Administration backed measures on the same day Tehran released four American citizens from prison.

Theresa May faces her first Conservative party conference as leader and prime minister this weekend, as the clock ticks for the UK to trigger ‘Article 50’ beginning its two-year EU exit negotiations.

Germany has denied reports that it was preparing to rescue its biggest lender, Deutsche Bank, amid concern over a new systemic crisis in Europe.

There will be no joint EU force and no EU military HQ for a long time to come, defence ministers’ talks in Bratislava on Tuesday indicated.

The United States Сongress has forced through a bill that will allow the families of victims of the September 11 attacks to sue the government of Saudi Arabia.

A referendum on a constitutional reform curbing powers of the Senate and simplifying the legislative process will be held on 4 December, the Italian government announced.

Britain will oppose all EU plans for increased military cooperation that could interfere with NATO.

Mr. Trump’s performance was in sharp contrast to Hillary Clinton, who showed as much ignorance to the law as she has with foreign policy.

Britain has accused Russia of committing “war crimes” in Syria as world powers rounded on Moscow in one of the most bitter meetings of the UN Security Council in recent memory.

The 27 EU leaders, minus Britain, will hold their next summit on post-Brexit reforms in Valetta on 3 February.

EU trade ministers said it was not realistic to finalise talks on the TTIP trade treaty before the end of the year. But they agreed to a similar deal with Canada and will take steps to have it ratified.

Donald Trump is leading Hillary Clinton in the swing states of Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio, thanks to strong support from working-class white and independent voters, new polls by Fox News reveal.

Boris Johnson hinted 22 September that his government is likely to launch EU exit talks early next year, only to be rebuked by his prime minister, Theresa May later on.

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Leaders along the Western Balkan migratory route, which saw 1 million people pass through last year on their way to Germany and northern Europe, pledged not to let the influx repeat this year.

Hungary has distanced itself from threats to veto a UK deal should EU migrants not receive "equal" treatment once Britain leaves the EU.

After a second stinging defeat in two weeks at the ballot boxes, Merkel admitted some mistakes in her refugee policy, but did not reverse her decision to open doors to asylum seekers.

Exit polls on Sunday (18 September) said her centre-right CDU won just 17.5 percent of votes in Berlin, while the centre-left SPD came first on 22 points.

Matteo Renzi has stepped up criticism of other EU leaders by calling the Bratislava summit just a "nice cruise on the Danube".

The 27 EU leaders agreed on a non-binding roadmap to regain momentum after Brexit, but despite the effort to show unity, Italy's Renzi veered off course.

Reacting to ideas on closer EU defence cooperation, discussed at the Bratislava summit on Friday (16 September), Michael Fallon told The Times, a British newspaper: “That is not going to happen”.

"Well, a new poll released Thursday by Suffolk University showed Trump up on Clinton, 42 percent to 39 percent."

Tusk said in Bratislava it would be "easier than you expect" to heal the EU's divisions, but for some leaders the post-Brexit talks are a "moment of truth" for the Union.

As part of our continuing dialogue with Russia, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, met with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Alexander Grushko.

The EU commission plans to name snd shame foreign tax havens in a new list, but will EU capitals keep their friends, such as the US, out of the register?

Germany has temporarily closed its embassy in Turkey over fears of violent demonstrations after a cover by German magazine Der Spiegel angered the authorities.

The people of the United States are ready for change. They’re ready to discard a failed political establishment that disdains, disrespects and looks down on hardworking people.

The EU Commission chief warned Europe is more divided than ever before, but that Brexit does not mean it is falling apart.

In his invitation letter for the 16 September Bratislava summit, Tusk made reference to The Leopard, the famous novel, known for the famous sentence Ў§everything needs to change, so everything can stay the sameЎЁ.

The state of the union speech - Juncker’s second - is seen as an attempt to calm restive voters who have expressed disenchantment with the EU.

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Croatia's centre-right HDZ party won Sunday's snap elections by 61 seats against a socialist opposition bloc on 54.

Sir Julian King, the likely last EU commissioner from the UK, refused to be drawn into speculation on Brexit.

EU missions should in future be commanded out of an EU military HQ with joint medical and logistical support, according to Franco-German proposals.

Germany and France have drawn up plans for closer EU defence cooperation, including a new military HQ and swifter deployment of overseas missions.

Scotland’s minister in charge of Brexit negotiations has called for talks with the UK government to begin immediately, reports.

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Catalonia 11 September to support a break from Spain which local leaders want to deliver for next year in spite of legal blocks by the central government.

