#presses

7:13am, 5th May, 2019

May presses Labour to reach Brexit deal, but leaks jeopardise talks

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday stepped up calls for Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree a cross-party deal to leave the European Union, following poor results for both parties in local elections on Thursday.

Damascus presses Idlib attack, artillery hits Turkish position

8:07pm, 4th May, 2019

World

Damascus presses Idlib attack, artillery hits Turkish position

Syrian government forces and their Russian allies pounded the rebel-held northwest of Syria with air strikes on Saturday, sources in the area said, as artillery hit a Turkish military position there, underlining the risk of wider escalation.

Oil steadies after Trump presses OPEC to offset Iran sanctions

10:36am, 29th April, 2019

Business

Oil steadies after Trump presses OPEC to offset Iran sanctions

Oil prices steadied on Monday, after a weeks-long rally was halted on Friday when the market tumbled after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded that producer club OPEC raise output to soften the impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran.

Oil falls after Trump presses OPEC to offset Iran sanctions

6:32am, 29th April, 2019

Business

Oil falls after Trump presses OPEC to offset Iran sanctions

Oil prices fell on Monday, extending the Friday decline that halted a weeks-long rally, after President Donald Trump demanded that producer club OPEC raise output to soften the impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran.

Oil falls after Trump presses OPEC to make up for Iranian sanctions

2:29am, 29th April, 2019

Business

Oil falls after Trump presses OPEC to make up for Iranian sanctions

Oil prices fell on Monday, extending a slump from Friday that ended weeks of rallying, after President Donald Trump demanded that producer club OPEC raise output to soften the impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran.

UK PM May presses on with bid to get Brexit deal through parliament: spokesman

6:58am, 28th March, 2019

World

UK PM May presses on with bid to get Brexit deal through parliament: spokesman

British Prime Minister Theresa May is pressing on with efforts to get her Brexit deal approved by parliament, meeting Conservative colleagues and Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party, her spokesman said on Thursday.

No deal beckons: EU presses May on Brexit deal

10:40am, 21st March, 2019

UK

No deal beckons: EU presses May on Brexit deal

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday that Britain would face a disorderly departure from the European Union if she fails to get parliamentary approval for her deal on the third attempt next week.

Pence presses Myanmar's Suu Kyi to pardon Reuters journalists: official

2:45am, 14th November, 2018

World

Pence presses Myanmar's Suu Kyi to pardon Reuters journalists: official

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence pressed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi "multiple times" on Wednesday to pardon two Reuters journalists jailed in her country, a senior White House official said.

U.S. presses China to halt militarization of South China Sea

4:28pm, 9th November, 2018

World

U.S. presses China to halt militarization of South China Sea

Standing side by side, top U.S. officials urged their Chinese counterparts on Friday to halt militarization of the disputed South China Sea, drawing a rebuke from the Chinese for sending U.S. warships close to islands claimed by Beijing in the strate...

Labour presses May to deliver 'end of austerity' claim

7:09am, 25th October, 2018

UK

Labour presses May to deliver 'end of austerity' claim

Britain's opposition Labour Party challenged Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Thursday to deliver immediately on its promise that nearly a decade of public spending cuts is coming to an end.

May presses her Brexit plan with EU to avoid disorderly UK departure

7:48am, 19th September, 2018

UK

May presses her Brexit plan with EU to avoid disorderly UK departure

Prime Minister Theresa May will press EU leaders on Wednesday to back her proposal for a "fair arrangement" on future ties between Britain and the bloc, call off "unacceptable" demands and show the goodwill needed to avoid a disorderly Brexit.

Trump presses Supreme Court chief justice for action on Russia dossier

11:21pm, 29th August, 2018

Politics

Trump presses Supreme Court chief justice for action on Russia dossier

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court chief justice should tell the head of a national security court to question FBI and Justice Department officials about their use of a so-called Russia dossier as part of a collusion prob...

Britain presses for more EU sanctions against Russia

7:13pm, 20th August, 2018

UK

Britain presses for more EU sanctions against Russia

Britain on Tuesday will call for the European Union to increase sanctions against Russia, saying the bloc had to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the United States, which hit Moscow with new economic curbs this month.

Intense fighting in Afghan city Ghazni as Taliban presses

6:12am, 12th August, 2018

World

Intense fighting in Afghan city Ghazni as Taliban presses

Taliban insurgents attacked police headquarters and other government buildings in Ghazni in central Afghanistan on Sunday and were threatening to seize control of the city, with the main highway now heavily mined, local lawmakers and residents said.

'Brexit continues to mean Brexit' - May presses on with her plan

8:53am, 18th July, 2018

UK

'Brexit continues to mean Brexit' - May presses on with her plan

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday her government has begun negotiations with the European Union based on her hard-won Brexit plan, pressing on with a proposal roundly criticised by both wings of her Conservative Party.

Setting out vision for future ties, Britain's May presses Brexit plans

7:47am, 12th July, 2018

UK

Setting out vision for future ties, Britain's May presses Brexit plans

British Prime Minister Theresa May published her blueprint for relations with the European Union after Brexit on Thursday, putting at its core a plan for a free trade area for goods that has angered many in her party.

Exclusive: China presses Europe for anti-U.S. alliance on trade

9:49am, 3rd July, 2018

Business

Exclusive: China presses Europe for anti-U.S. alliance on trade

BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - China is putting pressure on the European Union to issue a strong joint statement against President Donald Trump's trade policies at a summit later this month but is facing resistance, European officials said.

Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest Syria

7:15pm, 22nd June, 2018

World

Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest Syria

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the country's southwest on Friday for the first time in a year, a war monitor and rebel officials said, in defiance of U.S. demands that President Basha...