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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a new post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union would benefit both sides of the Channel, after a last-gasp agreement was secured. "This is a good deal for the whole of Europe and for our friends and partners as well," he told a Downing Street news conference. SOUNDBITE
United States President Barack Obama spoke about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Vientiane on Wednesday. In his last trip to Asia as US President, Obama encouraged free trade agreements between nations. Both Democratic and Republican presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have voiced their opposition to the TTP agreement.
The United States says that a ceasefire voted by the United Nations can "only" be implemented once Hamas begins releasing hostages it still holds. SOUNDBITE
The European Union proposes extending tariff-free entry for Ukrainian farm products for a year from June, but with "safeguards" to stop cheaper imports flooding the market at the expense of Europe's own farmers. SOUNDBITE
In his first speech of the year, UK opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer says an election is "one thing that we can be sure is coming", adding that he is "ready for it" as the Labour leader outlines his party's election year pitch. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to call a general election at some point in 2024, but exactly when is becoming a source of increasingly fevered speculation among political observers. SOUNDBITE
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