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Barnier sees Brexit progress but 'stumbling blocks remain'

EU negotiator Michel Barnier said Thursday that talks with Britain on a post-Brexit trade deal were progressing but that there had been no breakthrough. "Good progress, but last stumbling blocks remain. We will only sign a deal protecting EU interests and principles," Barnier tweeted after...

Macron tests positive for COVID-19, cancels Lebanon visit

 French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, following a week when he has met with numerous European leaders. The French and Spanish prime ministers are among those self-isolating because they had recent contact with him. Macron took a test "as soon as the...

IS widow convicted in Charlie Hebdo, kosher market attacks

The fugitive widow of an Islamic State gunman and a man described as his logistician on Wednesday were convicted of terrorism charges and sentenced to 30 years in prison in the trial of 14 people linked to the January 2015 attacks in Paris against the satirical Charlie Hebdo newspaper and a...

Germany sees highest daily virus deaths since outbreak

Germany on Wednesday reported 952 fatalities from the novel coronavirus, the biggest single-day rise in the country since the beginning of the pandemic. The country also saw 27,728 new infections over the past 24 hours, up from 14,432 new cases confirmed on Tuesday, according to the...