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Labour holds Stoke, loses Copeland in by-election shock
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party managed to hold Stoke-on-Trent Central in a by-election Thursday but lost Copeland, a seat it has held since its creation, to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives....
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British spy agency: Claims UK wire-tapped Donald Trump ‘ridiculous’
The GCHQ, the U.K.’s intelligence and security organization, said claims it helped former U.S. President Barack Obama wiretap Donald Trump are “nonsense,” the Telegraph reported Friday. The public...
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How UK press reacted to the Westminster attack
British newspapers reacted with defiance to news that an attacker had struck near the heart of government Wednesday, killing three people, including a police officer, and leaving dozens of others...
View ArticleHow Europe’s press reacted to Brexit Trigger Day
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s move on Wednesday to formally notify the EU of Britain’s intention to quit the bloc had U.K. red tops celebrating, the French press worrying of the “consequences...
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Hungary’s anti-Soros education law sparks schism in European Parliament
The debate over Hungary’s crackdown on the Central European University (CEU), founded by billionaire American-Hungarian financier George Soros, has spilled into a civil war in European Parliament....
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Moscow calls for urgent UN Security Council meeting over US air strikes in Syria
U.S. air strikes launched against the regime of Bashar al-Assad on Thursday were “a clear act of aggression against a sovereign Syria,” the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. The...
View ArticleHow Europe’s press reacted to France’s presidential election
Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen saw off their opponents and secured places in a May 7 runoff vote after taking out the top two spots in the first round of the French...
View ArticleOfficial results confirm Macron, Le Pen in French presidential runoff
Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen emerged victorious in the first round of the French presidential election Sunday, according to final official results from the country’s...
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Police wounded in counterterror operation on France’s Réunion Island
French authorities have launched a counterterrorism investigation after a suspected Islamic terrorist wounded two police officers as they attempted to arrest him on Thursday on Réunion Island,...
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Theresa May: Merkel’s tough Brexit stance proves Tories need big election win
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s tough talk on Brexit means the U.K. must have “strongest possible hand” during exit talks with the bloc, British Prime Minister Theresa May said at a rally in...
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Emmanuel Macron pledges to reform the EU
The EU must change or face Frexit, Emmanuel Macron, the centrist front-runner for the French presidency, told the BBC in an interview published Monday. Macron, who has taken a pro-EU line during the...
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Conservatives record gains in UK local elections
Theresa May’s Conservative Party recorded significant gains as Labour suffered big losses in local elections and UKIP faced being virtually wiped out. The results of Thursday’s voting come five...
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How Europe’s press reacted to Emmanuel Macron’s French presidency win
Europe’s newspapers reacted with cautious optimism after Emmanuel Macron beat far-right Marine Le Pen to the French presidency, with many focusing on the fact the centrist will be the youngest French...
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Russia shrugs off reports Trump shared classified info with Lavrov
U.S. media reports that President Donald Trump revealed classified information in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak are “unhealthy” and “dangerous,”...
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Israel changes intelligence sharing with US after Trump’s revelations to Russia
Israel has changed the way it shares intelligence with the U.S., Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said Wednesday. The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump divulged to Russia...
View ArticleTrump calls Germans ‘bad, very bad,’ vows to curb car imports: report
U.S. President Donald Trump said âthe Germans are bad, very badâ during a meeting with EU leaders on Thursday, German newspapers reported. According to people in the room during the meeting with...
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Brussels vs. Beijing’s buy-out barons
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is likely to be sick of hearing the word âreciprocityâ by the end of his two-day summit in Brussels, which starts Thursday. Thatâs the term European business leaders...
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ISIS claims responsibility for London attack
Islamic State claimed responsibility for Saturday’s terror attack on London Bridge and Borough Market. In a statement released through its Amaq news agency, ISIS said the assailants were “a...
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Ex-deputy PM Nick Clegg loses seat in UK election
Nick Clegg, a former Liberal Democrat leader and deputy prime minister, lost his seat of Sheffield Hallam to Labour’s Jared O’Mara in the U.K.’s general election. Conceding defeat, Clegg said âin...
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David Cameron says UK election ups pressure for softer Brexit: report
The Conservative Party’s disappointing election result has increased pressure on British Prime Minister Theresa May to take a more conciliatory approach to Brexit, former PM David Cameron said...
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