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The embattled leader is facing a rebellion in her own party and from parliamentary allies that threatens to sink both the agreement and her leadership. (Photo: File)

Theresa May heads to Europe in bid to save Brexit deal under fire

'I will now do everything I possibly can to secure further assurances,' May told mutinous MPs.

11 Dec 2018 9:18 AM

India's emissions look set to continue their strong growth by an average of 6.3 per cent in 2018. (Photo: PTI)

India 4th highest emitter of carbon dioxide, says study

Top emitters in 2017, which covered 58 pc of global emissions, were China, US, European Union and India.

07 Dec 2018 2:01 PM

The European Commission in April drafted rules to prevent unfair business practices by app stores, search engines, e-commerce sites and hotel booking websites. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Tech giants in spotlight as EU lawmakers consider strong action

Lawmakers have also come up with a list of unfair trading practices which they want to ban.

05 Dec 2018 12:16 PM

UK must accept it’s no longer a world power

Internationally, the loss will be of a model that inspired a fractured and warring world to seek cohesion.

04 Dec 2018 1:37 AM

Activists hold flares during their rally in front of the Ukrainian parliament. (Photo: AFP)

Ukrainian President warns of threat of 'full-scale war' with Russia

The number of Russian units deployed along the Ukraine-Russian border has 'grown dramatically' while number of Russian tanks has tripled.

28 Nov 2018 9:03 AM

May is meeting the other 27 EU leaders in Brussels this weekend to sign off on a divorce treaty and political declaration to end more than 40 years as part of the world's biggest trading bloc. (Photo: File | AFP)

'Save our Brexit': In letter to UK, Theresa May asks people to back her

In her letter, May urged Britons to start new era of political unity when it leaves EU on March 29, 2019.

25 Nov 2018 10:28 AM

May’s exit looms: No takers for Brexit deal

The DUP has now indicated it will not support the deal she has negotiated, leaving her without a majority in Parliament.

24 Nov 2018 1:01 AM

May on Thursday told MPs they faced the possibility of Britain exiting the EU with no deal or no Brexit at all if they failed to back her draft agreement with Brussels. (Photo: File)

Amid resignations, UK PM Theresa May says it is her draft or 'no Brexit'

'We can choose to leave with no Brexit deal at all or we can choose to unite and support the best deal that can be negotiated,' May said.

15 Nov 2018 4:43 PM

'If nothing extraordinary happens, we will hold a European Council meeting in order to finalise and formalise the Brexit agreement. It will take place on Sunday the 25th of November at 9:30 am,' Tusk said. (Photo: AP)

Brexit deal to be signed on November 25 in summit, says EU President

'If nothing extraordinary happens, we will hold European Council meeting in order to finalise, formalise Brexit deal,' EU president said.

15 Nov 2018 1:34 PM

Israel’s new homeland law is reeking of racism, many liken it to ‘apartheid’

The law also enshrines Jerusalem as the capital and Hebrew as its state language, leaving Arabic with a mere special status.

12 Nov 2018 5:44 AM

Trump has long argued that the 2015 nuclear deal is badly flawed, in part because its provisions would expire in 10 to 15 years and partly because it does not adequately constrain Iran's destabilising behaviour in the region. (Photo: File)

'Toughest ever placed': US sanctions on Iran come into effect from today

Saudi Arabia is the only country with the capacity to make up for lost Iranian oil production.

05 Nov 2018 9:39 AM

'We saw belongings such as life jackets, pants, clothes scattered on the seabed,' Syaugi said. 'We believe the fuselage will be around there, we hope that our target can be found.' (Photo: File)

Lion Air crash search finds debris, belongings on seafloor

The location of the airplane’s 'black box' flight data recorder has been identified, but strong currents prevented it from being recovered.

01 Nov 2018 3:40 PM

Trump said the American economy is doing well and he has been receiving congratulatory message from across the world. (Photo: File)

China having hard time, says Donald Trump over trade war

The two nations had already imposed tariffs on USD 50 billion of each other’s goods before the September sanctions.

01 Nov 2018 2:58 PM

The move follows the Trump administration's renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico and its push to correct what Trump maintains is an unbalanced trade picture. (Photo: AP | File)

US calls for separate trade agreements with EU, Japan, UK

US Trade Representative Lighthizer said the administration notified Congress of its intent to negotiate the three separate trade agreements.

17 Oct 2018 2:02 PM

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the House of Commons, London, with an update on the latest developments in the Brexit negotiations. (Photo: AP)

Brexit deal achievable amid drifts with EU, says Theresa May

May said EU had responded positively to her proposal for time-bound UK-wide arrangement until solution to Irish border can be worked out.

16 Oct 2018 2:41 PM

If May secures a deal with the EU, she has to get the British parliament to approve it and would need the backing of about 320 lawmakers to get approval. (Photo: File)

40 lawmakers may vote down Theresa May's Brexit deal: Ex-minister

'Colleagues will not tolerate a half in, half out Brexit,' said Baker, who served as a junior Brexit minister in May's government.

09 Oct 2018 3:44 PM

Authorities discovered the body of 30-year-old Viktoria Marinova on Saturday in the northern town of Ruse near the Romanian border. (Photo: AFP)

Bulgarian journalist Marinova, who reported on corruption, raped and murdered

Marinova was a director of TVN, a small TV station in Ruse, and a TV presenter for two investigative programs.

09 Oct 2018 12:15 PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AFP)

Threatened on several fronts, Britain’s Theresa May may find it hard to survive

Theresa May, in her subsequent presentation to the conference, thrust a trishul of persuasion forward.

06 Oct 2018 1:59 PM

Today, Murad and her friend Lamia Haji Bashar, joint recipients of the EU's 2016 Sakharov human rights prize, continue the fight for the 3,000 Yazidis who remain missing, presumed still in captivity. (Photo: AP)

Nadia Murad: From jihadist slave to Nobel laureate

Murad and Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege were jointly awarded prize for ‘efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.’

05 Oct 2018 3:16 PM

What will the question be if there is a 2nd vote on Brexit?

The electorate could be asked whether or not it accepts the deal negotiated by its government with the EU.

27 Sep 2018 12:12 AM

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