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Poland PM cancels Israel trip amid Holocaust row

-- 2019-02-18 12:17:59

Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki has cancelled a trip to Israel following comments on the Holocaust by Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr Netanyahu was quoted in Israeli media as saying "Poles co...

Brexit: May urges conservative MPs to unite, support deal

-- 2019-02-17 11:16:54

Theresa May has urged Conservative MPs to put aside "personal preferences" and support a Brexit deal in the Commons. In a letter to all 317 Tory members of Parliament, the prime minister said "histor...

UK PM May to hold Brexit talks with EU's Juncker

-- 2019-02-17 10:01:23

British Prime Minister Theresa May is to hold Brexit talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker next week, her office said on Saturday, following this week's symbolic defeat in par...

Ex-cardinal dismissed from priesthood over abuse claims

-- 2019-02-16 18:09:41

A former Roman Catholic cardinal has been defrocked after historic sexual abuse allegations. Theodore McCarrick is the most senior Catholic figure to be dismissed from the priesthood in modern times,...

Turkey ‘won’t turn back from S-400 deal with Russia’

-- 2019-02-16 14:35:05

Turkey will not turn back from its deal to buy S-400 missile systems from Russia, President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Saturday, a day after an informal deadline Washington set for Ankara...

Spanish PM to call snap election for April 28

-- 2019-02-15 18:36:52

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to call a snap national election for April 28. The announcement would come on Friday, after losing a key budget vote, reports Reuters quoting the dail...

Italy should clarify its plans on high-speed rail link with France: EU

-- 2019-02-15 18:30:44

The European Commission said on Friday that Italy should clarify as soon as possible whether it plans to complete a high-speed rail link with France that the co-ruling 5-Star Movement opposes. A spok...

More Brexit embarrassment for May as parliament defeats her again

-- 2019-02-15 11:36:30

Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a defeat on her Brexit strategy on Thursday that undermined her pledge to European Union leaders to get her divorce deal approved if they grant her concessions....

EU adds S Arabia to dirty-money blacklist, upsets UK, US

-- 2019-02-14 22:00:13

BRUSSELS, Feb 14 (Reuters): The European Commission (EU) added Saudi Arabia, Panama and four US territories to a blacklist of nations it considers a threat because of lax controls on terrorism financi...

Bus plunges into Macedonia ravine, killing 14

-- 2019-02-14 12:07:04

A bus carrying workers in North Macedonia crashed into a ravine outside the capital of Skopje on Wednesday, killing 14 people and injuring about 30, officials said. Venko Filipce, the newly renamed E...

Polar bears invade populated area in Russian town

-- 2019-02-13 21:36:28

Russian wildlife specialists are heading for an Arctic archipelago to try to resolve a situation that has both terrified and delighted the locals: the polar bears that moved into a populated area, rep...

‘It’s May’s deal or long Brexit delay’

-- 2019-02-13 15:53:24

British lawmakers will face a stark choice between Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal or a long extension to the March 29 deadline for leaving the bloc, the UK’s chief Brexit negotia...

Catalonia independence leaders on trial in Madrid

-- 2019-02-12 17:46:46

A dozen leaders of Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid have gone on trial in Madrid, facing charges including rebellion and sedition. If convicted, some could face up to 25 years in prison, repo...

Turkey orders arrest of 1,112 people over Gulen links

Reuters 2019-02-12 12:10:08

Turkey ordered the arrest of 1,112 people over suspected links to the network of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, broadcaster CNN Turk...

Four soldiers die in Istanbul chopper crash

-- 2019-02-12 10:05:45

Four soldiers were killed when a military helicopter crashed in a residential neighbourhood on the Asian side of Istanbul on Monday, the governor of Turkey’s biggest city said. The helicopter w...

Hungarian mothers of four to pay no income tax

-- 2019-02-11 11:18:52

Hungarian women with four children or more will be exempted for life from paying income tax, the prime minister has said, unveiling plans designed to boost the number of babies being born. It was a w...

UK's May rejects pivot towards Brexit customs union compromise

-- 2019-02-11 10:26:11

British Prime Minister Theresa May has rejected the idea of targeting a customs union with the European Union, pouring cold water on hopes from some that she could shift her Brexit policy to win over...

May to seek more time from MPs to change Brexit deal

-- 2019-02-10 13:23:08

British prime minister is to urge MPs to give her more time to secure changes to her Brexit deal. Theresa May is expected to pledge in the Commons this week that MPs will get another say on Brexit if...

One dies, 95 injured in Spain train crash

-- 2019-02-09 14:28:11

At least one person died and 95 injured on Friday following the collision of two trains between Manresa and Sant Vincenç de Castellet in east Spain, the state-owned railway infrastructure manag...

EU countries agree on copyright reforms

-- 2019-02-09 11:24:31

The European Union’s effort to rewrite two-decade old copyright rules to take into account online platforms such as Alphabet Inc’s Google moved a step forward on Friday when a majority of...

In Brussels, EU gives May glimpse of Brexit hope

-- 2019-02-08 11:42:16

British Prime Minister Theresa May came away from a day in an increasingly impatient Brussels on Thursday with a pledge of renewed talks that held out some hope for a new Brexit deal, if no sign of co...

Rescuers search for survivors as Istanbul building collapse kills two

-- 2019-02-07 14:52:17

Rescuers in the Turkish city of Istanbul have been working through the night to search the rubble of an eight-storey apartment block which collapsed on Wednesday. At least two people died and seven w...

Work urgently with me on Brexit: May appeals to EU

-- 2019-02-07 12:51:52

British Prime Minister Theresa May will call on the European Union on Thursday to work with her to change a divorce deal and help her win the support of a divided parliament to smooth Britain’s...

Macron announces national day marking Armenian genocide

-- 2019-02-06 11:31:53

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday declared April 24 as a day for the commemoration of the Armenian genocide in France, an issue that has caused regular friction between Turkey and European U...

Paris apartment fire kills seven; 30 injured

-- 2019-02-05 12:27:14

A fire in a Paris apartment building killed at least seven people and injured around 30 in the early hours of Tuesday, authorities said. The blaze at an eight-storey building in the city’s fash...

Germany's Merkel drops hint of a 'creative' Brexit compromise

-- 2019-02-05 11:20:12

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday offered a way to break the deadlock over the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, calling for a “creative” compromise to allay con...

Sweden sees Guaido as Venezuela's interim president

Reuters 2019-02-04 16:53:22

The European Union sees Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate interim president, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said on Monday. “In the current situation, we support and...

Turkey has maintained contacts with Syrian govt: Erdogan

-- 2019-02-04 11:16:07

Turkey has maintained low-level contact with the Syrian government, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, even though Ankara has supported rebels who fought for years to topple President Bashar al-...

Britain’s royal family to be relocated in case of Brexit unrest

-- 2019-02-03 17:35:01

British officials have revived Cold War emergency plans to relocate the royal family should there be riots in London if Britain suffers a disruptive departure from the European Union next month, two S...

Snow traps thousands of cars on Italy motorway

-- 2019-02-03 14:45:47

Thousands of vehicles were stuck in long queues caused by heavy snow on Italy’s A22 motorway on Saturday, and firefighters rescued 200 people who had been trapped for hours in cars and buses. Q...