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UK PM optimistic on Brexit deal

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister Boris Johnson said Friday he was ‘cautiously optimistic’ about striking a Brexit deal ahead of his first face-to-face talks with EU chiefs next week. Johnson is

Iran leaders want to talk: Trump

Shawdesh Desk: President Donald Trump said he believes that Iran’s leadership wants to talk, adding to expectations that he is trying to arrange a summit with his Iranian counterpart at

UK’s Johnson under fire over no-deal Brexit assessment

Shawdesh Desk: The British government faced a backlash on Thursday after it was forced to publish documents warning that a no-deal Brexit could lead to civil unrest and shortages of

California law on ride sharing service may hurt ‘gig economy’

Shawdesh desk: Labour activists on Wednesday were celebrating California’s move to have drivers treated as employees by rideshare firms even as it fuelled concerns it will hurt digital platforms depending

UK to allow foreign students to stay for two years after graduation

Shawdesh Desk: UK prime minister Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to transform how talented international students are able to build successful careers in the UK through a new immigration route.

National security advisor Bolton sacked by Trump administration

Shawdesh Desk: United States president Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the firing of hawkish national security advisor John Bolton, a move widely seen as boosting the president’s push to negotiate

North Korea ‘willing to restart’ US nuclear talks

Shawdesh Desk: North Korea is willing to restart denuclearisation talks with the United States later this month, the country’s vice foreign minister has said. Choe Son-hui said they were willing

Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now ‘dead’

Shawdesh desk: U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now “dead,” President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly canceled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban