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Queen Elizabeth II announced in a speech to lawmakers a list of 26 new bills ranging from implementing a yet-to-be finalised EU divorce agreement to criminal sentencing and the environment. (Photo: File)

'Brexit on October 31 a 'priority' for British govt,' says Queen Elizabeth II

'My government intends to work towards a new partnership with the European Union, based on free trade and friendly cooperation,' she said,

15 Oct 2019 10:21 AM

Johnson hopes a deal will be agreed in time for EU leaders to approve it at a summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. (Photo: File)

'There's a way forward for Brexit that could secure interests,' says Boris Johnson

Britain said the latest talks had been 'constructive' and there would be more talks on Monday.

14 Oct 2019 10:05 AM

France and Germany have said that Libra, whose size would dwarf cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, could limit their monetary sovereignty.

Spooked by Libra, EU pledges to regulate digital currencies

Lawmakers had previously considered regulation of cryptocurrencies a marginal issue, until the emergence of talks about launching Libra.

09 Oct 2019 12:24 PM

Johnson has received a rapturous welcome at the first party conference since Conservative members elected him as leader in July with one purpose -- to get Britain out of the EU. (Photo: AP)

Boris Johnson to unveil new Brexit plan in closing address

Johnson has pledged to renegotiate the exit terms May agreed with Brussels, which MPs rejected three times.

02 Oct 2019 3:10 PM

Prime Minister spoke in Tamil and glorified the Dravidian language and culture at the UNGA. (Photo: File)

Why did Modi invoke ancient Tamil poet to stress India's unity in diversity?

This is not for the first that an Indian leader has echoed these words on an International forum.

28 Sep 2019 11:56 AM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is adamant on Britain exiting the European club by October 31, and just may be able to pull off a deal with Brussels — but is disinclined to request a delay should an agreement not be reached by mid-October, as the House of Commons has explicitly decreed. (Photo: AP)

Brexit blues: UK’s future is uncertain and unwritten, given the acrimony today

On the other hand, culturally and economically, Britain was hardly cut off from the Continent in the decades leading up to its EEC accession.

26 Sep 2019 12:57 AM

The strident message paralleled stepped-up moves by Brussels and London to hand out blame for a chaotic no-deal Brexit. (Photo: AP)

European Union warns no-deal Brexit imminent if UK doesn't get serious

The warning came two days after Juncker and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met in Luxembourg for talks.

18 Sep 2019 5:51 PM

The iPhone maker is appealing to Europe’s second highest court to overturn the European Commission’s 2016 ruling that it pay the record sum to Ireland. (Photo: AP)

Apple says USD14 billion EU tax order 'defies reality and common sense'

The European Union’s order to Apple to pay EUR 13 billion (USD14 billion) in back taxes ‘defies reality and common sense’, the US firm said

18 Sep 2019 10:02 AM

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) contains Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives and India.

Let’s have free movement within Saarc

The citizens of Poland and Portugal can move to London or Copenhagen freely and set up home and family there.

15 Sep 2019 12:05 AM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AFP)

Will PM Boris be forced to resign next week?

No wonder the British are calling their hapless Prime Minister benighted Boris

14 Sep 2019 12:25 AM

Murrells said that fruit like apples, pears, blueberries and strawberries might have to be transported more expensively via air freight from the Southern hemisphere to avoid congested ports. (Photo: ANI)

Fruits, not toilet paper, likely to be in short supply in UK after Brexit deal

The government has demanded that supermarkets prepare for a potentially chaotic no-deal Brexit by stockpiling food.

13 Sep 2019 8:56 AM

Johnson was confronted by the question about misleading the Queen, a day after the Scottish High Court ruled that his move to seek a prorogation of Parliament from the monarch was "unlawful". (Photo: File)

Didn’t lie to Queen over Parliament suspension: UK PM Boris Johnson

The power to prorogue the UK Parliament lies with the British monarch, who conventionally acts on the advice of the Prime Minister.

13 Sep 2019 8:51 AM

Johnson appeared to have lost control of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union with the approval of the law, which obliges him to seek a delay unless he can strike a new deal at an EU summit next month. (Photo: file)

'Would not request an extension to Brexit,' says British PM Boris Johnson

For the second time in a week, lawmakers then rejected Johnson’s request to try to break the deadlock through an early national election.

10 Sep 2019 9:47 AM

In a session that ran well past midnight, Parliament enacted a law to block a no-deal Brexit next month, ordered the government to release private communications about its Brexit plans and rejected Johnson's call for a snap election to break the political deadlock. (Photo: File)

Boris Johnson suspends UK Parliament for 5 weeks after another Brexit defeat

Parliament was suspended until Oct 14, a drastic move that gives Johnson a respite from rebellious lawmakers as he plots his next move.

10 Sep 2019 8:04 AM

The draft, which now requires formal assent by Queen Elizabeth II to become law, would seek to postpone Brexit beyond the current deadline of October 31 if Johnson does not manage to strike a divorce agreement with the EU next month. (Photo: AP)

Blow for Johnson as UK upper house clears law to block no-deal Brexit

Johnson received a boost when the High Court in London rejected a legal challenge against his decision to suspend parliament from next week.

07 Sep 2019 11:02 AM

Johnson was criticised earlier this week for describing Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn as a "great big girl's blouse" - a coward - for refusing to support his call for a snap election. (Photo: File)

Boris Johnson described former PM Cameron as 'girly swot' in memo: report

A leaked copy of the note revealed the redacted words were 'a girly swot Cameron', said Sky News which published it.

07 Sep 2019 10:12 AM

Germany's economy contracted on weaker exports in the second quarter, and leading economists say it is facing a recession, as German firms have been caught in the crossfire of a US-China trade war. (Photo: AP)

'Hope China, US trade problems will be over soon,' says Merkel

Merkel made the remarks at the start of formal talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at Beijing's Great Hall of People during trip to China.

06 Sep 2019 10:34 AM

Johnson expressed regret about his brother Jo's resignation as a junior universities minister a few hours earlier, which only reinforced the sense of a government in crisis. (Photo: AP)

'Would rather be dead in ditch than delay Brexit,' says Boris Johnson

MPs in the House of Commons this week passed a bill that could stop Johnson taking Britain out of EU without a divorce deal with Brussels.

06 Sep 2019 8:31 AM

The Adrian Darya 1 was held for six weeks by the British overseas territory of Gibraltar on suspicion that it was set to deliver oil from Iran to its main Arab ally Syria -- a violation of European Union sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad’s iron-fisted regime. (Representational Image)

US offered millions to Indian captain in bid to seize Iranian tanker

US has unilaterally threatened sanctions aimed at ending all oil sales by Iran in bid to diminish the clerical regime’s regional influence.

05 Sep 2019 1:57 PM

‘Will take UK out of EU on Oct 31 if I am still PM': Boris Johnson

'If I am still PM after Tuesday the 15th of Oct then we will leave on 31st of Oct with, I hope, a much better deal,' Johnson said.

05 Sep 2019 10:42 AM

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