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UK must accept it’s no longer a world power

Internationally, the loss will be of a model that inspired a fractured and warring world to seek cohesion.

04 Dec 2018 1:37 AM

British Prime Minister Theresa May, right, and European Council President Donald Tusk attend a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. (Photo: AP)

EU leaders seal Brexit deal, urge Britons to back PM Theresa May

PM May will now have to see the deal through British parliament amid fierce resistance from both supporters and opponents of Brexit.

25 Nov 2018 5:12 PM

May is meeting the other 27 EU leaders in Brussels this weekend to sign off on a divorce treaty and political declaration to end more than 40 years as part of the world's biggest trading bloc. (Photo: File | AFP)

'Save our Brexit': In letter to UK, Theresa May asks people to back her

In her letter, May urged Britons to start new era of political unity when it leaves EU on March 29, 2019.

25 Nov 2018 10:28 AM

British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AFP)

Theresa May gives way over Gibraltar after ‘threat’

The development threatens, however, to open up a new front in Downing Street’s battle with the critics of May’s deal.

25 Nov 2018 1:52 AM

May’s exit looms: No takers for Brexit deal

The DUP has now indicated it will not support the deal she has negotiated, leaving her without a majority in Parliament.

24 Nov 2018 1:01 AM

May on Thursday told MPs they faced the possibility of Britain exiting the EU with no deal or no Brexit at all if they failed to back her draft agreement with Brussels. (Photo: File)

Amid resignations, UK PM Theresa May says it is her draft or 'no Brexit'

'We can choose to leave with no Brexit deal at all or we can choose to unite and support the best deal that can be negotiated,' May said.

15 Nov 2018 4:43 PM

The resignation of such a senior minister thrusts the United Kingdom into a political crisis just as May was attempting to garner support for a Brexit deal which her opponents have warned could sink her premiership. (Photo: AP)

UK: Brexit Minister Dominic Raab resigns, thrusts PM May's govt into turmoil

'I cannot reconcile the terms of the proposed deal with the promises we made to the country in our manifesto at the last election,' he said.

15 Nov 2018 3:28 PM

Saudi Arabia had said the kingdom would cut its production by 500,000 barrels per day. (Photo: File)

Oil prices rise after Saudi Arabia announces production cuts

Oil prices advanced steadily through Monday, with both Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate seeing gains of more than dollar per barrel.

12 Nov 2018 5:00 PM

A study published last week found that misinformation on social media was spreading at a greater rate than during the run-up to the 2016 presidential vote, which Russia is accused of manipulating through a vast propaganda campaign in favour of Donald Trump, the eventual winner. (Photo: file)

Facebook blocks 30 accounts, 85 on Instagram ahead of US midterm polls

The Instagram accounts were mostly in English, with some 'focused on celebrities, others political debate.'

06 Nov 2018 11:46 AM

Chance for Corbyn if May trips on Brexit

The Conservative Party is in desperate straits over both Brexit and Corbyn. PM Theresa May is looking at the “Exit” door in a sort of daze.

26 Oct 2018 12:08 AM

Britons dreading life outside Europe will rally from all corners to London on Saturday to try to stop their country's looming breakup with the EU. (Representational image)

Worried Britons to rally for second Brexit referendum today

British Prime Minister Theresa May has made it abundantly clear that she has no intention of allowing a do-over.

20 Oct 2018 3:54 PM

Prime Minister Theresa May says she Britain will consider extending the transition period after Brexit for a few months. (Photo: AFP)

Open to extending post-Brexit transition period for few months: British PM May

But May emphasised she did not expect the extension beyond the current date of December 2020 to be needed.

18 Oct 2018 6:07 PM

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the House of Commons, London, with an update on the latest developments in the Brexit negotiations. (Photo: AP)

Brexit deal achievable amid drifts with EU, says Theresa May

May said EU had responded positively to her proposal for time-bound UK-wide arrangement until solution to Irish border can be worked out.

16 Oct 2018 2:41 PM

The Campaign Against Living Miserably, dedicated to preventing male suicide, described the appointment as groundbreaking. (Photo: Twitter | @JackieDP)

UK's Jackie Doyle-Price named world’s first Minister for Suicide Prevention

Theresa May named Jackie Doyle-Price to newly created post as representatives of 50 countries gathered in London for mental health summit.

10 Oct 2018 4:38 PM

If May secures a deal with the EU, she has to get the British parliament to approve it and would need the backing of about 320 lawmakers to get approval. (Photo: File)

40 lawmakers may vote down Theresa May's Brexit deal: Ex-minister

'Colleagues will not tolerate a half in, half out Brexit,' said Baker, who served as a junior Brexit minister in May's government.

09 Oct 2018 3:44 PM

Threatened on several fronts, Britain’s Theresa May may find it hard to survive

Theresa May, in her subsequent presentation to the conference, thrust a trishul of persuasion forward.

06 Oct 2018 1:59 PM

Chess game democracy in the UK?

It’s pocket science to realise that democracy means very different things in different countries and institutions.

29 Sep 2018 12:48 AM

What will the question be if there is a 2nd vote on Brexit?

The electorate could be asked whether or not it accepts the deal negotiated by its government with the EU.

27 Sep 2018 12:12 AM

May is now expected to make an announcement on future immigration rules at her Conservative party's conference next week, before likely introducing proposals later this year. (Photo: File)

UK government 'agrees not to favour EU workers after Brexit'

Ministers gathering on Monday 'unanimously supported a system based on skills rather than nationality', an unnamed source told the BBC.

25 Sep 2018 2:11 PM

'If we are going to achieve a successful conclusion then, just as the UK has evolved its position, the EU will need to evolve its position too,' British Prime Minister Theresa May said. (Photo: File | AP)

Britain, EU clash over who should give ground as Brexit nears

EU Council President Donald Tusk opened a summit in Salzburg with a stark warning that Britain's position on key issues must be 'reworked'.

20 Sep 2018 11:42 AM

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