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Theresa May: US to remain strong partner after Brexit
Sep04

Theresa May: US to remain strong partner after Brexit

Theresa May on Sunday told President Barack Obama that the U.S. remains Britain’s closest ally while London looks for ways to separate from the European Union. Speaking after the meeting with Obama on the sidelines of the G20 summit in China, May said Brexit was the primary topic when the two leaders sat down for a chat, their first since...

EU trying to relaunch Ukraine peace process
Sep03

EU trying to relaunch Ukraine peace process

Foreign ministers said the EU is ready to help with elections in Eastern Ukraine, while France and Germany are trying to bring back Russia to the negotiating table. …read more Source:...

Uzbekistan to bury dictator Karimov
Sep02

Uzbekistan to bury dictator Karimov

KIEV — Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan’s authoritarian ruler for 27 years, has died after suffering a brain hemorrhage, and his funeral will take place on Saturday in his home city of Samarkand. Uzbek officials confirmed on Friday that the 78-year-old leader had passed away, after days of rumors of his demise. “Uzbek President Islam Karimov has...

EU to help Ukraine cut gas dependence on Russia
Sep02

EU to help Ukraine cut gas dependence on Russia

The EU aims to help Ukraine become independent of Russian energy supplies in the next “three to four year”, its PM and an EU commissioner have said. …read more Source:...

[Ticker] Johnson: UK committed to EU foreign policy, Russia sanctions
Sep02

[Ticker] Johnson: UK committed to EU foreign policy, Russia sanctions

New British foreign minister Boris Johnson told journalists in Bratislava on Friday he and British PM Theresa May remained “absolutely committed to participation in European foreign policy”. He added, ahead of his first foreign ministers’ ‘Gymnich’ meeting, that the EU should maintain pressure on Russia until it...

Putin hits Trump, Clinton ‘shock tactics’
Sep02

Putin hits Trump, Clinton ‘shock tactics’

Neither Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton “are setting the best example” with their presidential campaigns, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Bloomberg published Friday. “They’re both using shock tactics, just each in their own way,” Putin said, amid allegations that the Kremlin is favoring the Republican nominee as...

[Ticker] Report: German and Greek ships flout EU sanctions on Crimea
Sep02

[Ticker] Report: German and Greek ships flout EU sanctions on Crimea

EU states’ ships are flouting the bloc’s embargo on doing business with Ukraine’s Russia-annexed Crimea, according to a new report by the OCCRP, a club of investigative reporters in eastern Europe. “Over the past two years, 24 vessels bearing EU countries’ flags, 43 vessels registered in the EU and 22 vessels owned by EU...

Theresa May’s foreign policy? ‘Absolutely no idea’
Sep02

Theresa May’s foreign policy? ‘Absolutely no idea’

LONDON — Theresa May’s sure-footed start to foreign relations has impressed world leaders. Diplomats in Paris and Berlin speak of a “serious” and “astute” politician that they can deal with. But back at home a quiet unease is emerging. As she heads to her first international summit as prime minister, at the G20 in China this weekend,...

EU to uphold ban on Putin’s ‘cronies’
Sep01

EU to uphold ban on Putin’s ‘cronies’

EU states are expected, next week, to extend for six months their blacklist of Russians and Ukrainians deemed responsible for the war in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

How to talk about terrorism
Sep01

How to talk about terrorism

Europe’s young people are growing up at a time when the Continent is facing a host of divisive issues: terrorism, austerity, refugees, war in Ukraine, instability in Turkey and Brexit in Britain. As they develop their cultural and political views, they need all the responsible guidance they can be given. The internet can do a great deal to...