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EU rejects Trump Mideast plan amid annexation concerns

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Andrzej Duda, President of Poland, speaks about the challenges of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP)

Poland: Bill allowing judges to be punished signed into law

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Lorries wait to board ferries on the morning after Brexit took place at the Port of Dover in Dover, England, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. If you thought the drawn-out battle over the U.K.'s departure from the European Union was painful, wait until you see what comes next. While Britain formally left the EU at 11 p.m. local time Friday, the hard work of building a new economic relationship between the bloc and its ex-member has just begun. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

U.K. and EU clash over trade with 11 months to make a deal

By Jill Lawless and Raf Casert - Associated Press

EU Carbon Tax Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Brexit-Britain has a lot of sorting out to do

By andrew davies

A fishing boat at work in the English Channel, off the southern coast of England, Saturday Feb. 1, 2020. The fishing industry if one of the main subjects for negotiations, after the UK left the European Union on Friday, ending 47 years of close and sometimes uncomfortable ties to Brussels. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

EU demands access to UK waters in order to sign trade deal

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In this photo released by the official website of the Office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, right, meets European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell at his office in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (Office of the Iranian Presidency via AP)

Iran may block UN inspectors if it faces a ‘new situation’

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The Victoria Tower stands in Westminster, in London, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. Britain has officially left the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Britain to seek Canada-style free trade deal with EU

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

A pole marks the new geographical center of the European Union after the Brexit in Veitshoechheim-Gadheim, southern Germany, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

The EU’s new center point after Brexit: A field in Bavaria

By CHRISTOPH NOELTING - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to the Industry Centre at the University of Sunderland, on Friday Jan. 31, 2020. Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. (Scott Heppell/Pool Photo via AP)

Brexit: Day 1 brings talk of EU unity with trade talks ahead

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

EU official: no clash with US over Kosovo talks

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

The Union flag is reflected in a puddle during an event called &quot;Brussels calling&quot; to celebrate the friendship between Belgium and Britain at the Grand Place in Brussels, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. The European Union grudgingly let go of the United Kingdom with a final vote Wednesday at the EU's parliament that ended the Brexit divorce battle and set the scene for tough trade negotiations in the year ahead. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Brexit reflections: A bumpy ride down a long, winding road

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Brexit supporters burn a European Union flag in London, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Timeline of events in Britain’s exit from the European Union

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EU court says it cannot rule on Slovenia-Croatia border row

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From right, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President David Sassoli and European Council President Charles Michel participate in speak a media conference at the Parliamentarium in Brussels, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. The U.K. is due to leave the EU on Friday the first nation in the bloc to do so. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Let’s move on: EU wants to keep big role after Brexit

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

From left, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President David Sassoli and European Council President Charles Michel walk across the esplanade as they arrive for a media conference outside of the Parlamentarium in Brussels, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. The U.K. is due to leave the EU on Friday the first nation in the bloc to do so. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

After Brexit: UK leaves EU but what’s next far from certain

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Media outlets push back against government’s Brexit video

By GREGORY KATZ and DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

Union flags hang outside Parliament near the statue of Winston Churchill in London, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Although Britain formally leaves the European Union on Jan. 31, little will change until the end of the year. Britain will still adhere to the four freedoms of the tariff-free single market – free movement of goods, services, capital and people. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Boris Johnson hails U.K.’s ‘new beginning’ as Brexit day arrives

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Demonstrators lower a banner reading &quot;Here to Stay, Here to Fight, Migrants In, Tories Out&quot;, in London, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Latest: History arrives: UK leaves EU after 47 years

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Anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray holds banners as he stands outside Parliament in London, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Although Britain formally leaves the European Union on Jan. 31, little will change until the end of the year. Britain will still adhere to the four freedoms of the tariff-free single market – free movement of goods, services, capital and people. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Mr. Stop Brexit won’t give up despite UK’s departure from EU

By JO KEARNEY and GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

An anti-Brexit campaigner waves European Union and Union flags outside Parliament in London, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Brexit finally arrives Friday: A momentous yet quiet moment

By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press