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UK may halt extradition treaty with Hong Kong

Bloomberg Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab signalled the UK will join its international allies in suspending an extradition treaty with Hong Kong after China imposed a national security law on the former British colony. Raab told Sky News he would update Parliament on Monday on the UK’s extradition arrangements with Hong Kong, less than a week after the nation banned the ...

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Europe’s recovery plan under fire from budget hardliners

Bloomberg European Union (EU) leaders meeting in Brussels were fighting to close a deal for a 750 billion-euro stimulus package as fiscally hawkish countries from the North tried to strip the plan of much of its firepower. While the Dutch government welcomed a new proposal unveiled that cut the amount of grants in the program to 450 billion euros from ...

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UK told Huawei that US pressure contributed to ban

Bloomberg The British government privately told Huawei Technologies Co. that the decision to ban the company’s equipment from the UK’s 5G networks stemmed partly from pressure by the US, the Observer reported, without saying how it got the information. British officials gave the Chinese company the impression that the decision could be reviewed, perhaps if US President Donald Trump fails ...

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