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Johnson defiant after British parliament votes to force Brexit delay
Oct 19, 2019A defiant Boris Johnson said he would not negotiate a further delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union after parliament voted on Saturday to postpone a vote on his Brexit deal. Parliament voted 322 to... -
Hong Kong police shoot teen protester as violence escalates
Oct 1, 2019Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon at petrol-bomb throwing protesters and shot a teenage demonstrator, as pro-democracy activists defied the city’s Chinese rulers on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s... -
Donald Trump says China wants to negotiate over trade war
Aug 26, 2019President Donald Trump said on Monday China had contacted U.S. trade officials overnight to say they wanted to return to the negotiating table, welcoming the news as a very positive development for the world. Speaking on... -
Bodies of Salvadoran migrants return home after harrowing border deaths
Jul 1, 2019The corpses of a Salvadoran dad and his 23-month-old child, whose figures resting face down in the Rio Grande turned representations of the perils of illegal immigration to the United States, were delivered to their birthplace... -
Pope asks forgiveness for historical mistreatment of Roma people
Jun 2, 2019Pope Francis on Sunday asked forgiveness in the name of the Catholic Church for the mistreatment of the Roma people, a move likely to increase tensions with Italy’s anti-immigrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. Francis made the... -
Boeing 737 MAX may not come back to support until August
May 29, 2019The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects it could take until August before the Boeing Co 737 MAX returns to service, the airline group’s head said on Wednesday, adding that the final say on the timing...