For the first time in a long while, her true feelings came out, showing bigotry and hatred for millions of Americans.

The US and Russia have agreed to impose a ceasefire in Syria and to coordinate military operations against terrorist groups in the country should the action hold.

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AfD party could win 15 percent of votes at the Berlin state election on Sunday, according to the latest polls.

Cqil, Italy's largest trade union, has called its members to vote no at referendum on constitutional reform later this year.

Oligarchs, Kremlin aides, and security chiefs remain banned from EU until at least March next year, but Brexit could help Russia to get off the hook on economic sanctions.

Belgian federalist Guy Verhofstadt is to represent the EU parliament in Brexit talks, with MEPs convinced the Brits will like his forthright style.

Despite some conciliatory voices, Croatia's latest election has been overshadowed by nationalistic rhetoric, irking its neighbour, Serbia.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was met by thousands of supporters at his Greenville rally. It’s the first time since 2008 that someone running for president has made a stop in the city.

As the EU enters a period of reflection after the UK referendum, some of its members seem to be moving towards a more variable geometry under which they seek to align by regional affinity.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday (7 September) said ex-Soviet Georgia has moved closer to membership, in a show of support for the tiny Caucasus nation despite fierce opposition from Russia.

The German chancellor, in her first speech since the bruising defeat of her party to anti-immigrant AfD over the weekend, defended her migrant-welcome policy.

A Russian fighter jet carried out an "unsafe and unprofessional" intercept of a US spy plane flying a regular patrol over the Black Sea.

The EU 27 will gather in Bratislava mid-Spetember to give new momentum to the bloc after Brexit, but few concrete results expected as member states struggle to show unity.

88 retired U.S. generals and admirals, including four 4-star and fourteen 3-star flag officers, signed an open letter endorsing Donald J. Trump for president.

Donald Trump has said he would have left the G20 summit over what he said was a show of Chinese "disrespect" to President Barack Obama upon his arrival.

Italian foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni told the Rainews24 broadcaster in Rome on Sunday that Italy will "fight" for a "new type" of EU.

Merkel has vowed to "win back the trust" of voters after a shock defeat in regional elections.

Acting PM Rajoy's failure to form a government last week makes another general election ever more likely. But a Basque regional party might offer support that would push him closer to a national majority.

The Secretary General of NATO has appointed Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martнn as the next Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, a position equates to the number three within the Alliance.

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Egypt has blamed the EU-Turkey deal for a spike in migrants and refugees in the country and wants more help from the EU.

The EU dispatched senior officials to Ankara in an effort to salvage a migrant swap deal and restore strained diplomatic relations.

EU leaders must be frank and deal with even the most difficult issues when they meet in Bratislava in two weeks, EU Council chief Donald Tusk says.

Spain is likely to face a third general election in little over a year after acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy failed to win parliamentary vote on Wednesday (31 August).

The British government has said it would not accept free movement of EU workers after Brexit, but still wanted “unique” access to the single market.

In a ceremony on Wednesday (31 August), France and Germany took over NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission from Portugal and the United Kingdom, which guarded the skies over the Alliance’s Baltic member states since May.

It was unacceptable that European states had not sent high-level officials to visit Turkey since a failed coup attempt, Turkey's presidential spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin said.

Russia’s forces are on the attack in Syria; its hackers are monkeying with America’s election. And the president’s response is… well, there’s not much of one at all.

It was a common gripe in Brussels before June 23. The EU, everyone understood, was at a standstill. Everything was mired in a timetable ruled by one point: before the referendum and after the referendum.

For some, he's the worst foreign-policy president since World War II; for others he's perhaps one of the best.

Where does it end for defenseless Syrian men, women, and children abandoned to the cruel ministrations of Assad, Putin, and Khamenei?

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A U.S.-Russian cease-fire deal for Syria was on the brink of collapse Sunday after a week of mishaps and setbacks that exposed the fragility of the plan.

The European Commission has identified opponents to its flagship initiatives in an internal document assessing the feasibility of bringing forward its proposals to “reunite Europe” in the aftermath of Brexit.

Hillary Clinton was on Sunday night facing serious questions about her health as she cancelled a campaign trip to California after admitting to suffer from pneumonia.

Donald Trump will pursue a foreign policy of clear-eyed realism, as opposed to the open-ended military adventurism of Hillary Clinton.

The German chancellor's refugee policy is under heavy pressure after her party slumps to third place in her home state, as anti-immigrant AfD solidifies its place in German politics.

So I want to remind everyone what we are fighting for – and who we are fighting for.