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UK, France fail to agree on scallop fishing deal

UK, France fail to agree on scallop fishing deal

-- 2018-09-08 14:58:35

The UK and France have failed to agree a deal to end a dispute over scallop fishing in the English Channel. Crews clashed in the waters last month over laws that allow British boats to gather scallop...

Jail term for Turkish filmmaker for portraying Erdogan’s execution

Jail term for Turkish filmmaker for portraying Erdogan’s execution

-- 2018-09-07 19:21:53

A Turkish filmmaker was convicted on Friday of membership of a terrorist group for a feature film that portrayed President Tayyip Erdogan having a gun pointed at his head as his family lay dead all ar...

UK warship sails close to disputed S China islands, angering Beijing

UK warship sails close to disputed S China islands, angering Beijing

-- 2018-09-06 15:58:22

Beijing expressed anger on Thursday after a British Royal Navy warship sailed close to islands claimed by China in the South China Sea late last month, saying Britain was engaged in “provocation...

UK names two Russian nerve agent suspects

UK names two Russian nerve agent suspects

-- 2018-09-05 17:20:49

Two Russian nationals have been named as suspects in the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. There is ‘sufficient evidence’ to charge Alexander P...

Turkey refuses to fulfil ‘unlawful requests’ on US pastor case

Turkey refuses to fulfil ‘unlawful requests’ on US pastor case

-- 2018-09-05 11:07:04

Turkey cannot fulfil unlawful requests” regarding US Pastor Andrew Brunson’s ongoing case, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying by the Hurriyet newspaper early on Wednesda...

France’s Macron to reshuffle cabinet

France’s Macron to reshuffle cabinet

-- 2018-09-04 16:02:16

French President Emmanuel Macron hopes to draw a line under a raft of troubles plaguing his 16-month-old presidency and to re-energise his economic reform drive with a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. M...

EU’s chief Brexit negotiator ‘strongly’ opposes May’s plan

EU’s chief Brexit negotiator ‘strongly’ opposes May’s plan

-- 2018-09-03 11:15:17

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said he is "strongly" opposed to key parts of Theresa May's proposals for a future trade deal. This morning the prime minister said she would not c...

UK will not compromise with EU on Brexit plan, May says

UK will not compromise with EU on Brexit plan, May says

-- 2018-09-02 10:23:29

British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would not compromise with Brussels over her plans for Brexit as a media report said rivals in her party were set to publish their own proposal calling for a...

Russian jet catches fire after landing

Russian jet catches fire after landing

-- 2018-09-01 18:26:16

A passenger jet skidded off the runway and caught fire while landing in the Russian city of Sochi, injuring 18 people, officials have said. Flight UT579, a Boeing 737-800 operated by the Utair airlin...

UK minister holds talks in Iran

UK minister holds talks in Iran

-- 2018-09-01 16:08:58

British Junior Foreign Minister Alistair Burt held talks with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Saturday, Iran’s television reported. This was the first visit...

Prince Harry, Meghan attend hit musical Hamilton

Prince Harry, Meghan attend hit musical Hamilton

-- 2018-08-30 22:29:50

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan attended a performance of the hit musical Hamilton on Wednesday to raise money for a charity which works with children affected by HIV in southern Africa, reports Reut...

EU needs strategic relationship with Russia on defence: France

EU needs strategic relationship with Russia on defence: France

-- 2018-08-30 16:16:48

The European Union needs a strategic relationship with Turkey, including in defence matters, and should modernize its post-Cold War relations with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thur...

Ex-Scottish leader quits over sexual misconduct claims

Ex-Scottish leader quits over sexual misconduct claims

-- 2018-08-30 12:13:01

Former Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Alex Salmond has resigned from the party amid allegations of sexual misconduct. In a statement he said he wanted to avoid internal division within the SNP,...

Russia to conduct biggest military drills since Cold War

Russia to conduct biggest military drills since Cold War

-- 2018-08-28 20:18:57

Russia will next month hold its biggest war games in nearly four decades, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told Russian news agencies on Tuesday, a massive military exercise that will also invol...

Irish foreign minister urges UK to clarify its Brexit stance

Irish foreign minister urges UK to clarify its Brexit stance

-- 2018-08-28 15:46:23

Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Tuesday that more clarity was needed about Britain’s stance regarding its planned departure from the European Union. “I hope that Br...

