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UK lawmakers move to prevent 'no deal' Brexit

By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The House of Commons is confronting Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his insistence that the U.K. leave the EU on Oct. 31 even without a withdrawal agreement…

In Britain, Boris Johnson's Brexit 'hardball' prompts protests

By Malcolm Brabant

Great Britain's political drama is intensifying this week, as the fallout continues over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament in advance of the October 31st deadline for Brexit. In response, some Labour Party lawmakers are trying to push emergency…

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A no-deal Brexit would make it harder for Europeans to travel with pets

By Natasha Livingstone, Associated Press

If the U.K. leaves the European Union on Oct. 31 without a divorce deal, that could result in Britain being chucked out of the pet passport program.

Merkel calls for EU-wide climate neutrality by 2050

By Mike Corder, Associated Press

The German chancellor made her appeal after a meeting with the Dutch where they shared experiences on how best to shift their economies to sustainable energy sources.

Germany's Merkel dangles possibility of negotiated Brexit

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel raised the possibility that a negotiated departure for Britain from the European Union might still be possible even as the clock is ticking on a deal that would satisfy both sides.

Germany's Merkel hosts UK Prime Minister Johnson as Brexit drama grows

By Danica Kirka, Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press

The meeting comes as positions on Britain's divorce from the EU have hardened on both sides of the English Channel, hurtling Britain toward a no-deal exit that would damage both economies.

UK and EU harden their positions on Brexit as G-7 nears

By Raf Casert, Danica Kirka, Associated Press

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said that unless the trade backstop on the Irish border was abolished "there's no prospect of a deal."…

WATCH: Trump says new EU trade deal will boost beef exports

By Darlene Superville, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The White House's top economic adviser says the U.S. will be selling more beef to the European Union.

European Central Bank joins Fed in paving way for stimulus

By David McHugh, Associated Press

The ECB's rate-setting board left its key interest benchmarks unchanged at a policy meeting Thursday but said it could cut them as its next move.

UK's Boris Johnson urges EU to renegotiate Brexit deal

By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press

Addressing a rowdy session of Parliament for the first time since becoming prime minister, Johnson pledged Thursday to take a new approach to the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.