foreign policy

Britain eyes summer deadline for EU reset deal

A deal to re-align key parts of the U.K. economy with the European Union is on course to be reached by the early summer, according to the minister in charge…

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Joe Kent resignation shines light on right-wing ties, conspiracy theories and antisemitism

Joe Kent, director of the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), resigned from his post Tuesday, citing President Donald Trump's decision to go to war with Iran as the reason. "I…

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Italy Says Iranian Missiles Unlikely to Reach Sicily, Bases Safe

Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said there is no immediate threat of Iranian attacks on U.S. military bases in Italy, offering reassurance amid heightened regional tensions. “I see no danger…

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Britain calls out Russia, China in updated foreign policy review

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain published an update to its foreign policy framework on Monday, which announced increases in defence spending and labelled China as a challenge while citing Russia as…

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Europe’s centre-left urges majority voting in some EU foreign policy -paper

BERLIN, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Europe's main centre-left parties believe the European Union should gradually transition to majority voting in some areas of foreign policy, according to a draft paper…

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EU can no longer afford national vetoes on foreign policy, – Germany’s Scholz

BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union can no longer afford to keep national vetoes when deciding on European Union foreign and security policy if it wants to maintain a leading…

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EU veto ‘hostage’-taking on foreign policy must end -Germany’s Maas

Germany's foreign minister said on Monday the European Union should abolish the right of individual member states to veto foreign policy measures as the 27-nation bloc could not allow itself to be "held hostage". His comments, which…

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Biden says war in Yemen ‘has to end,’ U.S. will continue to support Saudi Arabia

President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the United States was ending its support for offensive operations in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, saying the war "has to end," but pledged to continue…

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Joe Biden names foreign policy team, taps Blinken as State Sec

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the key members of his foreign policy team, tapping trusted aide Antony Blinken to head the State Department and take the lead in…

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The S&D group condemns crackdown on Turkish HDP party

The S&D Group in the European Parliament condemns the new crackdown on the Turkish HDP party, following the news that Ankara prosecutors have decided to detain 82 people in seven…

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EU foreign policy chief: ‘US sanctions on International Criminal Court are unacceptable’

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the US' sanctions on the International Criminal Court's prosecutors are 'unacceptable and unprecedented'. The measures seek to "obstruct the court's investigations and judicial…

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EU foreign policy chief in Libya to insist on peace talks

The EU's High Representative Josep Borrell was in Libya yesterday to resume political dialogue in an effort to end conflict in the country. He met with the Prime Minister of…

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EU welcomes Qatar legal reforms ‘removing excessive control’ over migrant workers

The EU welcomed legal reforms introduced by Qatar yesterday. In a statement, the EU said it welcomed changes that would see the end of the migrant workers being required to…

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Trump’s foreign policy failures, analysed

Donald Trump is heading into the 2020 elections with no clearcut foreign policy successes and a string of looming crises around the world that could undermine his bid for re-election.…

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Joint foreign policy for Kosovo and Albania

Kosovo and Albania signed a landmark agreement to coordinate their foreign policies and which will include joint embassies. The agreement was signed after Kosovo Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli visited his…

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