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Boris Johnson leads race to replace May, vows to deliver on Brexit

10:41 pm June 12, 2019

London: Boris Johnson launches his campaign on Wednesday to replace Theresa May as Britain’s next leader, as lawmakers moved to stop him and other hardliners from delivering a “no deal” Brexit. The former foreign secretary is the favourite among 10 candidates to succeed May, who quit after failing to take Britain out of the European Union on schedule. May has delayed Brexit twice […]

'Moment of truth' at key UN climate summit

Climate protesters chain themselves to Merkel’s chancellery

9:30 pm June 11, 2019

Berlin: Dozens of German “extinction rebellion” protesters Tuesday chained themselves to the fence of Angela Merkel’s chancellery, demanding she declare a “climate emergency”. The activists sent the keys to unlock them to all 13 government ministries along with letters formulating their demands, including to effectively cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2025. “The current […]

French police have smashed a neo-Nazi cell accused of plotting attacks on Jewish or Muslim

France smashes neo-Nazi cell over plot against Jews, Muslims

9:24 pm June 11, 2019

Paris: French police have smashed a neo-Nazi cell accused of plotting attacks on Jewish or Muslim places of worship, legal sources said Tuesday. Five members of the group, who were “close in ideology to the neo-Nazi movement” were charged between September and May over the alleged plot, a source close to the investigation said. “The […]

Russia objects to Ukraine sea dispute case in The Hague

8:19 pm June 10, 2019

The Hague: Russia on Monday objected to a move by Ukraine to drag it before the world’s oldest arbitration tribunal over access to coastal waters around annexed Crimea. Moscow’s lawyers said the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague had no jurisdiction over the case brought by Kiev over the Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait. Russia snatched the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, […]

Britain agrees Brexit trade deal with S Korea

8:03 pm June 10, 2019

London: Britain said Monday it had concluded a trade deal with South Korea to maintain links after Brexit. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has agreed a preliminary deal with Korean Minister of Trade Yoo Myung-Hee in Seoul, the UK government said in a statement. It is Britain’s first post-Brexit trade deal in Asia and follows similar agreements with nations including Chile, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. “The […]