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'High time we made a decision': May pleads with lawmakers to back her on Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May made an impassioned plea to British lawmakers to support her on Wednesday after the European Union said it could only grant her request to delay Brexit if parliament next week backed her plans for leaving. May had earlier asked the EU to let Britain delay its...
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French soldiers on duty for next 'yellow vest' protest
French soldiers will be deployed Saturday to help guard public buildings, allowing police to focus on dealing with "yellow vest" demonstrators in case of renewed violence in Paris and other cities, the government said Wednesday. The troops will be redeployed from the "Sentinelle"...
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Germany welcomes May’s Brexit delay request
German government has welcomed Wednesday British Prime Minister Theresa May’s request for delaying Brexit until June 30. Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said the leaders of all other 27 EU member states will discuss May’s...
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UK's May asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday she had written to European Council President Donald Tusk to delay Brexit until June 30. But the Commission opposes an extension past the May 23 European election date, according to reports. "As prime minister, I am not prepared to delay...
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