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European Commission president-elect seeks rebalancing of EU

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Newly arrived migrants gather inside a temporary handling facility in Malaga, southern Spain, early Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Spain's maritime rescue service says it has rescued 208 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea in 24 hours. The agency said Thursday the migrants were in three boats and were picked up in the so-called Alboran Sea, an area east of the Strait of Gibraltar and one of the most common routes for crossing to Europe from North Africa. (AP Photo/Sergio Rodrigo)

Spain urges EU help with migrants as more rescued at sea

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A no-entry road sign sits in front of the entrance to Britain's Parliament in London, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Queen Elizabeth II has approved the U.K. government's request to suspend Parliament amid a growing crisis over Brexit. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Opposition developing to Boris Johnson’s Parliament maneuver

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during his final press conference at the G-7 summit Monday, Aug. 26, 2019 in Biarritz, southwestern France. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

The Latest: Queen approves request to suspend Parliament

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The Houses of Parliament are seem, with a Union Jack flag in the foreground, in central London, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday to suspend Parliament, throwing down the gauntlet to his critics and causing outrage among opposition leaders who will have even less time to thwart a no-deal Brexit. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Q&A: What Boris Johnson’s move means for Brexit

By CARLO PIOVANO - Associated Press

FILE - This Thursday, July 26, 2007 file photo shows a general view of the Houses of Parliament on the river Thames in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 to suspend Parliament, throwing down the gauntlet to his critics and causing outrage among opposition leaders who will have even less time to thwart a no-deal Brexit. Johnson told lawmakers he has decided to ask the monarch to give her speech that outlines the government's legislative agenda on Oct. 14. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

Timeline of key past and expected events related to Brexit

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Katherine Sofoluke's miniature Daschund called George sitting with his EU Pet Passport in Beckenham, Greater London, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Across Europe, pet owners like Katherine are seamlessly crossing borders with their beloved dog, cat or even ferret, thanks to the EU Pet Passport scheme. Now, as a no-deal Brexit looms for Britain, free pet travel is under threat. (AP Photo/Natasha Livingstone)

Traveling with pets: No-deal Brexit would make it far harder

By NATASHA LIVINGSTONE - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, speaks to reporters during a bilateral meeting at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump fumes as France, Germany reject ISIS captives

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

EU hopeful Serbia to sign agreement with Russian-led bloc

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses for the G-7 family photo at G-7 summit at the Hotel du Palais in Biarritz, France, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

UK’s Johnson gets Trump backing as he eyes Brexit endgame

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attend a working breakfast at the Hotel du Palais on the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Johnson acknowledges touch and go prospects for Brexit deal

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, attend a working breakfast at the Hotel du Palais on the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: French, US officials talk tech tax at dinner

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4 European countries agree on trade deal with Mercosur

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, talks to President of the European Council Donald Tusk, left, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a G7 coordination meeting with the Group of Seven European members at the Hotel du Palais in Biarritz, southwestern France, Saturday, Aug.24, 2019. Efforts to salvage consensus among the G-7 rich democracies frayed Saturday in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's unpredictable America-first approach even before the official start of the summit in southern France. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)

Will the real Mr. No-Deal step forward please?

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Elysee Palace, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 in Paris. Welcoming British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the courtyard of his Elysee Palace Thursday with a big smile and little pats on the back, Macron remained firm on his position that renegotiating the deal for Britain to leave the European Union is not an option. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Boris Johnson prepares to take his place on world stage

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attend a joint press conference, in Berlin, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she plans to discuss with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson how Britain's exit from the European Union can be &quot;as frictionless as possible.&quot; (Bernd Von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)

The Latest: Merkel says her 30-days remark not a deadline

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks across at French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 in Paris. Boris Johnson traveled to Berlin Wednesday to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel before heading to Paris to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

UK’s Johnson presses for fresh Brexit talks in Paris

By SYLVIE CORBET and DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

A view of the Grace 1 super tanker with the name "Adrian Darya 1" over the place where "Grace 1" had already been blackened out is seen in the British territory of Gibraltar, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar in "24 to 48 hours," despite a last-minute effort by the United States to seize it again. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)

An Iranian tanker and international tensions

By Andrew Davies

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

The Latest: Farm chief warns UK that EU will not be divided

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In this Wednesday, July 31, 2019, file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the first meeting of the National Policing Board at the Home Office in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

Germany’s Merkel dangles possibility of negotiated Brexit

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press