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Keep calm and negotiate: EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier unveils timetable

The EUs chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said that his team are ready to start negotiations with the UK when Article 50 is triggered. The French politician wants a orderly withdrawal and has so far visited 18 of the 28 EU nations ahead of the talks. He said he expected formal negotiations to last less than 18 months.

Dec 6, 2016

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Keep calm and negotiate: EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier unveils timetable

Dec 6, 2016

At least 15 people sentenced to death by Saudi court for 'spying for Iran'

Reports say that many of the people detained in the case were well-known figures of the Shia community.

Dec 6, 2016

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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls quits to run for presidency

French Socialist Prime Minister Manuel Valls has announced that he will be standing in the 2017 presidential election, days after President Francois Hollande said that he will not be seeking re-election.

Dec 6, 2016

UK commits to further develop Protector UAV

UK funds $128 million to further develop Protector UAV

Protector UAV would be armed with UK-made Brimstone 2 missiles and Paveway IV laser-guided bombs.

Dec 6, 2016

Evening wrap: Jayalalithaa funeral live updates, Shah Rukh's role cut in Dear Zindagi, hungry Spiderweb Galaxy, and more

Read about French prime minister resigning to join presidential race, and Oakland fire death toll rising to 36.

Dec 6, 2016

Jayalalithaa dead: Is December jinxed for Tamil Nadu?

Jayalalithaa's mentor MGR had died on December 24, 1987.

Dec 6, 2016

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Southern rail boss apologises for Christmas travel chaos amid RMT and Aslef strikes

One of the bosses of GTR, who run under-fire rail company Southern, has apologised for the travel chaos commuters will face throughout December. The RMT and Aslef unions have called for a number of strikes across the month over a long-running dispute about the changing role of conductors on trains. Alex Foulds, the deputy chief operating officer for GTR, also called the Southern service very poor and said it was not good enough.

Dec 6, 2016

Donald Trump calls for unity in Thanksgiving message

Donald Trump's security in New York City will cost America $35 million

De Blasio had earlier said that it takes $1 million every day to provide security to Trump's home in New York City.

Dec 6, 2016

French President Hollande names Bernard Cazeneuve as new Prime Minister

Cazeneuve's role will be to act as a caretaker Prime Minister until a new government is formed next year.

Dec 6, 2016

Jayalalithaa funeral: Tributes pour in for Amma from across the nation

International Business Times had asked you to post tributes to Jayalalithaa, and here are the messages.

Dec 6, 2016

Jayalalithaa's death: Jesus, this is the only Malayalam film featuring the actress-turned-politician

Malayalam movie Jesus, directed by PA Thomas, was released in 1973.

Dec 6, 2016

Manuel Valls resigns as French PM, joins 2017 presidential race

The 54-year-old secretary of the Democratic Party announced his candidacy in a speech from his political base in the Paris suburb of Evry.

Dec 6, 2016

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Bank of England governor Mark Carney: There are ‘high levels’ of inequality in UK

Delivering the Liverpool John Moores Universitys Roscoe Lecture, Mark Carney warned that the UK is going through the first “lost decade” of economic growth for 150 years, and lamented high levels of inequality in the country.

Dec 6, 2016