Brexit talks: Barnier says deal ‘still possible’ as French minister slams UK ‘madness’

European Union’s negotiator Michel Barnier arrives for a meeting of the representatives of the Governments of the EU Member States, Brussels, December 14, 2020. The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said he still has the firm belief that a … Read More

Brexit: ‘Strong possibility’ of no trade deal with EU – PM

Boris Johnson says there is a “strong possibility” the UK will fail to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU. Speaking for the first time since a crunch meeting in Brussels, the PM said “now is the time” for firms … Read More

UK, Germany, France calls Iran nuclear moves ‘deeply worrying’

The U.K., Germany, and France on Monday released a statement calling recent moves by Iran in relation to its nuclear program “deeply worrying” — just as the fate of the 2015 nuclear deal, and the U.S. role in it, remains … Read More

Spain’s foreign minister on Brexit: ‘We need a deal’

Arancha González Laya said Brexit had demonstrated ‘the illusion of independence.’ Spain’s Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya | Pool photo by Andre Pain/AFP via Getty Images With Brexit negotiators now under orders to turn matters over to their political bosses, … Read More

Migrant Camp Built on Army Firing Range Could Be Giving Asylum Seekers Lead Poisoning

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Human Rights Watch has warned that is very likely there is lead in the soil of the camp housing former residents of the burned down Moria camp. When Greece’s notorious Moria migrant camp burned to the ground in September, its thousands of … Read More

Brexit talks paused over lack of agreement

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the shock a no-deal Brexit would bring would be the “last thing” citizens need. Crunch Brexit talks between the EU and the UK aimed at avoiding a no-deal have been paused because of a lack of … Read More

EU proposes new alliance to the U.S. to handle China challenge

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“Revitalize the transatlantic partnership” The European Union will propose to the United States that it take advantage of an opportunity that appears “once in a generation” and to conclude a new global alliance. The detailed project seeks to bury the … Read More

Biden will open doors wider to refugees, but it won’t be enough

The controversial truth is that most of Syria’s refugees will have to go home – there is nowhere else for them. The Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan. Photo: AFP / Ahmad Abdo With the transition to a … Read More

Flooding in Sardinia leaves at least three people dead

At least three people have been killed by flooding on the Italian island of Sardinia, according to authorities and local media. In Bitti, a town in the province of Nuoro, streets were turned into rivers of mud that covered cars … Read More

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