Special documentary on France’s ‘gilets jaunes’ [Yellow vest] movement
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May suffers another Commons Brexit defeat
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Theresa May’s Brexit plans have received a major setback after she suffered a second damaging Commons defeat within 24 hours. MPs backed an amendment demanding the Government return within three sitting days with a new plan if it is defeated … Read More
Britons would now vote to stay in EU, want second referendum: poll
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LONDON (Reuters) – More Britons want to remain a member of the European Union than leave, according to a survey published on Sunday which also showed voters want to make the final decision themselves. Britain is due leave the EU … Read More
The EU in 2019: Challenges and crises await
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The EU is set for a makeover in 2019, but familiar problems — populism, trade disputes, migration and budget deficits — continue to weigh on the bloc. DW’s Bernd Riegert takes a look at what to expect this year. French … Read More
As divisions deepen, Europe can provide global leadership
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European countries must continue to pool and share their sovereignty if they want to shape global affairs, writes Jean-Claude Juncker. A migrant child is helped from the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescue vessel to disembark in the port of Crinavis … Read More
US warns Turkey any unilateral military action in Syria ‘worrying and unacceptable’
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Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and US soldiers patrol the Kurdish-held town of Al-Darbasiyah in northeastern Syria bordering Turkey on November 4, 2018 Delil SOULEIMAN (AFP/File) Turkey has announced a new operation will be launched in Syria within days … Read More
Erdogan’s Anti-Semitism Will Sink Turkey’s Economy
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The Turkish president’s racist conspiracy theories are a threat to economic stability. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the press during the Argentina G20 Leaders’ Summit 2018 on Dec. 1 in Buenos Aires. (Daniel Jayo/Getty Images) On Nov. 21, … Read More
Plans for “No-Deal” Brexit Proceed as Deadline Inches Closer
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With the March 29 deadline for Great Britain to leave the European Union looming, preparations for a possible “no deal” Brexit have begun. One hundred days now remain until the U.K. is scheduled sever its ties with the EU. The … Read More
The End of Europe?
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PARIS — Ever since World War II, the liberal global order that has spread more freedom and prosperity around the world than at any other time in history has been held up by two pillars: the United States of America … Read More