EU delay Brexit trade talks until March
The Queen has given Royal Assent to the legislation for Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, paving the way for the UK to leave the EU at the end of January
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Erdogan’s Bold Plan for a New Muslim Brotherhood Regime in Libya
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By: N. Peter Kramer
