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UK government loses Brexit case, must consult Parliament

  LONDON / AP Britain’s government must get parliamentary approval before starting the process of leaving the European Union, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, potentially delaying Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to trigger negotiations by the end of March. The 8-3 ruling forces the government to put a bill before Parliament, giving pro-EU politicians a chance to soften the terms ...

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Serbia and Kosovo seek to calm nerves after train confrontation

  Bloomberg The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo are heading to Brussels for talks called by the European Union aimed at soothing simmering tensions after Serbia tried to send a train adorned with nationalist symbols across the border. EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini called the meeting for Tuesday under the auspices of negotiations to normalize relations between Kosovo and ...

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Teen’s case casts spotlight on Israel detentions

  SILWAD / AP High school student Hamza Hamad spent 10 months in an Israeli jail for alleged links to the Hamas group, but was never charged with a crime. The 16-year-old is one of the youngest among thousands of Palestinians who have been held in so-called administrative detention in half a century of Israeli military occupation. The teen’s case spotlights ...

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