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8:22pm, 9th April, 2019

Trump seen leaning hard on new Homeland Security chief over border

President Donald Trump's new acting chief of Homeland Security will be under pressure to implement legally dubious solutions to an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border - policies that his predecessor either could not, or would not, deliv...

Trump seen leaning hard on new DHS chief over border

4:04pm, 8th April, 2019

Politics

Trump seen leaning hard on new DHS chief over border

President Donald Trump's new acting chief of Homeland Security will be under pressure to implement legally dubious solutions to an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border - policies that his predecessor either could not, or would not, deliv...

'I am your mother now': New Zealand mosque shootings hit tight-knit Bangladesh community hard

7:31am, 19th March, 2019

World

'I am your mother now': New Zealand mosque shootings hit tight-knit Bangladesh community hard

Husna Ahmed was 19 when she arrived in New Zealand from Bangladesh on her wedding day. Waiting to meet her was Farid, the man she would marry in a few hours, as their families had agreed.

Objective is to avoid hard Brexit: Austria's Kurz

7:08am, 13th March, 2019

World

Objective is to avoid hard Brexit: Austria's Kurz

EU heads of government would unanimously support any decision to avoid a hard Brexit, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday, suggesting a short delay to Britain leaving the European Union on March 29 may be necessary.

EU expects UK request to help avoid food shortages under hard Brexit

2:22pm, 23rd February, 2019

UK

EU expects UK request to help avoid food shortages under hard Brexit

The European Union expects Britain to seek its assistance to avoid disruption to food imports in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the EU's agriculture chief said on Saturday.

Post-Brexit UK should be ready to use 'hard power' - defence minister

8:06pm, 10th February, 2019

UK

Post-Brexit UK should be ready to use 'hard power' - defence minister

Britain should be ready to use military force to support its global interests after Brexit, defence minister Gavin Williamson will say on Monday, adding that the boundaries between peace and war are becoming blurred.

Rouhani tells Iranians to brace for hard times under U.S. sanctions

6:41am, 31st October, 2018

World

Rouhani tells Iranians to brace for hard times under U.S. sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned Iranians they face hard times when new U.S. sanctions take effect on Sunday but said the government would do its best to alleviate them.

For Taiwan youth, military service is a hard sell despite China tension

5:55am, 30th October, 2018

World

For Taiwan youth, military service is a hard sell despite China tension

Taiwan Air Force Staff Sergeant Jiang Pin-shiuan's pitch to freshmen at Taipei's Tamkang University seemed compelling: join the island's armed forces and get a state-sponsored degree, 110 days of leave each year and annual savings of T...

BMW would up Dutch production in hard Brexit scenario: CEO

4:37am, 2nd October, 2018

Business

BMW would up Dutch production in hard Brexit scenario: CEO

German carmaker BMW will shift more production of Mini vehicles to the Netherlands if Britain leaves the European Union without a trade agreement, Chief Executive Harald Krueger said on Tuesday.

Eurosceptics plan for Ireland will avoid hard border - former Brexit minister

3:22am, 2nd October, 2018

UK

Eurosceptics plan for Ireland will avoid hard border - former Brexit minister

A plan by eurosceptic rebels in Britain's ruling party to rely on technology to check goods on the north-south land on the island of Ireland would resolve a stalemate currently holding up a Brexit deal, according to a former junior Brexit minist...

Weber tells paper Brexit deal must avoid hard border in Northern Ireland

1:10am, 19th September, 2018

World

Weber tells paper Brexit deal must avoid hard border in Northern Ireland

Any deal on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union must ensure that a hard border in Northern Ireland is avoided, Manfred Weber, leader of the European People's Party in the European Parliament told a German newspaper on Wednesday.

Chance of hard Brexit holds at 25 percent, economists say - Reuters poll

9:33pm, 3rd September, 2018

UK

Chance of hard Brexit holds at 25 percent, economists say - Reuters poll

There is a one chance in four that Britain will leave the European Union in March without a deal, a Reuters poll found, while the Bank of England will wait until after Brexit before raising borrowing costs again.

Reuters poll - Chance of hard Brexit holds at 25 percent, economists say

8:13pm, 3rd September, 2018

UK

Reuters poll - Chance of hard Brexit holds at 25 percent, economists say

There is a one chance in four that Britain will leave the European Union in March without a deal, a Reuters poll found, while the Bank of England will wait until after Brexit before raising borrowing costs again.

Canada says NAFTA agreement possible by Friday, but hard work ahead

3:48pm, 29th August, 2018

Business

Canada says NAFTA agreement possible by Friday, but hard work ahead

Canada said an agreement to salvage the trilateral North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is possible by a Friday deadline, but it will be hard work to resolve specific issues as talks with the United States entered a second day.

Germany's Maas says hard Brexit 'not yet off the table'

5:43am, 28th August, 2018

UK

Germany's Maas says hard Brexit 'not yet off the table'

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Tuesday said there was still the risk of a hard Brexit and the European Union must prepare for every outcome in its divorce talks with Britain.

Austria seeks to avoid hard Brexit, Kurz tells May

3:45am, 28th July, 2018

UK

Austria seeks to avoid hard Brexit, Kurz tells May

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said it was important to avoid a "hard" or disorderly Brexit, but negotiations about Britain's exit from the European Union were going quite well.

Fix Irish border or face hard Brexit, EU lawmakers warn May

11:27am, 27th July, 2018

UK

Fix Irish border or face hard Brexit, EU lawmakers warn May

The British government has so far failed to offer a "workable" backstop plan to avoid Brexit border frictions in Ireland and must do so now if the European Parliament is to endorse a smooth transition out of the EU, lawmakers warned on Friday.

Pompeo sees hard road ahead but pursues North Korean denuclearization talks

2:27pm, 8th July, 2018

World

Pompeo sees hard road ahead but pursues North Korean denuclearization talks

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brushed off North Korean charges that he used "gangster-like" diplomacy in negotiations in Pyongyang, saying on Sunday after meeting his Japanese and South Korean counterparts that he would continue to pu...