCE 24
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A year after it was routed from Iraq in a devastating war that left entire neighborhoods and towns in ruins, the Islamic State group is fighting to hang on to its last ...

Syrian opposition denied launching a poison gas attack in November, saying the government was trying to frame them.

A year after it was routed from Iraq in a devastating war that left entire neighborhoods and towns in ruins, the Islamic State group is fighting to hang on to its last ...

1. Australia accused of torture in refugee court case  Channel NewsAsia
2. Australia subjected refugees to crimes against humanity, class actions allege  The Guardian
3. Manus, Nauru refugees launch legal action against Aus  Radio New Zealand
4. Labor weighs refugee medical panel  The Australian
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English News and Press Release on World and 4 other countries about Protection and Human Rights and Refugees; published on 10 Dec 2018 by Amnesty.

Predictably, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen and Canada's liberal intelligentsia are falsely portraying opposition to the ...

UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi applauds declaration by the Global Mayoral Forum in Marrakech committing to support refugees.

A British drama that takes you into a refugee camp has its American debut.

Stocks in Asia declined on Monday following significantly weaker-than-expected Chinese trade data released over the weekend. The mainland Chinese markets ...

The CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports says the company remains "good allies of all countries" as it embarks on a new agreement that will see its flagship port become an ...

The Trump administration's point man on U.S.-China trade negotiations said the U.S. would hold fast to its 90-day deadline for the conclusion of a lasting ...

We'll keep you in the know for everything happening on the eve of winter meetings.

Last Saturday night, after his dinner with China's President Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires, President Trump rode to the airport in his armored limousine. The first ...

1. Trump's next chief of staff may be walking into a nightmare  CNN
2. Nick Ayers Declined Trump's Offer To Replace John Kelly As Chief Of Staff: Reports  HuffPost
3. John Kelly’s exit raises concerns about White House future | TheHill  The Hill
4. Nick Ayers, Aide to Pence, Declines Offer to Be Trump’s Chief of Staff  The New York Times
5. Nick Ayers will not replace John Kelly as WH chief of staff  CNN
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1. Comey calls on Americans to 'use every breath we have' to oust Trump in 2020  CNN
2. Highlights of Comey Testimony: He Likes Mueller, but They’re Not Best Friends  The New York Times
3. Rep. Goodlatte: Comey's lack of memory was 'truly stunning'  Fox News
4. All the FBI’s Documents  The Wall Street Journal
5. James Comey: If Trump Weren't President He'd Be 'In Serious Jeopardy' Over Cohen  HuffPost
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1. Michael Cohen Wanted to Cooperate in His Own Way. Prosecutors Had Other Ideas.  The New York Times
2. Fox News Contributor: Trump 'Likely To Be Indicted' On Campaign Finance Violations  HuffPost
3. Michael Cohen filings renew discussion of Trump's impeachment  NBC News
4. Andrew C. McCarthy: Why Trump is likely to be indicted by Manhattan US Attorney  Fox News
5. The Guardian view on Donald Trump: the net closes  The Guardian
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1. Winter storm warning for St. Mary's County | thebaynet.com  Bay Net
2. Major Winter Storm Slams South with Snow, Sleet  CBS Philly
3. Winter storm brings dusting of snow, slick roads to Gaston  Gaston Gazette
4. 1 weather-related death reported in North Carolina amid snow storm  CNN
5. Falling Tree Kills One Person as Winter Storm Diego Leaves More than 385000 Without Power  The Weather Channel
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1. Tony Evers: Calling Wisconsin GOP Power Grab A Coup 'Seems Strong'  HuffPost
2. Full Tony Evers: 'The entire thing is a mess. It's a hot mess' | Meet The Press | NBC News  NBC News
3. Wisconsin Gov.-elect Tony Evers says he may take legal action on lame-duck bills restricting executive power  The Washington Post
4. Are Republicans abandoning democracy?  The Washington Post
5. The Corporate Donors Behind a Republican Power Grab  The New York Times
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