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2:02pm, 30th April, 2019

Prosecutors oppose giving unredacted Mueller report to Trump adviser Stone

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday opposed a bid by President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone to obtain unredacted portions of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election to help his def...

Brexit-backing MP says 'a lot of people' still oppose May's deal

5:26am, 18th March, 2019

UK

Brexit-backing MP says 'a lot of people' still oppose May's deal

A Brexit-supporting British MP said a "lot of people" in parliament still remained opposed to Prime Minister Theresa May's European Union withdrawal deal, with hostility going beyond opposition to the so-called Irish backstop.

Scottish parliament, Welsh assembly join forces to oppose Brexit

9:55pm, 5th March, 2019

UK

Scottish parliament, Welsh assembly join forces to oppose Brexit

Scotland's parliament and the Welsh national assembly voted on Tuesday to oppose the Brexit deal agreed by the UK government, the first time they have done so simultaneously in a sign of the United Kingdom's internal fracture over Brexit.

UK govt unlikely to oppose push to put PM's Brexit vote pledge in writing - spokesman

12:56pm, 27th February, 2019

UK

UK govt unlikely to oppose push to put PM's Brexit vote pledge in writing - spokesman

Britain's government is unlikely to oppose on Wednesday a proposal that puts in writing Prime Minister Theresa May's pledge to offer parliament a vote on a no deal Brexit or delay if her deal fails to win approval, her spokesman said.

Democrat Donnelly says will oppose U.S. Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh

11:05am, 28th September, 2018

Politics

Democrat Donnelly says will oppose U.S. Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh

U.S. Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly, who had been considered a potential swing vote in the consideration of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on Friday said he would vote against President Donald Trump's court pick absent an FBI investigat...

Kavanaugh claims give vulnerable Democrats in Senate cover to oppose him

5:47am, 18th September, 2018

Politics

Kavanaugh claims give vulnerable Democrats in Senate cover to oppose him

The sexual-misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh may remove pressure that some Democratic senators faced to back his confirmation as a way of reassuring conservative voters in congressional elections just seven weeks aw...

Spanish dictator Franco's family to oppose exhumation plan: media

8:16pm, 25th August, 2018

World

Spanish dictator Franco's family to oppose exhumation plan: media

The family of Spain's late former fascist dictator Francisco Franco will use all possible legal means to prevent a government plan to move their ancestor's remains from a grand monument near Madrid, Spanish media said on Saturday.

Catholic Church changes teaching to oppose death penalty in all cases

6:44am, 2nd August, 2018

World

Catholic Church changes teaching to oppose death penalty in all cases

The Roman Catholic Church formally changed its teaching on Thursday to declare the death penalty inadmissible in all circumstances.

11:10pm, 11th July, 2018

Business

U.S. firms doing business in China mostly oppose tariffs, survey shows

Most U.S. businesses operating in China oppose the use of tariffs in retaliation for the challenges they face, from an uneven playing field to poor protection of intellectual property rights, a survey showed on Thursday.