French minister quits over lack of environmental policy progress

French minister quits over lack of environmental policy progress

-- 2018-08-28 13:26:23

French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing disappointment with the lack of progress on climate and other environmental goals. Hulot said his decision, take...

Police finds stabbed body of mother, daughter in Solihull

Police finds stabbed body of mother, daughter in Solihull

-- 2018-08-27 18:01:14

A 49-year-old mother and her 22-year-old daughter have been stabbed to death in a street in Solihull, England. West Midlands Police said they were treating the deaths of the pair, who were found in N...

Theresa May to visit Africa for first time as PM

Theresa May to visit Africa for first time as PM

-- 2018-08-27 14:00:54

Theresa May is preparing to visit Africa for the first time since becoming prime minister in 2016. May will fly to South Africa on Tuesday before travelling to Nigeria and Kenya as part of a trade mi...

Volkswagen agrees to 5.5pc salary hike

Volkswagen agrees to 5.5pc salary hike

-- 2018-08-26 21:51:54

German carmaker Volkswagen AG has agreed to a 5.5 per cent salary increase for workers in Mexico and another raise for next year, the company's Mexican union said, averting a potential strike, reports...

Pope begins Irish visit, to meet clerical abuse victims

Pope begins Irish visit, to meet clerical abuse victims

-- 2018-08-25 18:12:10

Pope Francis has arrived in the Republic of Ireland's first papal visit for almost 40 years. The Pope is expected to meet some victims of clerical sex abuse later on Saturday. In a letter to the wor...

Spain’s socialist government to unearth remains of fascist dictator

Spain’s socialist government to unearth remains of fascist dictator

-- 2018-08-24 19:37:41

Spain's socialist government has passed a decree to exhume the remains of the late fascist dictator Francisco Franco from a huge mausoleum near Madrid. The Valley of the Fallen, 50km (30 miles) from...

Russia may ban more US politicians over sanctions

Russia may ban more US politicians over sanctions

-- 2018-08-24 15:57:37

Moscow may ban more US politicians from entering Russia as part of a response to a new round of US sanctions, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an interview with a Russian magazine publis...

No-deal Brexit will bring tangle of red tape, Britain warns companies

No-deal Brexit will bring tangle of red tape, Britain warns companies

-- 2018-08-23 20:49:35

Britain on Thursday told companies trading with the European Union they would face a tangle of red tape, possible border delays and more costly credit card payments if the government fails to negotiat...

Venezuelans rush to Peru to beat passport deadline

Venezuelans rush to Peru to beat passport deadline

-- 2018-08-23 20:32:29

Venezuelans trying to emigrate to Peru are rushing to get there before Saturday when new rules will come into force requiring them to have valid passports, according to BBC. So far, Venezuelans have...

Credit Suisse fires two after sexual assault investigation

Credit Suisse fires two after sexual assault investigation

-- 2018-08-23 20:09:33

Credit Suisse Group AG has fired two male employees in London after uncovering new evidence during an investigation into a sexual assault case from 2010, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citi...

Two killed in Paris suburb attack

Two killed in Paris suburb attack

-- 2018-08-23 17:33:57

A knifeman killed his mother and sister in the Paris suburb of Trappes on Thursday and seriously wounded a third person, a French Interior Ministry source said. The young man, who killed his victims...

Two die in knife attack in Paris suburb

Two die in knife attack in Paris suburb

-- 2018-08-23 16:24:00

Two people were killed and one seriously wounded in a knife attack in the Paris suburb of Trappes, French authorities said, reports Reuters. The knife attacker was then shot dead by police. “T...

UK prosecutors drop charges against ex-police chief over Hillsborough crush

UK prosecutors drop charges against ex-police chief over Hillsborough crush

-- 2018-08-21 16:53:08

A former British police chief constable accused of lying over his role in the 1989 Hillsborough soccer stadium crush in which 96 fans died will no longer face any charges, prosecutors said on Tuesday,...

Swelling white-water creek kills at least 10 in Italy

Swelling white-water creek kills at least 10 in Italy

-- 2018-08-21 11:26:45

At least 10 people were killed in southern Italy on Monday when they were hurled over rocks by a raging white-water creek in a deep mountain gorge that swelled suddenly after heavy rainfall upstream,...

Shots fired at US embassy in Turkey, no casualties

Shots fired at US embassy in Turkey, no casualties

-- 2018-08-20 14:55:55

Several gunshots were fired early Monday morning from a vehicle at the US Embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, causing no casualties, police and the embassy spokesperson said. The attack coincided...