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End 'no-deal brinkmanship' and let's talk: Corbyn to May

-- 2019-01-21 10:42:48

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, will reiterate on Monday his willingness to talk to Prime Minister Theresa May on ways to break the deadlock over Brexit but not while the g...

Over 10,000 protesters march in Belgrade against Serbian president

-- 2019-01-20 12:01:25

More than 10,000 people marched through Belgrade on Saturday evening to protest against the rule of President Aleksandar Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), demanding media freedom as a pre...

UK's May seeks Irish treaty to break Brexit impasse

Reuters 2019-01-20 12:01:20

British Prime Minister Theresa May plans to seek a bilateral treaty with the Irish government as a way to remove the contentious backstop arrangement from Britain's divorce deal with the European Unio...

Poland mourns stabbed Gdansk mayor

-- 2019-01-19 22:23:30

Thousands of Poles have been attending the funeral of Pawel Adamowicz, the mayor of Gdansk who was fatally stabbed last Sunday, reports BBC. Large screens around St Mary's Basilica in the city and ac...

Prince Philip escapes unhurt from car crash

-- 2019-01-18 16:08:20

Queen Elizabeth’s 97-year-old husband Prince Philip escaped uninjured from a car crash while driving on Thursday near the Sandringham estate in eastern England. Police said two people in a car...

Norway PM Solberg to form majority government

-- 2019-01-18 14:30:10

Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg struck a deal on Thursday to form a centre-right majority government by adding the small Christian Democratic Party to her minority three-party coalition. T...

Italy government approves flagship welfare reforms

-- 2019-01-18 13:37:10

The Italian government on Thursday approved flagship reforms of the welfare and pension system, election pledges of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League, which mark a major...

Let’s talk Brexit: May to Corbyn

BBC 2019-01-18 10:24:06

Theresa May has urged Jeremy Corbyn to discuss his Brexit plans with her, after he said he would not take part in talks until "no deal" was ruled out. In a letter to the Labour leader, the PM wrote t...

German minister backs second Brexit referendum

Reuters 2019-01-17 14:16:58

A second referendum on Britain’s exit from the European Union would make sense, German Justice Minister Katarina Barley told a German broadcaster on Thursday, after British lawmakers rejected Pr...

May seeks to end Brexit stalemate after surviving vote

-- 2019-01-17 09:54:39

British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote in the parliament on Wednesday and then appealed to MPs from across the political divide to come together to try to break the impasse o...

EU needs valid reason to extend Brexit transition period

-- 2019-01-16 21:05:08

European Union leaders could extend the March 29 deadline for Britain’s exit from the EU if they get a valid reason for such a request from London. European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schi...

Russia says it caught former US marine accused of spying red-handed

-- 2019-01-16 16:23:41

Russia said on Wednesday that it had caught former US marine Paul Whelan, who is being held in Russia on spying charges, while he was in the act of carrying out illegal activities in his Moscow hotel...

British lawmakers sink May's EU divorce deal

Reuters 2019-01-16 10:28:24

British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit divorce deal by a crushing margin on Tuesday, triggering political chaos that could lead to a disorderly exit from the EU or even t...

May braces for crushing defeat over Brexit deal

-- 2019-01-15 18:16:19

Theresa May faces the prospect of a crushing defeat in the Commons and a vote of no confidence in her government as MPs prepare to vote on her Brexit deal. MPs will finally deliver their verdict on...

Relook before you vote on Brexit deal: May to MPs

-- 2019-01-15 12:51:32

British Prime Minister Theresa May urged lawmakers on Monday to take a “second look” at her deal to leave the European Union, a last-ditch effort to win over a parliament that looks set to...

Stabbed Polish mayor dies  

-- 2019-01-14 20:32:01

The mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk has died in hospital on Monday, a day after being stabbed at a charity event. Pawel Adamowicz, 53, was attacked on stage in front of hundreds of people on Sunda...

British politicians will approve Brexit deal, France hopes

-- 2019-01-14 17:14:43

France is hoping that members of Britain’s parliament will approve Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, an official at French President Macron’s Elysee department said on Monday...

Merkel's CDU successor laments 'crusades' against diesel

-- 2019-01-14 17:04:40

German conservative leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on Monday accused environmental organisations of mounting “crusades” against diesel vehicles and said that driving bans threaten hundr...

Greek parliament to hold confidence vote Wednesday

-- 2019-01-14 16:48:02

The Greek parliament will open a confidence debate in the government on Tuesday, a parliamentary official said. The vote is expected to be held on Wednesday night, reports Reuters. Greek Prime Minis...

No Brexit likelier than no deal: May

-- 2019-01-14 10:17:05

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that lawmakers blocking Brexit is now a more likely outcome than Britain leaving the European Union without a deal. Parliament is deadlocked over how to proc...

Paris bakery explosion death toll rises

-- 2019-01-13 20:12:28

The death toll from a suspected gas explosion in central Paris has risen to four after rescue workers found the body of a woman in the rubble. Two firefighters and a Spanish tourist were also killed...

Italian militant arrested in Venezuela after jailbreak in 1981

-- 2019-01-13 18:09:48

Italian former leftist guerrilla Cesare Battisti, convicted of murder in his home country, has been arrested in Bolivia and will be extradited to Italy, a Brazilian official said. “He will soon...

Greek defence minister resigns over Macedonia name deal

-- 2019-01-13 16:29:43

Greece’s right-wing Defence Minister Panos Kammenos resigned on Sunday in protest at a deal ending a long running dispute with Macedonia over its name, clouding the future of the coalition gover...

UK’s May warns of breach of trust on Brexit

-- 2019-01-13 11:16:09

A failure to deliver Brexit would be "a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy", Prime Minister Theresa May has warned. Writing in the Sunday Express, Mrs May pleaded with MPs...

'Gas explosion' injures at least 20 in Paris

-- 2019-01-12 16:51:51

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze in a business in the centre of Paris after a powerful explosion which injured at least 20 people on Saturday, police say. Cars were wrecked and other buildings...

Macedonian parliament agrees to change country name

-- 2019-01-12 11:08:19

Macedonia’s parliament passed an amendment to the constitution on Friday to rename the country Republic of North Macedonia, in line with an agreement with Greece to put an end to a 27-year-old d...

Poland arrests Huawei employee for ‘spying’

-- 2019-01-11 18:22:28

Poland has arrested a Chinese employee of Huawei and a Polish national involved in cyber business on allegations of spying, Polish media reported on Friday, deepening the controversy over Western crit...

Europe at standstill due to snow

-- 2019-01-11 17:54:34

Heavy snowfalls brought chaos to parts of Germany and Sweden on Friday, leaving roads blocked, trains halted and schools shut. The Red Cross helped drivers stuck on a motorway in the southern German...

Police evacuate six German courts after bomb threats

-- 2019-01-11 17:51:33

Police searched courtrooms in at least six cities across Germany after emailed bomb threats and other security alerts on Friday. Local police said they evacuated a court in the eastern city of Potsda...

Portuguese cos to hire disabled people

-- 2019-01-11 14:01:13

Portuguese public and private companies of medium and large size are obliged to hire between 1.0 per cent and 2.0 per cent of the disabled people respectively, according to legislation published Thurs...