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UK wants EU to soften stance on Irish border

-- 2018-09-21 16:29:54

Britain will leave the European Union without a deal unless the bloc’s leaders soften their position on the Irish border, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling briefed the media. EU leaders abrupt...

Train hits 'cargo' bicycle in Netherlands, kills four children

-- 2018-09-20 14:06:12

Four children were killed and at least one woman was wounded when a train struck a ‘cargo’ bicycle, popularly used by Dutch parents to transport their children, the newspaper De Telegraaf...

May appeals to EU leaders to drop ‘unacceptable’ Brexit demands

-- 2018-09-20 11:35:48

British Prime Minister Theresa May appealed directly to fellow European Union leaders to drop ‘unacceptable’ Brexit demands that she said could rip Britain apart, urging the bloc to respon...

Car hits pedestrians in London Muslim centre; two hospitalised

-- 2018-09-19 14:59:08

Two people were hospitalised after a car reportedly hit pedestrians near a Muslim community center in northwest London overnight in an incident police said was not related to terrorism. There were re...

Russia accuse Israel of shooting down military plane

-- 2018-09-18 16:46:02

Russia has said Syria shot down one of its military planes - but laid the blame for the deaths of the 15 personnel on board with Israel. The defence ministry said Israeli jets put the Il-20 plane int...

Turkey, Russia agree on demilitarised zone in Syria’s Idlib

-- 2018-09-18 16:15:09

The leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed on Monday to establish a demilitarised zone in Syria’s Idlib region, the last major stronghold of anti-government rebels where fears had been running high...

Russian military plane disappears from Syria sky

-- 2018-09-18 11:53:15

A Russian military aircraft with 14 people on board has disappeared from radar after flying over Syria, Russia's defence ministry says. "Connection has been lost with the crew of a Russian Il-20 plan...

UK parliament will vote to back Brexit deal: May

-- 2018-09-17 14:26:30

Prime Minister Theresa May said the British parliament will vote to back any Brexit deal she strikes with the European Union and it would not be possible to achieve a better deal. “When we come...

Bomb squad search car in Paris, no threat found

-- 2018-09-16 19:16:18

French police closed off part of the Champs Elysees boulevard in Paris on Sunday as bomb disposal officers used a sniffer dog and robot to investigate a suspect vehicle, before determining there was n...

London mayor calls for second referendum on Brexit

-- 2018-09-16 16:00:51

London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for another referendum on Britain’s European Union membership, saying the prime minister’s handling of Brexit negotiations had become “mired in con...

Russian church cuts ties with Constantinople over Ukraine

-- 2018-09-15 14:54:14

The Russian Orthodox Church has effectively cut diplomatic relations with the Patriarchate of Constantinople, which has authority over the world's 300 million Orthodox Christians. It follows signs th...

Hungary to take legal steps against critical EU ruling: PM Orban

-- 2018-09-14 15:01:05

Hungary’s government will decide on Monday on legal steps to challenge a European parliament ruling against the country for flouting democratic standards, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Fri...

Poland pledges to block EU sanctions against Hungary

-- 2018-09-13 12:59:28

Poland, the biggest former communist country in the European Union, said it will oppose any sanctions imposed by the bloc on fellow member Hungary, accused of floating EU rules on democracy. &ldquo...

Russia ready to take steps for improving ties with US: Lavrov

-- 2018-09-13 12:30:13

Moscow is ready to do what it can to break the impasse in relations between Russia and the United States, and is taking seriously President Donald Trump’s willingness to forge a normal dialogue,...

European Parliament votes to punish Hungary

-- 2018-09-12 20:03:37

The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to punish Hungary over alleged breaches of the European Union's core values. More than two-third members of the parliament backed the censure motion - the f...

Erdogan becomes chairman of Turkey wealth fund

-- 2018-09-12 16:21:49

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has become chairman of the country’s sovereign wealth fund company and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak has become deputy chairman, decisions published in the Off...

Japan peace treaty proposal is no joke, says Putin

-- 2018-09-12 14:42:27

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that he was not joking when he proposed that he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sign a peace treaty by the end of the year.   Russia and...

Conservative MPs discuss ousting UK PM May

-- 2018-09-12 13:18:05

A group of about 50 lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government who oppose her proposals for a post-Brexit deal with the European Union have met to discuss how and when they cou...

Putin to plan meeting with Mexico’s president-elect

-- 2018-09-12 11:19:18

Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking into a possible meeting with Mexican President-Elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador late this year in Mexico or Argentina, Russian news agency Tass reported on...

Russia launches biggest military drills since Cold War

-- 2018-09-11 15:39:53

Russia has launched its biggest military exercise since the Cold War, involving about 0.3 million (300,000) service personnel, in eastern Siberia. China is sending 3,200 troops to take part in "Vosto...

May’s Brexit plans opposed by 80 rebels in her party

-- 2018-09-10 23:24:51

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party faces a "catastrophic split" if she persists with her proposals on Brexit, which 80 or more of her lawmakers are prepared to vote against, a for...

Turkey detains 56 over alleged Gulen links

Reuters 2018-09-10 13:17:22

Turkish authorities detained 48 soldiers and eight others over alleged links to the US-based cleric who Ankara says orchestrated a failed 2016 coup against President Tayyip Erdogan, the Hurriyet new...

Sweden faces political deadlock after gains by far-right party

-- 2018-09-10 10:51:22

Sweden headed for a hung parliament after an election on Sunday that saw support for the nationalist Sweden Democrats surge, as one of Europe’s most liberal nations turned right amid fears over...

Sweden goes to polls amid anti-immigration surge

-- 2018-09-09 11:54:21

Swedish voters are set to vote in a general election dominated by the rise of an anti-immigration party. The nationalist Sweden Democrats (SD), which polls suggest have 20 per cent support, are tippe...

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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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...