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UK government loses House of Lords vote calling for EU customs union

LONDON, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Britain’s House of Lords passed an amendment on Wednesday calling for the government to negotiate…

UK, EU end Brexit talks with no sign of breakthrough

BRUSSELS, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his British counterparts on Tuesday wrapped up the latest…

Venezuela’s Maduro says he will defeat opposition

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro visit the construction site of a hotel complex in Caraballeda, Venezuela March 2, 2019. Photo courtesy…

India plays down US move to end preferential trade treatment

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, March 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — India on Tuesday played down the United States (US) decision to…

Update: Brexit talks resume as divorce day looms

BRUSSELS, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier meets Britain’s negotiating team on Tuesday as both…

British PM May promises £1.6b fund for Brexit-backing towns

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is seen outside of Downing Street in London, Britain, February 27, 2019 LONDON, March 4…

Amid protests, Algeria’s Bouteflika vows to run for last time

Algerians chant slogans under a national flag during a protest rally on Friday. Photo courtesy Twitter ALGIERS, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Iran warns US allies of ‘humiliated citizens’ uprising

Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said US officials “ridicule and humiliate” countries such as Saudi Arabia TEHRAN,…

Damascus Accuses U.S. Of Firing White Phosphorus Munitions In Eastern Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria, Mar 3 (NNN-SANA) – The U.S.-led coalition, on Saturday fired white phosphorus munitions, on a Daesh-held area in…

Ethiopians celebrate defeat of colonialists, call for unity

ADDIS ABABA, March 3 (NN-AGENCIES)- Bedecked in lion mane collars, warriors’ headdresses and military fatigues, thousands of Ethiopians descended on…