European Union

UK PM Johnson’s Parliament majority down to one after by-election

10:05 pm August 2, 2019

London: Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s already slim parliamentary majority has been cut down further to just one with the loss of an MP to the anti-Brexit Liberal Democrat party in a by-election in Wales. In one of his first major election clashes since taking over from Theresa May last month, Johnson’s Conservative Party […]

Boris Johnson planning to put UK on obesity-busting diet: Report

Boris Johnson tries to reassure on Brexit as pound slumps

7:20 pm July 30, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was visiting Wales on Tuesday as part of a national tour intended to reassure Britons that his hard-Brexit push won’t hurt the economy and rip apart the UK. He faces a tough reception from farmers a group central to the Welsh economy who fear economic havoc if Britain leaves […]

Theresa May speaks of Brexit frustration in final interview as British PM

9:10 pm July 13, 2019

London: Theresa May has spoken of her frustration over not being able to see Brexit through and underestimating how “entrenched” the country’s MPs had become on the issue of Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) in her final television interview as British Prime Minister. May, who is currently serving as caretaker Prime Minister during […]

UK Opposition Labour commits to anti-Brexit campaign

10:33 pm July 9, 2019

London: Britain’s Opposition Labour Party on Tuesday called on the next British Prime Minister to call another referendum before taking the UK out of the European Union (EU) as it committed to campaign for the remaining in the 28-member economic bloc in such a vote. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party has decided to […]

Heatwave adds to the woes of migrants stranded in Bosnia

2:43 pm July 7, 2019

Bihac (Bosnia and Herzegovina): Stranded in Bosnia, thousands of migrants face yet one more hurdle on their journey towards the European Union: the scorching summer heat in the Balkans. Under a leaden sky, Saleh Alhasan and his friends hurry to reach the shade of the woods after failing yet again to cross the border to […]