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Britain’s Corbyn accused of calling May 'stupid woman'

Britain’s Corbyn accused of calling May 'stupid woman'

-- 2018-12-19 21:06:45

Britain’s House of Commons erupted in anger on Wednesday when Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn appeared to mouth the words “stupid woman” after a lively exchange with Prime Min...

Belgian PM offers to resign amid row over migration

Belgian PM offers to resign amid row over migration

-- 2018-12-19 14:26:44

Belgium Prime Minister Charles Michel offered to resign on Tuesday after opponents tabled a no confidence vote in a political crisis triggered by differences over immigration. In office since 2014, M...

'Journalists faced unprecedented hostility this year'

'Journalists faced unprecedented hostility this year'

-- 2018-12-18 18:21:49

More journalists were killed, abused and subjected to violence in 2018 than in any other year on record, with those in the profession facing an "unprecedented level of hostility," a new report has fou...

Jeremy Corbyn tables Theresa May no-confidence motion

Jeremy Corbyn tables Theresa May no-confidence motion

BBC 2018-12-18 11:24:43

Jeremy Corbyn has tabled a motion of no confidence in Theresa May, after she said MPs would not vote on her Brexit deal until the week of 14 January. The PM had delayed the vote from last week, admit...

Russia ‘used social media for widespread meddling in US politics’

Russia ‘used social media for widespread meddling in US politics’

-- 2018-12-18 11:23:32

Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election on social media was more widespread than previously thought and included attempts to divide Americans by race and extreme ideology, said repor...

Turkey may start new Syria operation at any moment

Turkey may start new Syria operation at any moment

-- 2018-12-17 19:17:32

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country may start a new military operation in Syria at any moment. Erdogan made the comments during a speech in the central province of Konya on Mo...

Italy coalition govt agrees on new budget, expects EU approval

Italy coalition govt agrees on new budget, expects EU approval

-- 2018-12-17 17:47:02

Italy’s coalition government has agreed on the “numbers and contents” of the budget it will propose to Brussels in an effort to avoid disciplinary action over its plans to hike defic...

Explosion near Greece’s SKAI TV smashes windows

Explosion near Greece’s SKAI TV smashes windows

-- 2018-12-17 11:14:21

A device exploded near the premises of SKAI TV in Athens early on Monday, smashing windows and causing extensive damage to the building but no injuries. Police said a makeshift explosive device went...

New Brexit vote would 'break faith' with UK, says May

New Brexit vote would 'break faith' with UK, says May

Reuters 2018-12-17 10:39:16

Prime Minister Theresa May will state her opposition to a second Brexit referendum on Monday, telling parliament such a vote would "break faith" with British people and do "irreparable damage" to poli...

Rescue helicopter crashes in Portugal, four dead

Rescue helicopter crashes in Portugal, four dead

-- 2018-12-16 18:08:36

A medical helicopter crashed in a mountainous area near Porto, Portugal’s second biggest city, killing two pilots, a doctor and a nurse on board, the country’s INEM emergency service sai...

Turkey will keep attacking PKK in Iraq: Foreign ministry

Turkey will keep attacking PKK in Iraq: Foreign ministry

-- 2018-12-15 15:50:40

Turkey will keep striking Kurdish PKK fighters in northern Iraq, the foreign ministry said on Saturday, a day after Baghdad formally complained that repeated Turkish air strikes violated its sovereign...

Spain to consider non consensual sex as rape

Spain to consider non consensual sex as rape

-- 2018-12-14 19:11:19

Spanish law will be toughened to define any non-consensual sexual act as "assault" or "rape" instead of "sexual abuse", experts have decided. A panel of legal experts was set up by the government aft...

Prime suspect in Strasbourg attack dies in police shootout

Prime suspect in Strasbourg attack dies in police shootout

-- 2018-12-14 18:29:43

The suspected gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg was shot dead on Thursday in a brief gun battle with police after being on the run for 48 hours, pol...

Turkey hunts 219 soldiers over failed coup in 2016

Turkey hunts 219 soldiers over failed coup in 2016

-- 2018-12-14 14:07:59

Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for at least 219 soldiers over their alleged links to a network blamed for a coup attempt in 2016. The suspects, all on active service, include four...

EU offers Britain some assurances over Brexit backstop

EU offers Britain some assurances over Brexit backstop

Reuters 2018-12-14 11:01:55

European Union leaders gave Prime Minister Theresa May assurances on Thursday that they would seek to agree a new deal with Britain by 2021 so that the contentious Irish "backstop" is never triggered....

