The United Kingdom and the European Union have formally signed their divorce agreement, paving the way for the country to leave the bloc on January 31 and begin the "healing" after years of fierce Brexit debates

Brussels made a bid to buy more time to save the Iran nuclear deal, calling a meeting for next month after Britain, France and Germany launched a dispute process

The United Kingdom is planning to use the threat of imposing high tariffs on imports from the European Union as a way to speed up trade negotiations with the bloc after Brexit, the Times newspaper reported

Monday's unprecedented trade conference between UK and African officials has otherwise sounded a fairly optimistic note despite the ongoing process of the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union, with both experts and state leaders appearing relatively confident of strengthening ties, researchers told Sputnik

The United States and European allies will discuss next week in Brussels the possibility of imposing new sanctions against the Syrian government of Bashar Assad, US Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey told reporters on Thursday