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EU to rule on Brexit extension as UK faces possible election
BRUSSELS — Brexit is set to be delayed for a third time after U.K. lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s rushed timetable to force through the necessary laws to leave the European Union. On Tuesday, a majority of MPs (Members of Parliament) signaled their support for the agreement that Johnson reached with the other 27 …
Brexit: EU Chief Donald Tusk recommends three month delay
EU Council President Tusk has tonight confirmed that he will ask the 27 nations of European Union to accept Boris Johnson’s forced request for a three month delay. Mr Johnson has suggested that a January extension following MPs rejecting the timetable to approve his Withdrawal Bill would see him abandon his deal and call a …
Russia’s Vladimir Putin says liberalism has ‘outlived its purpose’
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends the BRICS summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019. Sputnik | Mikhail Klimentyev | Kremlin via REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin believes the dominant western ideology since the end of World War II has “become obsolete.” In an interview with the Financial Times published Friday, the Russian president said liberalism …
