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EU demands more Brexit clarity from May before move to trade

Bloomberg Top European Union officials teamed up to send UK Prime Minister Theresa May a blunt message: Do more to flesh out Britain’s Brexit positions or put off trade talks for even longer. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, used a hearing in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday to all ...

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Trump’s travel ban 3.0 hit with first suit by Muslim group

Bloomberg A Muslim student group in Maryland filed the first lawsuit over the latest version of the Trump administration’s travel ban against several Muslim-majority countries, plus North Korea and Venezuela. The lawsuit filed by Iranian Alliances Across Borders will again focus on President Donald Trump’s comments about Muslims before the election as the true reason for the ban rather than ...

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Mattis backs Tillerson effort on North Korea

Bloomberg Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vouched for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s diplomatic efforts to defuse the North Korea crisis after President Donald Trump said Tillerson “is wasting his time.” “The Defense Department supports fully Secretary Tillerson’s efforts to find a diplomatic solution but remains focused on defense of the United States and our allies,” Mattis said in testimony on ...

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