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Securing a Brexit breakthrough only half the battle

  • UK PM Boris Johnson meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, January 8, 2020. (Reuters) A new, potentially final, round of Brexit talks start on Monday, with a breakthrough still proving elusive. However, even if a deal is ag...
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Europe sets out big goals for year ahead

  • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives her first State of the Union address, Brussels, Belgium, September 16, 2020. (Reuters) Ursula von der Leyen gave her first “state of the union” address as European Commission president on Wednesday. Nine months into her new...
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Surging Scottish support for independence threatens UK union

  • While the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and Brexit are top of mind for UK policymakers, another interrelated political and economic earthquake may be on the horizon. Support for Scottish independence is surging and the UK is facing into perhaps the biggest ever threat to its long-standing terr...
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Why 2020 underlines UN’s enduring relevance 

  • The United Nations building in New York, U.S., September 24, 2018. (Reuters) The UN is making final preparations for the forthcoming September celebrations of its 75th birthday. While the international body is much criticized, this landmark anniversary shows that it continue...
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Why EU’s historic breakthrough is a major milestone

  • European Union leaders take part in the first face-to-face EU summit since the COVID-19 outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium, July 17, 2020. (Reuters) European presidents and prime ministers on Tuesday secured a breakthrough agreement on an approximately €1 trillion ($1.15 trillio...
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Afghanistan peace hopes remain in the balance

  • Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a consultative grand assembly, known as Loya Jirga, in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 29, 2019. (Reuters) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is this week briefing foreign governments on the preparations for peace talks with the Taliban. Wh...
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Boris’s bluster undermined by inconvenient truths

  • The UK’s multibillion-pound hospitality industry is springing back to life after a four-month coronavirus shutdown, but the country could yet be heading this autumn for a “perfect storm” of coronavirus case spikes and a hard, disorderly Brexit.  With the economy already in its worst down...
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EU likely to focus on positives in China summit

  • Top EU and Chinese leaders are convening virtually on Monday for their only bilateral summit this year. Before coronavirus struck, 2020 had been intended as a historic year to deepen ties, but the pandemic has instead led to a significant spike in tensions. The new chill in the air has aris...
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EU leaders under pressure as bloc approaches crossroads

  • Ursula von der Leyen after being elected European Commission President at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, July 16, 2019. (Reuters) Presidents and prime ministers from the EU-27 countries will convene virtually on Friday to discuss the proposed European recovery fun...
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Johnson doubles down as Brexit deadline approaches

  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers an address, May 10, 2020, on lifting the United Kingdom’s lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing for what could be a make-or-break Brexit meeting with EU leaders as soon as next we...
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