Negotiation

Erdogan: Turkey will not bow to ‘imperialist expansionism’ in east Med

Turkish President Erdogan says issues pertaining to continental shelves and rights to energy resources in eastern Mediterranean will only be resolved through a dialogue including all stakeholders.

European Union stunt with Brexit is a suicide pill

Panicky and desperate moves by Brussels to bully Boris Johnson are going to backfire.

Germany sees increased risk of Brexit if Britain refuses to extend deadline

Britain left the EU in January, and talks with the bloc are now focused on setting new trading terms from 2021, when London's status-quo transition period ends.

Taliban warn peace deal with US near breaking point

Meanwhile, President Ashraf Ghani has announced his new Cabinet even as he squabbles with his main political challenger over last year's election results.

EU leaders clash at 'very tough' budget summit

European Union leaders began talks on a joint 2021-27 budget that will need to fill $81 billion hole left by Britain's departure just as they face costly climate and other challenges.

Through the Brexit looking glass: What changes and what stays the same?

Britain leaves the European Union today and starts work to rewrite its relationship with the bloc. Britain joined what was then called the European Economic Community on January 1, 1973, and voted out on June 23, 2016 in a referendum by the Tories.

EU chiefs sign Brexit deal ahead of parliamentary vote

The leaders of two of the European Union’s main institutions signed the divorce agreement governing Britain’s departure from the bloc next week, sealing the penultimate step in Brexit at a ceremony held without media access.

UK PM sends unsigned letter to EU asking for Brexit delay

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent an unsigned letter to the EU seeking a delay to Britain's impending departure from the bloc, as required by law. But he followed it with a signed letter indicating that he does not favor another extension.

Britain unveils new Brexit plan with warning over no deal

Central to plan is removal of so-called "backstop" to prevent return of customs posts between EU member Ireland and British province of Northern Ireland once UK ends its 46-year involvement in European economic bloc.

British PM Johnson vows to stay put to hit October 31 Brexit deadline

At the beginning of his party's annual conference in the northern city of Manchester, Johnson wants to rally his party with the "do or die" message that he will deliver Brexit by the end of October, with or without a deal.

Britons protest Johnson's Brexit move

The protests come ahead of an intense political week in which Johnson's opponents will seek to block the move in court and legislate against a no-deal departure from the EU — and could even try to topple his government in a no-confidence vote.

UK's Johnson presses for fresh Brexit talks in Paris

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace a day after talks in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, pressing them to accept his request to reopen Brexit negotiations.