Trump cancels UK trip, blames embassy ‘bad deal’
U.S. President Donald Trump said he won’t travel to London to open a new American embassy because of an Obama era “bad deal” in which the “best located and finest embassy in London” was sold for...
View ArticleBoris Johnson: No extra Brexit cash for NHS until Britain leaves
Leave campaigners were wrong to claim on the side of a Brexit campaign bus that the U.K. sends £350 million a week to Brussels because the true cost of EU membership is actually much higher, Britain’s...
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UK’s Brexit transition worries
United Kingdom British papers focused on the latest developments in Brexit negotiations as high-level talks with the EU continued on Wednesday. Brussels is preparing to publish its formal position on a...
View ArticleAntonio Tajani agrees to be Forza Italia’s prime ministerial candidate
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani on Thursday night announced he had accepted Silvio Berlusconi’s proposal to be Forza Italia’s prime ministerial candidate ahead of Sunday’s Italian...
View ArticleEU’s exemption from US tariffs to expire May 1
The exemption granted to European Union countries from U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs will expire May 1, pending ongoing discussions, according to a proclamation by U.S. President Donald Trump...
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‘Unimaginable’ meeting of North and South Korean leaders
Belgium De Morgen led with the “historic” meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in in the early hours of Friday morning. De Standaard focused on...
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Armenia ‘dreams of a velvet revolution’
France Le Monde led with a story on Tuesday’s meeting of the Armenian parliament, at which politicians will vote for a new prime minister after the resignation of Serzh Sargsyan over anti-corruption...
View ArticleAustralian PM’s wife ‘very flattered’ by Macron’s ‘delicious’ description
SYDNEY — Australia’s first lady Lucy Turnbull is “very flattered” to have been described as “delicious” by French President Emmanuel Macron on his trip Down Under, her husband said. “Lucy was very...
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Macron trolls Britain with Australia visit
SYDNEY — Just when the U.K. needs all the friends it can get, along comes Emmanuel Macron to charm away another traditional British ally. The French president’s three-day visit to Australia this week...
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‘Trump burns Iran and Europe’
United Kingdom The Mail continued its coverage of Tuesday’s House of Lords vote in favor of making continued membership of the European Economic Area a priority in Brexit negotiations. The paper called...
View ArticleReleased American detainees arrive home from North Korea
Three Americans freed after more than a year in prison in North Korea arrived in the U.S. in the early hours of Thursday morning. U.S. President Donald Trump, his wife Melania Trump and Vice President...
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‘Theater in Italy’ raises alarm in Europe
Italy Italian front pages were preoccupied with the ongoing coalition talks between the 5Star Movement and the League. Il Gazzettino and La Repubblica both reported that the two parties had agreed on a...
View ArticleMPs: UK turning ‘blind eye’ to Russian oligarchs laundering money through London
The U.K. is ignoring the fact that “dirty” Russian money is being laundered through London, undermining the government’s efforts to respond to the Kremlin’s aggressive foreign policy, according to a...
View ArticleItaly spooks global financial markets
Italy’s political crisis is reverberating through financial markets, with Asia following Europe and the U.S. down. Japan’s Nikkei, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and China’s Shanghai Composite were all down in...
View ArticleAnti-immigration SDS party wins Slovenian election
The Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) emerged victorious from Slovenia’s early election on Sunday. With 99.9 percent of the votes counted, SDS topped the poll on 25 percent, likely giving the...
View ArticleTrump’s envoy to Germany wants to spread gospel to Europe (via Breitbart)
U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell told far-right news site Breitbart London he wants to “empower” other anti-establishment conservatives around Europe to rise up against “elites.” “I...
View ArticleUK to loosen immigration rules to allow more skilled workers: report
U.K. Home Secretary Sajid Javid is seeking to soften Britain’s rules to attract more skilled migrants into the country before Brexit, the Telegraph reported Wednesday. Javid is expected to announce on...
View ArticleMalmström says EU ‘will find a way’ to do Australia trade deal
SYDNEY — EU trade chief Cecilia Malmström acknowledged Monday there would be “difficult moments” in trade talks with Australia, but predicted that a successful accord would be a counterblast to U.S....
View ArticleAirbus chief: Brexit ‘chaos’ endangering UK operations
Airbus’ British operations are in danger as a result of Brexit uncertainty as it considers it “too dangerous” to continue with business as usual, the company’s boss said today. “We have become...
View ArticleDavid Attenborough: Forget Brexit, count butterflies instead
Keep calm and count butterflies. That’s the advice from wildlife broadcaster David Attenborough, who serves as president of the Butterfly Conservation charity and Friday urged Britons to take part in...
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