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MEPs pave the way for UK's Withdrawal from the bloc
On Wednesday MEPs debated and voted on the terms of UK's official departure from the European Union, paving the way for the country's exit...
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EU's Asylum Agency signs deal on expanding operations in Greece
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and the Greek government signed a deal on Tuesday to boost EASO's operational deployments in the country, which...
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Italy, Cyprus call Turkey-Libya maritime deal ‘unacceptable’
Italy’s foreign minister Luigi Di Maio and his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides said the maritime border deal between Turkey and Libya’s UN-backed government is...
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Former EU diplomat suspected of spying for China disappears from EU lobbying register
Gerhard Sabathil, the former diplomat suspected of spying for China has been removed from a list of lobbyists in the EU's Transparency Register, a...
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Major undersea earthquake hits Caribbean
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred about 77 miles off the coast of Lucea, Jamaica, and just to the south of Cuba. The epicenter was...
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Boeing posts full year of loss of $636 million amid 737 MAX settlebacks
Boeing today reported its first annual loss in more than two decades. The company reported a $1.0 billion loss in the fourth-quarter and a...
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Peru’s opposition leader in custody amid corruption probe
Peru’s opposition leader Keiko Fujimori was sent back to jail for another 15 months, after spending over a year in jail over bribery allegations....
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Finland’s president condemns anti-Semitic acts in country
Finland’s president Sauli Niinisto condemned the two anti-Semitic incidents in his country on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The synagogue in Turku, which is one...
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Brexit is also a failure of the European Union, says Verhofstad
"Brexit is also our failure - a failure of the Union," said Guy Verhofstad, the European Parliament's Brexit co-ordinator, during a debate on the...
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Airbus reaches deal on corruption probe
Airbus announced it has reached preliminary settlement deals with authorities in the US, UK and France investigating alleged fraud and bribery. It did not...
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Germany drops US drones in favour of manned aircraft
The German government announced it has canceled plans to buy US-made Triton drones to the tune of $2.5 billion, and it has instead decided...
Afghanistan
Green Central Asia initiative launched
Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas hosted a high-level ministerial conference on 28 January in Berlin, during which the ‘Green Central Asia’ initiative was launched.
The...
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Palestinians reject Trump's Middle East peace plan
The United States' president Donald Trump , together with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed the Middle East plan, also known as the "Deal...
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EU's Foreign Policy chief wants to visit Donbas, Ukraine's war zone.
Josep Borrell, EU's High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy said on Tuesday during a press conference held in Brussels with Oleksiy Honcharuk, Ukraine's...
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EU adds 7 to sanctions list for Russia holding elections in Crimea
The Council of the EU decided on Tuesday to add 7 individuals of former USSR descent, to the bloc's sanctions list over undermining the...
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World prepares as deadly coronavirus likely to spread
China’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 132, including the first death in the country’s capital, Beijing. The deadly flu-like virus was...
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MEPs set to approve Brexit deal in historic vote
The European Parliament is set to approve the terms of UK's official departure from the bloc, in a historic vote on Wednesday.
MEPs will debate...
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Commission and IMF ink deal to support sustainable development
European Commission President Ursula von den Leyen and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), signed on Tuesday a new Financial...
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Amazon workers defy rules to protest company's climate failures
Hundreds of Amazon employees criticised the company’s record on climate change despite their jobs being at risk for speaking out.
More than 340 employees signed...
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ExxonMobil make major discovery in Guyana field
US energy major ExxonMobil said on 27 January the company has increased its estimated recoverable resource base in Guyana to more than 8 billion...
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Intense fighting in Yemen despite peace efforts
Intense fighting continues in the Nihm district in Yemen. The legitimate forces, backed by the Saudi-led Arab coalition fought Iran-backed Houthi militias, complicating the...
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Slovenian PM Sarec resigns, seeks early election
Slovenian prime minister Marjan Sarec announced his resignation to parliament on 27 January. He called for an early election, saying his minority government could...
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Asian stocks fall as China virus rattles markets
Global stocks and oil dropped on 27 January after China warned that the new coronavirus was spreading fast. The country extended its Lunar New...
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Jourová says door for dialogue with Poland is open
The Vice-President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency Vĕra Jourová said on Tuesday that the EU seeks a long-term solution to escalated...
Albania
Merkel says Albania, North Macedonia should get green light for EU accession talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would push for a start to EU accession talks for Albania and North Macedonia.
"Above all, we want to...
