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Chris Heaton-Harris, the UK's Northern Ireland minister, insists he is "under a legal duty to call an election within 12 weeks." The announcement comes as a deadline to resume devolved government at the Stormont assembly passed at midnight, after UK and regional lawmakers failed to resolve a standoff over post-Brexit trade rules. IMAGES
Masks and mandatory hand wash: At the Printemps Haussmann department store in Paris, winter sales start with staff cheering the first customers. In Paris, as elsewhere in France, shopkeepers hope to end the winter season on a positive note. IMAGES
British minister Michael Gove arrives in Brussels ahead of a meeting with European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič to tackle post-Brexit trade issues. IMAGES of Michael Gove arriving
Leaders from the Party of European Socialists, including head of the British Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn and President of PES Sergei Stanishev, gathered in Paris' Bourse Palace, Thursday, for talks on how to move forward after the UK's vote to leave the EU.
The United States has issued regulations easing restrictions on American companies seeking to do business in Cuba and opening up travel in the latest move to normalize relations with the Communist country. Jillian Kitchener reports.