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KABUL – The government of Afghanistan has welcomed the invitation for its membership in Global Press Freedom Coalition. This stance of the government of Afghanistan was declared in a meeting held yesterday between Second Vice President Sarwar Danesh and British ambassador to Kabul. The Global Press Freedom Coalition has been …

LONDON – Brexit has badly hurt Britain and “more will follow,” the European Commission vice-president wrote to the British people in a “love letter” in which he promises a warm welcome back if attitudes change. Frans Timmermans, who is the Deputy of Ursula von der Leyen in her capacity as …

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will amend the law to ensure that the Brexit transition phase is not prolonged, establishing a new cliff edge with the European Union at the end of next year. Boris Johnson intends to fulfill his election promise to ratify a new free trade …

LONDON – US President Donald Trump cut off his stay in the UK shortly after he was insulted by Boris Johnson, Justin Trudeau and other world leaders after the NATO Summit in Watford, Hertfordshire Donald Trump stormed out of Britain Thursday, cutting off his trip shortly after Boris Johnson and …

BRUSSELS – The European Union (EU) has launched violation proceedings against the UK following its failure to name a candidate for EU commissioner, hours after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson declined to nominate a British candidate as an EU commissioner. According to EU treaties, EU members must be represented with …

KABUL – An “ancient and precious” collection of terracotta Buddha heads, believed to have been stolen by the Taliban and transported to the UK, are to be returned to Afghanistan 17 years after their discovery at Heathrow Airport. A Buddha sculpture and nine heads will be sent back to their …

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked Brussels to extend the deadline after being pressured by Legislators, however, have approved his draft law on divorce in general, opening the possibility of reaching an agreement and ending the Brexit tragedy after more than three years of heated debate. The …

LONDON – UK and EU agreed a Brexit deal before a meeting of European leaders in Brussels, BBC reported late Thursday. Boris Johnson and Jean-Claude Juncker called it a “fair” outcome – and the EU Commission President said there was no need to extend the Brexit deadline. He said: “We …

BRUSSELS – Britain’s efforts to agree an agreeable divorce from the European Union were hanging by a thread as leaders headed to Brussels for a summit, Times of Malta reported Thursday. EU and UK negotiators had worked during the night on a compromise withdrawal deal that British Prime Minister Boris …

ISLAMABAD – Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, Tuesday paid homage to all those who “have endured sacrifices and helped build Pakistan in the country it is today”. These remarks were made during his first official address at a reception at the Pakistan National Monument in Islamabad hosted by British …