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Boris Johnson seen ‘heading for’ face off with May in New York

Bloomberg Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is again the focus in British politics after his challenge of Prime Minister Theresa May sparked a round of speculation over whether he’s willing to resign if she softens her stance on the Brexit bill or if he could be fired for insubordination. Both May and her top diplomat will be New York this week ...

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Macron reminds world ‘France is a N-power too’

Bloomberg Emmanuel Macron is aiming to show France can still punch its weight. After North Korea tested a nuclear weapon this month, the French President took time out of a state visit to Greece to lobby China’s Xi Jinping on ratcheting up sanctions. He’d already spoken to the leaders of Germany, the UK and Italy on the issue and in ...

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Turkish army ups ante against Kurdish plebiscite

Bloomberg The Turkish army kicked off a military drill near the border with Iraq’s Kurdish region, underscoring Turkey’s threat to do whatever it deems necessary against an Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum scheduled for next week. Dozens of Turkish tanks dotted an open field just a few kilometres from the Iraqi border on Monday, according to footage on CNN-Turk television. Erdogan, ...

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