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US President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations where he criticized Iran and China

Trump Vows Pressure On Iran As Europeans Seek UN Breakthrough

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to intensify sanctions on Iran, despite European leaders' hopes for a last-minute breakthrough at the United Nations to reduce tensions.The leaders of France, Germany and Japan were all meeting separately with Trump and Iran's Hassan Rouhani, fanning speculation that the pair -- whose nations have been arch-enemies for four decades -- could have a historic encounter in New York.
Ireland would be hard hit by a no-deal Brexit

No-deal Brexit: How EU Members Are Preparing

An end to freedom of movement could also spell anguish for some of the 3.5 million EU citizens living in Britain and the around 1.2 million Britons living in other EU countries.
(l to r) Rhineland-Palatinate's State Premier Malu Dreyer, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announce the 2030 Climate Prtoection Programme on Friday

Key Points Of Merkel's New Climate Strategy

The German government wants more wind and solar power and less of the traditional, carbon dioxide spewing power stations like the Jaenschwalde Power Station near Peitz in eastern Germany
Protesting voices have grown louder in Germany, putting pressure on Chancellor Angelaq Merkel and her government to strike a broad climate deal

Germany Commits 100 Bn Euros For Climate As Protests Heat Up

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Friday a sweeping climate protection plan worth at least 100 billion euros by 2030, as hundreds of thousands protested for action against global warming.Merkel's coalition government, after marathon overnight talks, sealed a deal to tackle emissions in the energy and industrial sectors, boost zero tailpipe emission electric vehicles, and get passengers out of planes and onto trains.

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