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UK allows limited 5G role for Huawei, bans ZTE
The UK will let Huawei play a limited role in building the country’s 5G mobile phone networks, denying he United States’ efforts to ban...
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Germany calls for sanctions for those breaking Libya embargo
Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas said that the United Nations should pass a resolution sanctioning any country that breaks the arms embargo on Libya.
"No...
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Lebanon's parliament approves new budget amid protests
Lebanon’s parliament passed the 2020 state budget on 27 January, amid a major economic and financial crisis. The 2020 budget envisages a deficit of...
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Poland hits back at Commission’s statements on judicial independence
Brussels - Warsaw tensions have escalated dramatically, after Poland accused the European Union on Saturday of "double standards" when questioning the independency of the...
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Three Jehovah’s Witnesses convicted in Russia amid crackdown
A Russian court has convicted three followers of the Jehovah's Witnesses of participating in a religion banned for extremism. They were given suspended sentences...
Afghanistan
Conflicting accounts over mysterious plane crash in Afghanistan
The United States’ military said an E-11A aircraft crashed in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, in a mountainous area partly controlled by the Taliban.
However, the military...
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UK to make Huawei 5G decision today amid intensifying US pressure
London is expected to grant the Chinese tech giant Huawei some access to its 5G network, according to media reports. UK prime minister Boris...
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First case of coronavirus in Germany confirmed
Germany has confirmed its first case of the deadly flu-like coronavirus that broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the death toll...
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EU Council President calls for special summit on the bloc's budget
In a letter sent to EU leaders on Saturday, European Council President Charles Michel has called for an emergency EU summit to be held...
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Only 189 migrants returned to Turkey despite refugee deal with the EU
According to a new EU Commission report, despite the 2016 refugee deal between the EU and Turkey, only 189 irregular migrants who crossed the...
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Deadly clashes erupt in Libya despite ceasefire
At least three people were killed and more than two dozen wounded in Libya, in warlord Khalifa Haftar’s surprise offensive. His forces advanced 120...
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Chief Brexit negotiator Barnier meets Ireland's PM Varadkar
EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier met on Monday with Leo Varadkar, Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) in Government Buildings in Dublin, to discuss the...
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Recording appears to catch Trump demanding the firing of Ukraine ambassador
United States’ president Donald Trump appeared to have been caught on tape ordering his staff to fire Marie Yovanovitch, then US ambassador to Ukraine.
The...
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France rejects suggestions that Eastern Partnership could lead to EU membership
France has rejected suggestions that the Eastern Partnership could lead to EU membership for countries included in the program.
The partnership consists of the EU...
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US embassy in Iraq hit by rocket attack
At least one person was injured when the United States’ embassy in Iraq’s capital, Bagdhad, was hit by three rockets on Sunday. There was...
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Chinese president warns of 'grave situation' as coronavirus death toll rises
Chinese President Xi Jinping called the new coronavirus outbreak a "grave situation". The death toll rose to 56 and more than 2000 people across...
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Salvini suffers setbacks, but also makes gains in Italian regional election
Matteo Salvini and his far-right League Party were beaten by the centre-left Democratic Party in Sunday’s regional election in the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy.
The...
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Portugal's de Almeida to be Brussels' ambassador to the UK post-Brexit
João Vale de Almeida, the Portuguese diplomat was tapped on Friday by EU's Foreign Policy chief, Josep Borrell to serve as the first-ever head...
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Bulgaria to expel two Russian diplomats for spying
Bulgaria is set to expel two Russian diplomats over spying allegations, its foreign ministry announced. They are suspected of collecting "state secrets in order...
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Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash
NBA star Kobe Bryant has died in Calabasas, California, following a helicopter crash, local media sources reported.
He was travelling in his private helicopter when...
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Erdogan warns of propaganda as Turkey eathquake death toll rises to 29
At least 29 people have died and thousands injured in eastern Turkey after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the region on Friday.
Officials said that...
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EU and 16 WTO members agree on temporary body to settle disputes
The EU Commission announced that the European Union, together with 16 other countries, including China, agreed to establish a body to bypass the United...
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Tesla’s market value hits $100bn
Tesla reached a $100 billion market cap for the first time on 22 January. The market value reached more than $107 billion, up by...
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Soros accuses Facebook of working to reelect Trump
US financier George Soros pledged $1 billion for a new university network project to battle the erosion of civil society in a world he...
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UK prepares to allow Huawei into 5G
The UK is preparing to allow Huawei to supply 5G equipment, and resist the pressure of the United States, who is trying to push...
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