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Germany's Ursula von der Leyen delivers her speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday July 16, 2019. Ursula von der Leyen outlined her vision and plans as Commission President. The vote, held by secret paper ballot, will take place later today. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

The Latest: German minister confirmed for top EU post

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In this Tuesday, July 9, 2019 photo, a helicopter flies near Turkey's drilling ship, 'Fatih' dispatched towards the eastern Mediterranean, near Cyprus. Turkish officials say the drillships Fatih and Yavuz will drill for gas, which has prompted protests from Cyprus.(Turkish Defence Ministry via AP, Pool)

Turkey: EU sanctions over gas drilling ‘worthless’

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson in a fork lift truck during a visit to King &amp; Co tree nursery, in Braintree, Essex, ahead of a Tory leadership hustings, England, Saturday, July 13, 2019. (Neil Hall/Pool photo via AP)

Johnson, Hunt raise Brexit stakes with Irish border views

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Germany's Ursula von der Leyen smiles as she delivers her speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday July 16, 2019. Ursula von der Leyen outlined her vision and plans as Commission President. The vote, held by secret paper ballot, will take place later today. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Von der Leyen confirmed as new European Commission president

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, July 9, 2019 photo, a helicopter flies near Turkey's drilling ship, 'Fatih' dispatched towards the eastern Mediterranean, near Cyprus. Turkish officials say the drillships Fatih and Yavuz will drill for gas, which has prompted protests from Cyprus.(Turkish Defence Ministry via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Greek Cypriots reject joint gas drilling panel

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Lithuanian First Lady Diana Nausediene, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda and Poland's First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda attend a military welcome ceremony at the presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, July 16, 2019.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Lithuania president against any EU sanctions for Poland

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EU is preparing for more Venezuela sanctions

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Polish President Andrzej Duda, right, and Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova, left, attend a military welcome ceremony at the presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, July 15, 2019. Caputova is staying for an official visit in Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Slovakian president urges region to pursue EU goals

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EU gives counterterror support package to Sri Lanka

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German defense minister resigns to pursue EU’s top job

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European nations scramble to preserve Iran nuclear deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A view of the Grace 1 super tanker near a Royal Marine patrol vessel in the British territory of Gibraltar, Thursday, July 4, 2019. Spain's acting foreign minister says a tanker stopped off Gibraltar and suspected of taking oil to Syria was intercepted by British authorities after a request from the United States. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)

The Latest: Israeli PM: EU-Iran deal same as bowing to Nazis

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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic review the honor guards during a welcome ceremony ahead of their meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, July 15, 2019. French President Emmanuel Macron is for a two days official visit in Belgrade. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

France’s Macron vows to help restart Serbia-Kosovo talks

By JOVANA GEC - Associated Press

Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson, gestures, during a Conservative Party leadership hustings in Cheltenham, England, Friday July 12, 2019. (Jacob King/PA via AP)

Boris Johnson uses Trump ties to win British prime minister votes

By Maggie Garred — The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 26, 2017 file photo, Entrepreneur Gina Miller answers a journalist's question at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. An anti-Brexit campaigner who won a major legal case against the British government says she will go to court again if the next prime minister tries to force the country out of the European Union without a deal. Businesswoman Gina Miller says Sunday, July 14, 2019 she has instructed lawyers in anticipation of Boris Johnson winning a Conservative Party leadership contest later this month. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

British activist readies legal bid over no-deal Brexit

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The Iranian flag waves outside of the UN building that hosts the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, office inside in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

The Latest: Gibraltar police detain 2 more from Iran tanker

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Britain's Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson, right, is greeted by a supporter during a campaign stop at the port of Dover, southeast England, Thursday July 11, 2019. The two contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are competing for votes from party members, with the winner replacing Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and Prime Minister of Britain's ruling Conservative Party. (Chris Ratcliffe/Pool via AP)

Brexit, domestic drama and Trump drive UK leadership race

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

In this image from file video provided by U.K. Ministry of Defence, British navy vessel HMS Montrose escorts another ship during a mission to remove chemical weapons from Syria at sea off coast of Cyprus in February 2014. The British Navy said it intercepted an attempt on Thursday, July 11, 2019, by three Iranian paramilitary vessels to impede the passage of a British commercial vessel just days after Iran’s president warned of repercussions for the seizure of its own supertanker. A U.K. government statement said Iranian vessels only turned away after receiving “verbal warnings” from the HMS Montrose accompanying the commercial ship through the narrow Strait of Hormuz. (UK Ministry of Defence via AP)

Britain sending destroyer to Gulf amid Iranian threats

By NASSER KARIMI and DAVID RISING - Associated Press

In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump, center, sits between Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto as they sign a new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that is replacing the NAFTA trade deal, during a ceremony at a hotel before the start of the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mr. Trump’s new North America trade agreement would give the U.S. economy only a modest boost, an independent federal agency finds. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policy sparks trade deals for other countries, experts say

By Moss Brennan - The Washington Times

EU political groups won’t back nominee before vote

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press