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October 16, 2017

UK, EU leaders agree on need for speed in Brexit talks

Britain's prime minister capped a day of Brexit diplomacy Monday with hugs from the chief of the European Union's executive ...

October 14, 2017

One of world's most remote islands gets commercial flights

One of the world's most remote places became a little less isolated on Saturday when the first commercial flight arrived in ...

October 14, 2017

The Latest: UN leader hopes Iran nuclear deal will stand

The Latest on the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal (all times EDT): 7 p.m. A spokesman says United Nations Secretary-General Antonio ...

October 12, 2017

The Latest: Boris Johnson says EU should show Brexit urgency

The Latest on the Brexit negotiations between the European Union and United Kingdom (all times local): 5:50 p.m.

October 11, 2017

Iran warns of tough response if Trump scuttles nuclear deal

Iran on Wednesday warned of a tough response if President Donald Trump presses ahead with his threats to scuttle the landmark ...

October 10, 2017

The Latest: Radical Catalans make demands on regional govt

The Latest on Catalan authorities' bid for independence (all times local): 11:25 p.m. The far-left separatist Catalan party ...

October 10, 2017

As Brexit looms, UK exports to EU getting more important

The European Union's importance to British exporting firms appears to be growing, official figures showed Tuesday, a ...

October 10, 2017

Australian government: Constitution can't be taken literally

A government lawyer told Australia's High Court on Tuesday that it could not take a constitutional ban on dual citizens being ...

September 22, 2017

The Latest: Trump speaks with Puerto Rico governor

The Latest on Hurricane Maria (all times local): 9:55 p.m. The White House says President Donald Trump has spoken with the ...

September 21, 2017

Leaders to tech firms at UN: Remove terror posts in 2 hours

The leaders of Britain, France and Italy are setting an ambitious goal for tech companies to tackle online posts that promote ...

September 18, 2017

Review: 'Alone' is perfect complement to filmdom's 'Dunkirk'

"Alone" (Liveright Publishing Co.), by Michael Korda Interest in the 1940 cross-channel evacuation of British soldiers amid ...

September 12, 2017

UK tries to protect 4,500 Belfast jobs from Boeing trade row

The British government is trying to find a way to protect some 4,500 jobs in Belfast endangered by a trade dispute.

September 10, 2017

Irma turns Caribbean island paradises into nightmares

Strung like beads along the northeast edge of the Caribbean, the Leeward Islands are tiny, remote and beautiful, with azure ...

September 09, 2017

The Latest: Irma regains strength to Category 5 hurricane

The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local): 11:10 p.m. The National Hurricane Center says Irma has strengthened back into ...

September 08, 2017

The Latest: Hurricane warnings issued for South Florida

The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local): 11:20 p.m. The National Hurricane Center in Miami has issued hurricane ...

September 08, 2017

Nations rush to help islands devastated by Hurricane Irma

French, British and Dutch military authorities rushed aid to a devastated string of Caribbean islands Thursday after ...

September 05, 2017

UK: 4 army members linked to neo-Nazi group arrested

Four serving members of the army were arrested under the Terrorism Act on suspicion of being members of a banned far-right ...

September 04, 2017

The Latest: S. Korea, Japan to build support for sanctions

The Latest on the nuclear test North Korea conducted Sunday — its sixth and largest so far (all times local): 12:30 p.m.

September 01, 2017

RAF becomes UK's 1st service to open up all roles to women

Britain's Royal Air Force has become the country's first military service to open up all roles to women — including close ...