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European Commissioner designate for Inter-institutional Relations and Foresight Maros Sefcovic arrives for his hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Hungary, Romania nominees rejected for EU top jobs again

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

European Commissioner designate for Trade Phil Hogan arrives for his hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU trade chief nominee urges US not to launch new tariff war

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, right, shakes hands with Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne, left, at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP)

Finnish PM: EU members agree on budget link to rule of law

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives, accompanied by partner Carrie Symonds, ahead of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, England, Saturday Sept. 28, 2019. The ruling Conservative Party are continuing with their annual scheduled party conference, despite government lawmakers voting against the party request for a three-day recess to allow extra time for the event. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

Johnson refuses to rule out asking EU to veto Brexit delay

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives, accompanied by partner Carrie Symonds, ahead of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, England, Saturday Sept. 28, 2019. The ruling Conservative Party are continuing with their annual scheduled party conference, despite government lawmakers voting against the party request for a three-day recess to allow extra time for the event. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

The Latest: UK PM Johnson denies favors for US businesswoman

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Senior SNP figure hints at UK no-confidence vote next week

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 25, 2019. Nicolas Maduro is on a working visit to Moscow. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP)

EU slaps sanctions on 7 more in Venezuela over rights abuses

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Anti-Brexit protesters demonstrate across the street from the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a backlash from furious lawmakers Thursday over his use of charged and confrontational language in Parliament about opponents of his Brexit plan. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

UK rate-setter hints at cut even if no-deal Brexit avoided

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

Dominic Cummings, political adviser to Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of &quot;Resign!&quot; and dared his foes to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain's highest court ruled he acted illegally in suspending the body ahead of the Brexit deadline. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The Latest: German govt says time is running out on Brexit

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Dominic Cummings, political adviser to Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of &quot;Resign!&quot; and dared his foes to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain's highest court ruled he acted illegally in suspending the body ahead of the Brexit deadline. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UK’s Boris Johnson defends his fraught Brexit language

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier talks to journalists before a Brexit Steering Group meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The Latest: EU officials worried about Johnson’s language

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In this handout photo provided by the House of Commons, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of “Resign!” and dared the political opposition to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain’s highest court ruled he acted illegally in suspending the body ahead of the Brexit deadline. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)

Boris Johnson, U.K. leader, faces backlash over confrontational tone

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

People are silhouetted with umbrellas in the rain backdropped by the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. In a major blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain's highest court ruled Tuesday that his decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country's Brexit deadline was illegal. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Latest: Johnson urges opposition to call confidence vote

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Pro and anti-Brexit supporters hold signs and flags while demonstrating outside the Parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Lawmakers in Britain are returning to the House of Commons on Wednesday, following a Supreme Court ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had acted illegally by suspending Parliament. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Supreme Court ruling clear, but Brexit future still murky

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

Romanian anti-graft judge named to top EU prosecutor’s post

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Google won’t pay for news links under new French law

By KELVIN CHAN - Associated Press

European Parliament Brexit chief Guy Verhofstadt addresses European Parliament members during a committee about the Brexit at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The European Parliament's top Brexit official says that the British government's proposals on how to maintain an open border on the island of Ireland do not meet the conditions necessary to force a breakthrough in the stalled negotiations between the U.K. and the EU. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

EU watches Brexit saga in Britain with bewilderment

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the Climate Action Summit in the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Top UK court: Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was illegal

By GREGORY KATZ and MIKE CORDER and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - This June 26, 2019 file photo shows a Starbucks sign outside a Starbucks coffee shop in downtown Pittsburgh. In a ruling Tuesday Sept. 24, 2019, a European Union court overturned a ruling by the European Commission that a tax deal between the Dutch government and Starbucks amounted to illegal state support for the coffee giant. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Starbucks court ruling deals blow to EU tax break fight

By LORNE COOK and MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Who is our man in Moldova? (sponsored)

Who is our man in Moldova?

By Darren Spinck