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U.S. to delay UK trade deal over post-Brexit concern - FT
A worker measures big coilers (rolled steels) at the ThyssenKrupp steel company in Duisburg, western Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000. The management announced an increase in turnover by 64,8
2021-12-02, Reuters
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The United States will delay its deal to remove tariffs on UK steel and aluminum because of concerns about post-Brexit trade rules affecting...
EU proposes scaling back asylum rights for arrivals from Belarus
Migrants wait in an area between the borders of Belarus and Poland near the village of Usnarz Gorny, Poland, on Friday Aug. 20, 2021
2021-12-01, Al Jazeera
The European Union’s executive has proposed that member states bordering Belarus should be allowed to handle asylum seekers under quicker procedures, a move that would...
NATO debates the lessons of mission creep in Afghanistan
File - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2009.
2021-12-01, The Nashville Ledger
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Barely 3 months after the chaotic U.S.-run troop evacuation from Afghanistan, NATO foreign ministers met Wednesday to debate a rapidly compiled report...
PM steps up push for UK-EU returns agreement to solve Channel migrant crisis
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, gestures as he meets with military personnel who worked on the Afghan evacuation during a visit to Melville Barracks, in Colchester, England, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.
2021-11-30, Belfast Telegraph
Boris Johnson has increased his lobbying efforts for a returns agreement with Europe as a way to stem the flow of small boats crossing the Channel. In a meeting with his...
Omicron Variant Was in Western Europe Days Before First Identified in Southern Africa
A runner walks past a sales stand with protective masks on the Naschmarkt in Vienna during the coronavirus pandemic on November 17, 2020, Austria
2021-11-30, Voa News
New evidence has revealed that the omicron variant of the coronavirus was already present in western Europe well before the first cases were officially identified in...
Climate Services Stakeholders From The Tri-continental OACPS Regions Gather At The ClimSA Programme Inaugural Forum2021-12-02
Scoop: Brussels, 2 December 2021/OACPS : Over...
US, EU and allies hit Belarus with coordinated sanctions2021-12-02
Clinton Herald: BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States,...
Man to be extradited to Belgium in connection with Grays lorry deaths2021-12-02
BBC News: A Vietnamese man will be extradited to Belgium to face charges connected to the deaths of 39 people in a lorry in Essex in 2019. AlexTran, 18, is allegedly a member of a smuggling network moving people through France and Belgium to the UK. The NationalCrime...
Irish Times European correspondent Naomi O’Leary named political journalist of the year at NewsBrand awards2021-12-02
The Irish Times: Irish TimesEuropean correspondent Naomi O’Leary has won political journalist of the year at the 2021 NewsBrand Irish Journalism Awards. Ms O’Leary was credited for her reporting on Phil Hogan’s resignation as EU Commissioner and other stories from...
EU imposes new sanctions on Belarus in coordination with U.S., Britain2021-12-02
The Star: BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union...
Banksy street murals recreated in Milan's main train station2021-12-02
Lincoln Journal Star: By CHARLENE PELE Associated PressMILAN (AP) — Travelers at Milan’s main train station will this week be able to take a break among reproductions of murals by elusive street artist Banksy. “The Word of Banksy — The Immersive Experience” opens Friday in the...
Banksy street murals recreated in Milan’s main train station2021-12-02
Wtop: MILAN (AP) — Travelers at Milan’s main train station will this week be able to take a break among reproductions of murals by elusive street artist Banksy. “The Word of Banksy — The Immersive Experience” opens Friday in the MosaicsGallery, on the rail...
Belgium is on the Right Track, But Europe has Failed Palestine2021-12-02
Dissident Voice: The Belgian government’s decision on November 25 to label products made in illegal IsraeliJewish settlements is welcome, although it will ultimately prove ineffectual. Belgium has historically shown solidarity with Palestine if compared to other European...
EU launches new USD 340bn global connectivity strategy to counter China's BRI2021-12-02
Beijing News: Brussels , December 2 (ANI): The European Commission (EC) has announced a new USD 340-billion global strategy to boost sustainable links around the world called GlobalGateway, a move being seen as a counter to China'sBelt and RoadInitiative (BRI). "We aim...
New Zealand, Poland send new representatives to Taiwan2021-12-02
Beijing News: Taipei , December 2 (ANI): Cyryl Kozaczewski, Poland's former ambassador to Japan has officially assumed office as his country's new top envoy to Taiwan, a media report said citing the...
Germany: the three biggest issues facing Chancellor Olaf Scholz2021-12-02
Beijing News: Olaf Scholz is soon to be sworn in as the new chancellor of Germany after nearly two months of intense negotiations between the Social Democrats (SPD), Greens, and liberal Free Democrats (FDP). It is a complex coalition as the three allies had different - at...
Russia Is Primed for a Persian Gulf Security 'Makeover', by Pepe Escobar2021-12-02
The Unz Review: It’s impossible to understand the resumption of the JCPOA nuclear talks in Vienna without considering the serious inner turbulence of the Biden administration. Everyone and his neighbor are aware of Tehran’s straightforward expectations: all sanctions – no...
WHO warns of vax apathy, Europe plans mandatory jab2021-12-02
Manila Standard Today: The World Health Organization (WHO) issued stern warnings Wednesday on the dangers of vaccination apathy and the European Union put mandatory jabs on the table as the United States registered its first case of the fast-spreading Omicron strain of the...
Barnier is out as French Republicans split between moderate and hard right2021-12-02
New Statesman: The French MP Eric Ciotti – who makes no secret of his ideological proximity to the far-right leader Eric Zemmour – has won the first round of the centre-right Les Républicains (LR) presidential nomination primary in France. Valérie Pécresse, a relative...