Boris Johnson clashes with Parliament over Brexit

The debate over Brexit continues to heat up. Boris Johnson has vowed to take Britain out of the European Union, with or without a trade agreement. Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.

• Sep 4, 2019
• 1:39

House Democrats to subpoena Gordon Sondland

House Democrats plan to issue a subpoena to Gordon Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, for documents related to his contacts with Ukraine. This comes after the White House blocked him from testifying. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy and Bloomberg chief Washington correspondent Kevin Cirilli joined CBSN to break down the latest on the Trump impeachment inquiry.

• Oct 8, 2019
• 13:03

Brexit negotiations enter 11th hour

There's less than three weeks until Britain is set to leave the European Union and time is running out to negotiate a withdrawal agreement. Foreign Affairs columnist for McClatchy and a fellow at the Hoover Institute Markos Kounalakis joined CBSN to discuss the latest on negotiations.

• Oct 13, 2019
• 10:33

Queen's speech addresses Brexit

Queen Elizabeth delivered an address to members of Parliament just weeks before the deadline for Britain to leave the European Union. BBC News correspondent Jonathan Blake has details from London.

• Oct 14, 2019
• 3:21

U.K. to hold general election in December

Britons will be heading out to vote again in December after the House of Commons on Tuesday backed an early election that could break the country's political impasse over Brexit. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes a new crop of of lawmakers could end the stalemate in pulling Britain from the European Union.

• Oct 29, 2019
• 0:33

U.K. to hold election amid Brexit standoff

Voters in Britain will go to the polls yet again after lawmakers failed to come up with a Brexit deal over the past three years. A general election as been set for December 12th, with Parliament deadlocked on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi joins CBSN to break down the significance of this new election.

• Oct 30, 2019
• 4:15

John Bercow: Behind the "60 Minutes" interview

With his colorful moderation of the House of Commons, outgoing Speaker John Bercow has achieved internet fame.

• Nov 3, 2019
• 4:39

Taylor aide heard Trump ask about "investigations"

William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, revealed new details Wednesday about the events immediately following President Trump's July 25 call with the president of Ukraine. Taylor said a member of his staff told him last week about a phone call he overheard between the U.S. Ambassador to the E.U., Gordon Sondland, and Mr. Trump. Watch what Taylor said in his opening statement in the first public impeachment hearing.

• Nov 13, 2019
• 1:18

Vindman: Sondland talked about "deliverable"

Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, the top expert on Ukraine on the National Security Council, said U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland said the Ukrainians would have to provide a "deliverable" in order to get a White House meeting, "which is investigations, specific investigations."

• Nov 19, 2019
• 1:44

Sondland: White House & State Dept. leaders were informed

U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland testified Wednesday, "The suggestion that we were engaged in some irregular or rogue diplomacy is absolutely false."

• Nov 20, 2019
• 0:42

Sondland: Giuliani's requests "were a quid pro quo"

U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland said Wednesday that Rudy Giuliani demanded Ukraine make a public statement announcing investigations of the 2016 election, DNC server and Burisma. He said Giuliani "was expressing the desires of the president of the United States, and we knew these investigations were important to the president."

• Nov 20, 2019
• 1:50

Sondland: I got no clear answer on Ukraine aid

U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland said Wednesday he was first informed that the White House was withholding security aid to Ukraine on July 18 and that he was "never able to obtain a clear answer regarding the specific reason for the hold -- whether it was bureaucratic in nature ... or reflected some other concern." He said he concluded that the aid "was jeopardized."

• Nov 20, 2019
• 1:07

​Sondland: "No reason" to doubt accounts of call

U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland confirmed he spoke with President Trump on the phone the day after Mr. Trump's July 25 call with the president of Ukraine. "I have no reason to doubt that this conversation included the subject of investigations," he said.

• Nov 20, 2019
• 1:44

Sondland: I mentioned "concerns" to Pence

Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the EU, said Wednesday that he mentioned to Vice President Mike Pence his concerns that the delay in aid to Ukraine was tied to the issue of investigations.

• Nov 20, 2019
• 1:50

Castor asks Sondland about call with Trump

Steve Castor, senior investigative counsel for Republicans, asked U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland Wednesday why he didn't include a "vignette" about a call he had with President Trump in his opening statement at the impeachment hearing. "It was in my previous testimony and I assumed if people had questions they would bring it up," Sondland said.

• Nov 20, 2019
• 2:33

European countries easing lockdowns

European countries are starting to ease some lockdown restrictions as coronavirus death toll numbers decline. Restaurants, shops and salons are reopening in Italy and Spain, while new data emerges about Sweden. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN from London with the latest developments.

• May 18, 2020
• 9:01

U.K. completes Brexit as EU sings goodbye

Emotions ran high in Brussels as the EU Parliament sang Auld Lang Syne to its departing British members. Brexiteer Nigel Farage gleefully waved the U.K. flag in his goodbye speech after the country ended its 47-year tenure in the European Union. Mark Phillips reports from London where people are asking what comes next.

• Jan 31, 2020
• 1:49

Brexit Day finally arrives for the U.K.

On 11pm local time January 31, the U.K. officially leaves the European Union. Although the symbolism is significant, in practice it only begins an 11-month period of transition. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Mark Phillips joins CBSN from London to explains what that entails.

• Jan 31, 2020
• 3:51

U.K. finally leaves the EU

History is being made in Great Britain. It's divorce from the European Union became official nearly four years after the Brexit vote.

• Jan 31, 2020
• 0:26

UK parts ways with the EU

The United Kingdom officially left the European Union on Friday. Mark Kounalakis, a foreign affairs syndicated columnist at McClatchy, joined CBSN to break it all down.

• Jan 31, 2020
• 7:02

U.K leaves the EU after bitter Brexit vote

Britain officially left the European Union late Friday night. It marks the end of more than 3 years of bitter fighting over Brexit - and the start of an uncertain future for the country. Roxana Saberi reports.

• Feb 1, 2020
• 1:30

EU & Turkish officials to discuss Syria crisis

Officials from the European Union and Turkey will meet in Belgium on Monday to discuss the humanitarian disaster on the Syrian border. Some 3 million civilians have been caught in the middle of the battle between the Syrian forces and Turkish rebels. Ian Lee reports.

• Mar 8, 2020
• 1:58

Trump announces coronavirus travel ban

In a dramatic move to stop the spread of the coronavirus, President Trump ordered an extensive travel ban on Europe during a Wednesday night Oval Office address. The speech sent stock futures plummeting and angered Democratic leaders who criticized Mr. Trump for failing to address the shortage of test kits. The State Department issued its own alert as well, urging Americans to reconsider any international travel plans. Paula Reid reports on how the federal government is dealing with the fallout.

• Mar 12, 2020
• 2:57

Europe starts to ease some COVID restrictions

Some countries in Europe are starting to ease tough restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, reopening stores and restarting factories and construction projects. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams joins CBSN from Istanbul with the new developments.

• Apr 15, 2020
• 6:42

World leaders pledge $8 billion to vaccine race as U.S. skips summit

The Trump administration, facing the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak in the world, was notably absent from the virtual vaccine summit.

• May 5, 2020

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