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Iran media slam MPs for taking ‘selfies of humiliation’ with EU diplomat

TEHRAN: Iran's newspapers were dominated on Monday by accusations that lawmakers had embarrassed themselves by… Read More

EU sounds alarm, urges US to coordinate on Russia sanctions

BRUSSELS: The European Union sounded an alarm on Saturday about moves in the US Congress… Read More

WTO rules in Pakistan’s favour over PET exports to European Union

GENEVA: The World Trade Organisation has ruled that measures by European Commission on export of… Read More

Britain to hold special two-year parliament session to tackle Brexit

LONDON: The British parliament will hold a rare two-year legislative session to tackle the complexities… Read More

Sri Lanka pressed over anti-Muslim hate crimes

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka-based Western diplomats on Thursday urged Colombo to investigate a wave of anti-Muslim… Read More

Trump scolds NATO on spending and terror

BRUSSELS: US President Donald Trump on Thursday berated NATO allies for not doing enough on… Read More

Key points from May’s Brexit letter

LONDON: Calling for a "deep and special partnership" with Brussels, Prime Minister Theresa May struck… Read More

Thousands march in London against looming Brexit

LONDON: Tens of thousands of pro-EU protesters took to London's streets on Saturday, in defiance… Read More

Britain will be ‘just fine’ post-Brexit: Apple CEO Tim Cook

LONDON: Britain will be "just fine" after it leaves the European Union, Apple's chief executive Tim… Read More

EU charges Facebook with misleading information during WhatsApp takeover

LONDON: The European Union antitrust regulators have charged Facebook Inc (FB.O) with providing misleading information during… Read More

WTO seeks trade deal on ‘green’ products

GENEVA: The heavyweights of world trade, including the United States, China and Japan, meet in… Read More

EU banks at risk from bad loans, low profit: regulator

LONDON: The greatest risks facing European Union banks are high levels of bad loans and… Read More

EU mission satisfied with efforts to eliminate child, bonded labour

ISLAMABAD: The European Union’s GSP Plus Assessment Mission has applauded Government of Pakistan’s efforts in… Read More

EU commissioner apologises for derogatory remarks about Chinese people

BRUSSELS: EU Commissioner Guenther Oettinger on Thursday apologised for derogatory remarks about Chinese people, whom he dubbed… Read More

Banks readying to leave Brexit Britain

LONDON: International banks based in Britain are readying to relocate some operations outside of the… Read More

Thousands march in Europe against EU-Canada trade deal

PARIS: Thousands of people demonstrated Saturday in France, Spain and Poland against a EU-Canada free… Read More

Turkey will lift state of emergency when situation “normalises”

STRASBOURG: The state of emergency declared in Turkey after a July 15 coup attempt will be… Read More

Business leaders urge London against ‘hard’ Brexit

LONDON: British business leaders on Saturday urged the government to rule out a hard break… Read More

World Bank says Brexit has little impact on Asia

SINGAPORE: Britain's shock decision to leave the European Union will not be as damaging to… Read More

WTO drastically cuts global trade forecast

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization on Tuesday downshifted its global trade forecast, warning that anti-globalisation rhetoric… Read More