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World Sep 16
No Brexit breakthrough after Johnson and Juncker hold talksBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker held their first face-to-face talks Monday…
World Aug 30
Judge won’t immediately block UK Parliament suspensionThe Court of Session in Edinburgh refused Friday to take immediate legal action to prevent Johnson from suspending Parliament for several weeks during part of the period ahead of the Brexit deadline of Oct. 31.
World Jul 02
German minister nominated to become first woman in top European Union postGerman Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has been tapped to become the new president of the bloc's powerful executive arm, the European Commission.
World Jul 02
EU leaders in a deadlock over top postsThe leaders are looking to name a new president of the EU's powerful executive arm, the European Commission, a president of the European Council and a foreign policy chief.
World Jun 26
NATO weighs boosting air defenses over Russia missile systemNATO is considering beefing up European air and missile defenses and ramping up its war games plans should Russia fail to respect a Cold War-era nuclear missile treaty by August, alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Wednesday.
World Jun 13
Europe’s populists rebrand but policies remain the sameEurope's far-right and populist parties sought to rebrand themselves Thursday, launching a new group dubbed Identity and Democracy in the European Parliament but with many of the same faces and most of the old policies.
World May 13
EU calls for calm between U.S. and Iran amid fears of conflict ‘by accident’The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany, joined by the European Union's foreign policy chief, made the appeal after Saudi Arabia said two oil tankers were sabotaged Sunday off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, one as it…
World May 09
EU urges Iran to respect nuclear deal despite U.S. sanctionsThe EU statement comes a day after a new deadline from Tehran on finding a solution to make up for last year's unilateral U.S. withdrawal from the accord and re-imposed U.S. sanctions on Iran.
World Apr 17
EU threatens to tax $20 billion of U.S. goods over Boeing aidThe European Union has drawn up a list of $20 billion worth of U.S. products it could tax in an escalating feud over plane industry subsidies, the EU's executive commission said Wednesday.
World Mar 21
EU leaders open to Brexit delay if May can push through dealThe British prime minister has a tough road ahead because Parliament has already rejected her deal twice.
