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Showdown looms as new British PM wants to redo Brexit deal

On his first full day in office, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the European Union on Thursday to rethink its ...

The Latest: Juncker: EU won't reopen talks on Brexit deal

The Latest on Britain's new government (all times local): 5:35 p.m. EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has ...

Ursula von der Leyen, Mateusz Morawiecki

EU president-elect in Poland for talks on migration, law

European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen met with Poland's prime minister Thursday to discuss the executive ...

The Latest: German minister confirmed for top EU post

The Latest on the EU parliament vote on European Commission president (all times local): 7:35 p.m. The European Union's ...

Ursula von der Leyen

German defense minister resigns to pursue EU's top job

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen says she is resigning from Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet to focus on ...

Ursula von der Leyen, David Sassoli

EU political groups won't back nominee before vote

The nominee for president of the European Union's executive arm said Wednesday she would put respect for the rule of law and ...

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The Latest: Euro ministers reject new Greek PM's appeal

The Latest on Greece's election of a new government (all times local): 11:20 p.m. Greece's bailout creditors have rejected ...

The Latest: EU nominee seeks support, vows to listen

The Latest on key appointments at the European Union (all times local): 6:00 p.m. Ursula von der Leyen is promising to ...

The Latest: Macron looks at Brexit as EU picks new leaders

The Latest on the European Union summit (all times local): 10:25 p.m. French President Emmanuel Macron says a no-deal Brexit ...

Analysis: EU leaders leader fail again to share out top jobs

European Union leaders let their people down Monday. And now they're hoping some sleep will help them save face and wrap up ...

The Latest: Merkel backs extra time for EU's top jobs

The Latest on the European Union summit (all times local): 1:25 p.m. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says it's worth spending ...

The Latest: EU hails new trade deal with Mercosur

The Latest on the European Union-Mercosur trade deal (all times local): 3:20 p.m. The European Union is hailing its new trade ...

Donald Trump

G-20 leaders clash over values, face calls to protect growth

World leaders attending a Group of 20 summit in Japan that began Friday are clashing over values that have served for decades ...

Macron says 3 candidates for top EU job have been ruled out

French President Emmanuel Macron declared Friday that three top candidates to become head of the European Union's powerful ...

EU rules out reopening Brexit deal whoever replaces May

The European Union insisted Friday that it will not reopen the Brexit withdrawal agreement with the U.K. government whoever ...

EU fails to reach top jobs deal, will try again June 30

European Union leaders failed to reach a deal early Friday on candidates for a full slate of the bloc's top jobs and ...

The Latest: Juncker: filling Europe's top jobs won't be easy

The Latest on the EU summit on the candidates for the bloc's top jobs (all times local): 2:20 a.m. European commission ...

Scottish leader: Brexit signals need to chart future path

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says Brexit and the "horror show" of the British government leadership contest are ...

Conservative rivals battle as May exits, defeated by Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May formally steps down as Conservative Party leader on Friday, defeated by the Brexit ...

EU urges US to respect both sides in Mideast peace moves

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is urging the United States to respect the needs of both Israelis and the ...