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UK lawmakers vote to delay final Brexit decision again

10:14 pm October 19, 2019

LONDON: In major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.K. lawmakers voted Saturday to postpone a decision on whether to back his Brexit deal with the European Union, throwing a wrench into government plans to leave the bloc at the end of this month. The prime minister is now required by law to ask […]

UK Brexit vote amendment would allow fresh delay

9:25 pm October 19, 2019

London : The British parliament may end up forcing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to request another Brexit delay on Saturday and give only provisional support to his divorce deal with the EU. An amendment penned by former government minister Oliver Letwin would have the effect of forcing Johnson to write a letter to Brussels requesting […]

Johnson returns to London to drum up support for Brexit deal

7:25 pm October 18, 2019

London: After winning the backing of European Union leaders for his new Brexit deal , Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in London Friday looking to secure enough support to get the deal through the fractious British Parliament. Johnson returned overnight for what is expected to be a busy day attempting to persuade lawmakers to vote […]

Bad weather: Plane carrying Britain's royal couple Prince William and his wife Kate to Islamabad returns to Lahore

Bad weather: Plane carrying UK royal couple to Islamabad returns to Lahore

11:34 pm October 17, 2019

Islamabad: The plane carrying Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate to Islamabad from Lahore on Thursday evening had to abort landing in Pakistan’s capital due to bad weather and was forced to return to the country’s cultural hub. The royal couple were being flown back to Islamabad after a day-long trip to Lahore during […]

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Macron and Merkel try to showcase unity as Brexit looms

9:01 pm October 16, 2019

TOULOUSE, France: President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Angela Merkel sought Wednesday to demonstrate the solidity of the French-German relationship at a meeting in southern France, one day before a key EU summit that may approve a divorce deal with Britain. They started with a visit to the headquarters of plane-maker Airbus, widely seen as a […]