Oct 17 Boris Johnson strikes Brexit deal with EU By Raf Casert, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The deal must still be formally approved by the bloc and ratified by the European and U.K. Parliaments. Continue reading
Oct 16 Brexit talks soldier on, summit looms By Raf Casert, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The European Union and Britain saw their chances of reaching a full Brexit divorce deal by Thursday's EU summit diminish by the hour Wednesday as legal issues centering on the Irish border frustrated negotiators. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Texas police officer resigns over fatal shooting of black woman In our news wrap Monday, the white police officer who fatally shot a black woman inside her Fort Worth, Texas, home over the weekend has resigned. Body camera video shows the officer, Aaron Dean, firing immediately after shouting at Atatiana… Continue watching
Oct 14 Queen addresses Parliament while Brexit talks make little progress By Jill Lawless, Raf Casert, Associated Press Britain trotted out a horse-drawn carriage and a diamond-encrusted crown so the queen could read out the government's post-Brexit plans to Parliament. Government critics called the speech a stunt. Continue reading
Oct 08 U.K. says chances of Brexit deal slim; E.U. chides 'blame game' By Jill Lawless, Raf Casert, Associated Press In a statement to British media, Downing Street said Merkel had told Johnson that "a deal is overwhelmingly unlikely" unless the U.K. agreed to allow Northern Ireland to continue to follow EU customs rules in order to maintain an open… Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 8:11 As Europe braces for Brexit, the Netherlands sees benefits By Christopher Livesay, Joan Martelli While many Dutch politicians say they dread the economic repercussions of the looming Oct. 31 Brexit deadline, the Netherlands is working to minimize the damage, in part by attracting some of the organizations and businesses that have already fled the… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 6:22 News Wrap: Bernie Sanders cancels campaign events after heart procedure In our news wrap Wednesday, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders called off campaigning for now after undergoing a heart procedure to address a blocked artery. Also, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a joke dismissing fears of Moscow meddling into… Continue watching
Oct 02 UK to offer Brexit 'compromise' to EU By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging the European Union to meet Britain halfway and allow for the country's orderly departure after years of wrangling. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Iran's Rouhani calls U.S. sanctions 'economic terrorism' In our news wrap Wednesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denounced the Trump administration's withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. He said Iran would only come to the negotiating table if… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 6:39 UK court ruling leaves Johnson with fewer options on Brexit By PBS NewsHour British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's campaign to leave the European Union hit another roadblock when the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled that his decision to recess parliament was illegal. Ciaran Jenkins of Independent Television News reports on the… Continue watching