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Palestinians fear expanded Israeli settlements

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ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS

Encouraged by a supportive US administration, Israel is pressing ahead with plans to expand existing Jewish settlements in the West Bank and even to regularise outposts…

US move on Israel settlements may have indirect impact

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ISRAEL

That comes after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last month announced a dramatic change to US policy on West Bank settlements, declaring that the State Department no longer…

New Turkish Cypriot leader is chance for settlement

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CYPRUS/TURKEY

Reunion of the island is now an option, for the first time since the Turkish invasion of 1974. There is strong international support, but designing a deal acceptable to both…

Settlement payouts will promote US whistle-blowing

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UNITED STATES

The marked increase in 2015 expenses stems in part from Goldman's 5.1-billion-dollar settlement with the Department of Justice (DoJ) and various federal and state regulators…

US appeals court ruling is new setback for herbicide

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UNITED STATES

Three juries so far have found that Roundup causes NHL and awarded substantial damages. The panel’s decision was followed by a separate federal court decision that rejects Bayer’s…

Legal changes bring UK/US class action regimes closer

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UK/US

With the new rules, the United Kingdom is making it easier for consumers to bring collective legal actions for alleged violations of competition law, although it has largely…

EU-Swiss institutional framework progress will be slow

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EU/SWITZERLAND

Without a dispute settlement mechanism in Swiss-EU relations, Switzerland has no legal leverage to defend its rights. Ironically, such a mechanism is the most controversial…

EU court ruling may not lower Brexit uncertainty

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EU

The ruling clarifies the scope of the EU’s power to negotiate and conclude international trade agreements: it says the European Commission has the authority to agree on most…

Opioid firms face US criminal liability

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UNITED STATES

Prosecutors seek to expand the reach of a US statute previously applied only to dealers in illegal drugs, to attempt to establish corporate accountability for the crisis that has…

Post-Brexit devolution will divide London and Scotland

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UNITED KINGDOM

They will discuss the UK government’s proposed EU Withdrawal Bill designed to repatriate EU law, which Jones called “a blatant power grab” by London.