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Daniel Mulhall, Ireland’s ambassador to the U.S., talked to VOA on Sept. 18, 2019, at the DACOR Bacon House in Washington. (N. Liu/VOA)
Europe
Envoy Insists Brexit Must Produce No 'Hard Border' With Irish Republic 
Ireland's ambassador to Washington holds out hope for creative solution but wants legally binding agreement 
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By Natalie Liu
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 17:35
EU Commissioner for Energy Maros Sefcovic attends a news conference after gas talks between the European Union, Russia and Ukraine at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Sept. 19, 2019.
Europe
Russia, Ukraine Move Ahead With EU Talks to Avert Supply Cut
According to Sefcovic, all parties agreed a future contract would be based on EU law, and that Ukraine's Naftogaz should be unbundled
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By Tatiana Vorozhko
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 15:07
FILE - U.S. and Turkish armored vehicles take part in their first joint patrol with Turkey under a deal reached between Washington and Ankara, at the border with Syria near Akcakale, in the Sanliurfa province of Turkey, Sept. 8, 2019.
USA
US Military 'Impressed' by Cooperation with Turkey in Syria; Erdogan Issues Warning
Senior US military officials claim deepening cooperation to resolve tensions over Syria, as Erdogan threatens unilateral action against key US Syrian Kurdish ally
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By Dorian Jones
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 15:01
A wall painting of an ancient Kandaka Nubian queen, discovered at El-Hassa site, is displayed at the National Museum of Sudan in Khartoum on September 19, 2019. A team of French diggers has restored three Sudanese artefacts, including a 3,500-year…
Africa
French Experts Restore Three Sudanese Relics 
Artifacts have been given to Sudan's national museum
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By Agence France-Presse
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 14:24
French President Emmanuel Macron pauses after greeting Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Elysee Palace, Aug. 22, 2019 in Paris.
Europe
Macron Says Yellow Vest Crisis 'Very Good For Me'
President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged the yellow vest protests has made him aware that he needed to be less disconnected
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By AFP
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 12:26
Members of the public queue up for a seat at The Supreme Court in London, Sept. 19, 2019.
Europe
Challenge to Parliament Shutdown Wrapping up at UK Top Court
Former British Prime Minister John Major accuses current leader Boris Johnson of a 'conspicuous' failure to explain why he suspended Parliament for five weeks, as a landmark Brexit case at the Supreme Court came to a head on Thursday
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By Associated Press
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 12:26
FILE - The word 'Independencia' (independence) is seen on a roundabout before a rally dedicated to Catalonia's national day, in Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 11, 2019.
Europe
Support for Independence Seen Waning in Spain's Catalonia
But Madrid cites evidence hardliners are influential in regional police force
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By Martin Arostegui
Thu, 09/19/2019 - 10:12