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Fox News and The UK Daily Mail are among the news outlets reporting the resignation of Brexit secretary David Davis from his post. The conservative secretary resigned over his frustration with a negotiated deal by PM Theresa May for a “soft” UK departure from the European Union.
Reports that a new secretary, Conservative Dominic Raab, has been appointed to the vacated post by Prime Minister Theresa May.

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel complained on Saturday about the new basis in American foreign policy, specifically decrying US President Donald Trump’s stated ‘America First’ ideology. Sputnik News reported that the diplomat asked for more cooperation between the US and the European Union and tried to make the point that pursuing individual national interests is not “appropriate” at this moment in history.