BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday during the Global Solutions Summit that she is willing to fight "until the last second" of March 29 for an orderly Brexit.

The outcome of the next summit of the European Union on Thursday would be unpredictable because "far too much is in flow", she added.

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CAIRO -- "SCZone's function is fully integrated with China's BRI to reinforce the international trade movement," Egyptian Planning Minister Hala al-Saeed said in a statement referring the country's Suez Canal Economic Zone.

"It has a pivotal role in increasing economic growth rates and creating more job opportunities in Egypt," she emphasized.

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BRUSSELS -- "Everyone should now finalize all preparations for a no-deal scenario," the EU Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier said in a statement on Tuesday as the European Parliament and the Council have now approved nearly all the foreseen contingency measures for a no-deal Brexit.

"EU Leaders will need a concrete plan from the UK in order to be able to make an informed decision," he added.

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WASHINGTON -- "We're going to look at that very, very strongly in terms of whether it's NATO or it's something having to do with alliance," said U.S. President Donald Trump while meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro, supporting Brazil o join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

"Brazil and the United States have never been closer than we are right now," Trump told Bolsonaro. Enditem

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