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3:22pm, 31st March, 2019

Turkish opposition set to seize Ankara in major setback for Erdogan

Turkey's main opposition party appeared on course to seize control of Ankara in Sunday's local elections, defeating President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party in the capital for the first time since he came to power 16 years ago.

Luxembourg court delivers setback to 9/11 families' Iran claims

10:35am, 27th March, 2019

US

Luxembourg court delivers setback to 9/11 families' Iran claims

A Luxembourg court refused on Wednesday to enforce a U.S. ruling that would have helped families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks claim Iranian assets held with a Luxembourg-based clearing house.

Brexit setback for May: speaker rules she must change her plan to get another vote

12:06pm, 18th March, 2019

UK

Brexit setback for May: speaker rules she must change her plan to get another vote

Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans were thrown into turmoil on Monday when the speaker of parliament said she could not put her divorce deal to a new vote unless it was re-presented in a substantially different form.

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces first fiscal setback as judges' pay rises

8:10pm, 7th November, 2018

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces first fiscal setback as judges' pay rises

Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro faced the first setback in his plans to reduce the country's massive deficit on Wednesday, as the Senate approved a 16 percent pay rise for the judiciary against his wishes.

In setback for Trump, Democrats seize U.S. House control

3:24am, 7th November, 2018

US

In setback for Trump, Democrats seize U.S. House control

Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, giving them the opportunity to block Trump's agenda and open his administration to intense scrutiny.

Merkel's Bavarian allies suffer bruising election setback

11:24am, 14th October, 2018

World

Merkel's Bavarian allies suffer bruising election setback

Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies suffered their worst election result since 1950 on Sunday, bleeding votes to the far-right in a setback that risks widening divisions within Germany's crisis-prone national government.

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Turkish opposition set to seize Ankara in major setback for Erdogan

Luxembourg court delivers setback to 9/11 families' Iran claims

Brexit setback for May: speaker rules she must change her plan to get another vote

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces first fiscal setback as judges' pay rises

In setback for Trump, Democrats seize U.S. House control

Merkel's Bavarian allies suffer bruising election setback

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

Divers search for last bodies in California boat fire, investigations begin

Hungary charges Syrian accused of beheading, killing for IS

Executive's flight to PSA highlights Renault-Nissan alliance tensions

Democrats plan to probe Trump's role in hush-money payments: report