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Brexit bedlam: May's EU divorce deal crushed by 230 votes in parliament

More than 100 of May's own Conservative lawmakers - both Brexit backers and supporters of EU membership - joined forces to vote down the deal.

Jan 16, 2019

By Reuters

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Trump stops short of emergency declaration in border wall fight

The dispute has disrupted everything from air travel to tax collection and suspended pay for 800,000 government workers.

Jan 12, 2019

By Reuters

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Trump Administration News: Who Is The Defense Secretary, Chief Of Staff, Head Of The EPA, Others Amid Cabinet Shakeup?

Trump on Dec. 23 named Patrick Shanahan as the acting Secretary of Defense after abruptly replacing Jim Mattis two months before his resignation date.

Jan 6, 2019

By Alex Perry

Tough South China Sea talks ahead as Vietnam seeks to curb China's actions

It will be negotiated over the coming year by senior ASEAN and Chinese officials and has not yet been released publicly.

Dec 31, 2018

By Reuters

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 6 January 2014.

Bangladesh PM Hasina scores big election win, opposition claims vote rigged

The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which boycotted the last poll in 2014, won just six seats.

Dec 31, 2018

By Reuters

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Trump widens demands in wall standoff, threatens Mexico border closure

Trump is demanding that Congress include his $5 billion in legislation that must be passed to restore funding to the agencies that expired at midnight on Dec. 21.

Dec 29, 2018

By Reuters

Anti-Brexit demonstrators wave EU and Union flags opposite the Houses of Parliament, in London

May's Brexit deal can get through parliament

May pulled a vote on her divorce deal earlier this month after admitting that parliament would reject it.

Dec 28, 2018

By Reuters

China allows first-ever U.S. rice imports in 'goodwill gesture' ahead of trade talks

Nonetheless in July, China formally imposed additional tariffs of 25 percent on U.S. rice, even though imports were not permitted at the time.

Dec 28, 2018

By Reuters

US govt shutdown may extend into January

Speaking of the partial government shutdown, Mick Mulvaney, Trump's budget director and chief of staff said that the shutdown could go on until January and that he doesn't think the discussion around Trump's wall along Mexico border will move too soon.

Dec 24, 2018

By Vanilla Sharma

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Trump, irritated by resignation letter, pushes Mattis out early

A senior White House official said that Trump was irked by the attention given to Mattis' resignation letter.

Dec 24, 2018

By Reuters

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US government to shut down in fight over Trump's border wall

A partial shutdown begins with affected agencies limiting staff to those deemed "essential" to public safety.

Dec 22, 2018

By Reuters

Russia, China, Iran sought to influence U.S. 2018 elections - U.S. spy chief

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats added that the intelligence community did not assess the impact of the foreign influence efforts on the election results.

Dec 22, 2018

By Reuters