Turkey train crash leaves nine dead

Turkey train crash leaves nine dead

-- 2018-12-13 18:44:51

A crash involving a high-speed train at a station in the Turkish capital Ankara killed at least nine people and injured 47, Turkey's transport minister said. Reports quoting local officials said the...

Pope expels two cardinals over sexual abuse implications

Pope expels two cardinals over sexual abuse implications

-- 2018-12-13 18:25:54

The Vatican announced Wednesday that it had removed two cardinals implicated in sexual abuse cases from a powerful council of advisers picked by Pope Francis to guide him on matters critical to the fu...

Turkey train crash kills four; over 40 injured

Turkey train crash kills four; over 40 injured

-- 2018-12-13 12:02:34

A crash involving a high-speed train at a station in the Turkish capital Ankara has killed at least four people and injured more than 40, local media say. Images from the scene showed emergency servi...

Theresa May survives confidence vote of Tory MPs

Theresa May survives confidence vote of Tory MPs

BBC 2018-12-13 10:10:39

Prime Minister Theresa May has won a vote of confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party by 200 to 117. After securing 63 per cent of the total vote, she is now immune from a leadership ch...

UK PM May to face leadership challenge

UK PM May to face leadership challenge

-- 2018-12-12 14:07:51

UK Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of no confidence in her leadership later on Wednesday. Conservative MPs will vote between 18:00 GMT and 20:00 GMT. The challenge to May's position come...

Gunman on the run after three killed in France shooting

Gunman on the run after three killed in France shooting

-- 2018-12-12 11:23:46

Hundreds of police officers are hunting a gunman after three people were killed and 12 others wounded in a shooting in the eastern French city of Strasbourg. The suspect, who is known to security ser...

Russia sends two nuclear-capable bombers to Venezuela

Russia sends two nuclear-capable bombers to Venezuela

-- 2018-12-11 17:56:43

Two Russian strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons have landed in ally Venezuela in a show of support for the government there that infuriated Washington. The TU-160 supersonic bombers...

May to meet EU leaders in bid to rescue Brexit deal

May to meet EU leaders in bid to rescue Brexit deal

BBC 2018-12-11 12:57:44

Theresa May will meet European leaders and EU officials later today (Tuesday) for talks aimed at rescuing her Brexit deal. She will hold talks with Dutch PM Mark Rutte and Germany's Angela Merkel a...

Macron speeds up tax cuts to quell unrest

Macron speeds up tax cuts to quell unrest

-- 2018-12-11 11:38:49

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has announced wage rises for the poorest workers and tax cuts for pensioners in further concessions meant to defuse weeks of often violent protests that have...

May calls off MPs' vote on Brexit deal

May calls off MPs' vote on Brexit deal

-- 2018-12-10 22:19:12

Theresa May says she has called off Tuesday's crucial vote on her Brexit deal because it "would be rejected by a significant margin". She said MPs backed much of the deal she has struck with the EU b...

'Theresa May deciding whether to delay parliament Brexit vote'

'Theresa May deciding whether to delay parliament Brexit vote'

-- 2018-12-10 17:21:42

British Prime Minister Theresa May is due to make a decision on Monday on whether to delay a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal set for Tuesday, British political correspondents said. After repeat...

UK can unilaterally cancel Brexit, EU court says

UK can unilaterally cancel Brexit, EU court says

-- 2018-12-10 14:33:45

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the UK can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members. The judges ruled that this could be done without altering the terms of B...

Macron to hold crisis meeting over 'yellow vest' protests

Macron to hold crisis meeting over 'yellow vest' protests

-- 2018-12-10 11:48:02

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet trade unions and employers' organisations, in a bid to defuse weeks of unrest in Paris and other cities. Monday's meeting comes ahead of a TV address i...

Brexit MPs' committee slams May's deal

Brexit MPs' committee slams May's deal

-- 2018-12-10 00:38:42

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was condemned as "a huge step into the unknown" by a committee of lawmakers responsible for scrutinising it, in the latest blow to her efforts to win p...

French PM seeks 'unity' after new unrest

French PM seeks 'unity' after new unrest

-- 2018-12-09 16:52:47

French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has vowed to "restore national unity" after violence broke out during a fourth consecutive weekend of protests. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets o...