U.K. backs new vote that may decide Brexit
Brexit will serve as backdrop to a weary electorate's choices after lawmakers voted to authorize the first December national election in almost a century.
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E.U. and U.K. reach tentative Brexit deal
E.U. leaders unanimously approved a tentative Brexit agreement with the U.K. if it leaves the 28-nation bloc in November.
G-7 allies in turmoil over trade and climate as Trump takes hard line
The summit in France was overshadowed by fears of an escalating trade war between the United States and China.
European Investment Bank may ban funding for fossil fuel energy
The aim is to help fulfill the Paris Agreement’s goal of preventing average global temperatures from rising more than 2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, or 1.5° if possible.
Trump's anti-internationalism strains Western military alliance
After calling NATO obsolete and suggesting America might not defend other alliance members, U.S. President Donald Trump demanded other members raise their defense spending.