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Tillerson’s offer of talks with DPRK left hanging

SecretaryofStateRexTillerson’ssurprisingdiplomaticofferofunconditionaltalkswiththeDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)hingesontwobigXfactors:DoesDPRKevenwant

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UK leader says there's new optimism in Brexit talks

PrimeMinisterTheresaMayisstressingheroptimismaboutnegotiationsoverBritain'sdeparturefromtheEuropeanUnion,insistingthatapreliminarydealhasgivenfreshimpetustothet

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Putin orders withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria

PresidentVladimirPutinonMondayorderedthewithdrawalofRussiantroopsfromSyria.HemadethestatementduringasurprisevisittoKhmeimimAirBaseinLatakiaProvince,Syria,whereh

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EU could give the nod next week to trade talks with Britain

TheEuropeanUnionexpectstoofferafirstsignalnextweekthatenoughprogresshasbeenmadeinBrexittalkstowarrantopeningnewnegotiationswithLondoninDecemberonfuturetraderela

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Syrian gov't, opposition fail to sit face-to-face during talks

ThoughtheUNsaidthatitwas"aimingforadirectdialogue"inthelatestroundofSyrianpeacetalks,participantsfailedtositface-to-faceonThursday,twodaysafterfreshtalksbegan.U

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No breakthrough expected from 8th round of Syria talks in Geneva

AfterfailingtobringasolutiontotheprolongedSyriawarbysevenroundsoftalks,theeighthroundofGenevatalksthistimeisalsonotexpectedtoachieveanybreakthrough,analystssay.

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China 'firmly supports' UN mediation in Syria: senior envoy

China"firmlysupports"theUnitedNations'mediationroleinSyrianpeacetalks,aseniorenvoysaidinGenevaonTuesday.SpecialEnvoyforSyriaXieXiaoyansaidChinakeepsanopenmindto

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APD Review | Syrian peace talks: Hopeful but still anxious

AnewroundofSyrianpeacetalksisstartingonTuesdayinGeneva.Forthefirsttime,aftertalksinRiyadhlastweek,aunified36-memberSyrianoppositiondelegationistoattendthetalks.

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Britain, Ireland at odds on border as Brexit deadline nears

IrelandandBritainremainedatoddsonMondayonhowtoprogresstalksontheIrishborderwithaweektogobeforeLondoncouldfacefailureinpersuadingEuropeanUnionleaderstoopentradet

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Merkel's conservatives, SPD gear up for 'serious' coalition talks

ChancellorAngelaMerkel'sconservativesandtheSocialDemocratsgearedupMondayfortalksonrenewingtheiralliance,asGermany'sveteranleaderwarnedtimeispressingasEuropeface

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May calls on EU to open Brexit trade talks

British Prime Minister Theresa May repeated her wish on Friday to make a joint move with the European Union to open negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal.

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May calls on EU to open Brexit trade talks

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayrepeatedherwishonFridaytomakeajointmovewiththeEuropeanUniontoopennegotiationsonapost-Brexittradedeal.Speakingtoreportersonarrivala

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Brexit is 'getting dramatic', says EU

So,hereweare,poisedtobeginroundsixofBrexittalks,anditmightmoveyoutoraiseaneyebrowortwotohearthatthetwosidescan'tevenagreewhattocallthesemeetingsnow:negotiatingr

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Austria's likely next chancellor hopes to form govt. in 60 days: paper

Austria'slikelynextchancellor,SebastianKurz,wantstalksoveranewgovernmenttolastnomorethantwomonths,hesaidinanewspaperinterviewpublishedinSunday.Austria'spresiden

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Merkel sends positive signal to May on Brexit talks

InaresponsegivenonFridaytoanEUsummitappealbyBritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayforhelpwithBrexit,GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelsaidtalkswithBritainweremovingforwardand

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"No deal" Brexit would be dangerous for Britain: Labour leader

Britain'smainoppositionleader,theLabourParty'sJeremyCorbyn,onThursdaywarnedthatleavingtheEuropeanUnionwithnodealwouldbecatastrophic.Corbyn,hisshadowBrexitsecret

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German parties express optimism after first day's coalition negotiations

TheChristianDemocraticUnion(CDU),ChristianSocialUnion(CSU),FreeDemocraticParty(FDP)andGreenshavedrawnapositiveconclusionfromtheirfirstdayofcoalitionnegotiations