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May fails to win over her party ahead of Brexit vote
Britain's exit from the European Union hung in the balance on Tuesday after Prime Minister Theresa May's newly won assurances on her divorce deal failed to win over the main Brexit faction in her Conservative Party hours before a vote in pa...
British PM May fails to win over her party ahead of Brexit vote
Britain's exit from the European Union hung in the balance on Tuesday after Prime Minister Theresa May's newly won assurances on her divorce deal failed to win over the main Brexit faction in her Conservative Party hours before a vote in pa...
Blizzard threatens U.S. central plains with two feet of snow
A late-winter storm this week could dump up to two feet (60 cm) of snow in the U.S. central plain states, potentially snarling travel and bringing flooding to the upper Midwest, U.S. forecasters said on Tuesday.
Merkel: EU has made clear, far-reaching proposals on Brexit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday the European Union had made clear, far-reaching proposals to Britain on Brexit and that applying pressure was not the right way to convince London.
Brexit hangs in the balance as parliament to vote on May's tweaked deal
Britain's exit from the European Union hung in the balance on Tuesday after the government's lawyer said last-minute "legally binding" assurances won by Prime Minister Theresa May to her divorce deal left the risk over the Irish backstop "u...
Global Boeing fears grow, families await Ethiopia crash remains
Singapore, Australia, Malaysia and Oman became the latest nations to suspend Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on Tuesday, while identification of the Ethiopian crash's 157 victims dragged and black boxes were yet to yield the cause.
Pelosi: 'I'm not for impeachment' of Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump should not be impeached unless the reasons are overwhelming and bipartisan, given how divisive it would be for the country, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a Washington Post interview published on Monday.
Prize-winning author, 21 U.N. workers among dead in Ethiopian Airlines crash
(Corrects flight number to ET 302 in first paragraph of this March 11 story.)
UK attorney general says no legal means of exiting backstop unilaterally
Attorney General Geoffrey Cox said on Tuesday a revised divorce deal with the European Union had not given Britain legal means of exiting the so-called backstop arrangement unilaterally if "intractable differences" arose.
Ticking clock may save Trump from impeachment in Congress
A momentous question hanging over Washington is whether investigations into President Donald Trump will prompt the U.S. Congress to try to remove him from office through the impeachment process set out in the U.S. Constitution.
Czech PM says defense spending rising to reach NATO target
The Czech Republic will keep raising its defense spending as it works to reach the level of 2 percent of gross domestic product in 2024, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Tuesday.
Labor unions wield increased clout in crowded Democratic 2020 race
Former Vice President Joe Biden, who is weighing a 2020 presidential bid, will find a friendly audience on Tuesday when he addresses a meeting of the International Association of Firefighters in Washington.
Brexit hangs in balance as parliament to vote on May's tweaked deal
The future of Britain's exit from the European Union hung in the balance on Tuesday as lawmakers prepared to vote on a divorce deal after Prime Minister Theresa May won last-minute assurances from the European Union.
Kremlin says talks with Japan over territorial dispute could take years
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that talks with Japan aimed at clinching a World War Two peace treaty between the two countries and ending a territorial dispute over a chain of islands in the Pacific could go on for years and were complex.
MMA fighter McGregor arrested in Florida after fan's phone smashed
Conor McGregor was arrested in Miami Beach on Monday after a fan said the Irish mixed martial arts fighter smashed his phone and walked off with the shattered remains, police records show.
Brexit hangs in balance as lawmakers to vote on May's tweaked deal
The future of Britain's exit from the European Union hung in the balance on Tuesday as lawmakers prepared to vote on a divorce deal after Prime Minister Theresa May won last-minute assurances from the European Union.
No EU tax haven blacklist today, chairman Romania says
European Union finance ministers are unlikely to adopt a new blacklist of tax havens at their monthly meeting on Tuesday, the meeting chair, Romanian Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici, told reporters.
After Ghosn, Nissan and Renault retool alliance as 'equals'
Japan's Nissan Motor and France's Renault on Tuesday retooled the board structure of the world's largest car-making alliance, putting themselves as equals after the ouster of former boss Carlos Ghosn.
U.S. religious freedom envoy urges China to release Taiwan activist
The U.S. ambassador for religious freedom on Tuesday called for the release of a Taiwan activist jailed in China, saying the case was highly concerning to the U.S. government.
Labour's Corbyn says May's Brexit deal not even close to changes promised
British Prime Minister Theresa May's assurances on her Brexit divorce deal are not even close to the changes that she promised lawmakers, opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Tuesday.