Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
4 August 2026
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Spain, Morocco halt deadly rush on Spanish enclave after 49,000 cross in a day
31 July 2026
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UK PM pledges to tackle elderly care crisis
30 July 2026
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Two dead after plane crashes onto German house’s roof
27 July 2026
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UK PM vows to put ‘Britain’s interest first’ in Trump ties
27 July 2026
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Spain fights to ‘save lives’ as wildfires rage near Madrid
26 July 2026
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Rome to offer free movies for heat-relief
24 July 2026
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France records 5,700 excess deaths in June heatwave
23 July 2026
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Hitler’s birthplace begins new life as a police station
23 July 2026
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Netherlands to ban Israeli settler products from Sept 22
21 July 2026
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WikiLeaks’ Assange testifies in embassy spying case
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday testified in his legal case against a Spanish private security firm that he claims spied on him while he was holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London.
21 December 2019
Russia slams US sanctions on European gas pipeline
Russia hits out at the US decision to impose sanctions on companies working on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will transport Russian gas to Europe.
21 December 2019
UK PM sets sight at quick Brexit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday put Britain’s departure from the EU at the top of the agenda, as Queen Elizabeth II read out his plans for government in a parliamentary ceremony following a sweeping election win.
19 December 2019
Main points
Here are the main points from Queen Elizabeth II’s speech in parliament yesterday setting out the British government’s legislative programme:
19 December 2019
UK risks more in post-Brexit talks
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen yesterday warned that failing to rapidly negotiate a new trade deal after Brexit would hurt Britain more than it would the EU.
18 December 2019
UK PM to outlaw Brexit extension beyond 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was seeking yesterday to outlaw extending the Brexit transition period beyond the end of 2020, as he prepared to put the EU divorce deal before MPs.
17 December 2019
UK PM can’t keep Scotland in union against will: Sturgeon
Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, yesterday warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson that he could not keep Scotland in the United Kingdom against the country’s will.
15 December 2019
How Johnson’s gamble paid off
It was a straight forward message: “Get Brexit done.” The mantra of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party during the national election campaign was aimed at harnessing voter frustration at a parliamentary logjam over Britain’s exit from the European Union. It worked.
13 December 2019
World leaders react to Boris Johnson's British election victory
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party secures a majority in a landslide election victory, results showed on Friday.
13 December 2019
How Boris Johnson’s election gamble paid off
It was a straight forward message: “Get Brexit done.” The mantra of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party during the national election campaign was aimed at harnessing voter frustration at a parliamentary logjam over Britain’s exit from the European Union.
13 December 2019
UK elections: Tulip, Rushanara, Rupa re-elected
Bangladeshi-origin candidates Tulip Siddiq, Rushanara Ali and Rupa Huq are were re-elected as parliament members in the UK national election.
13 December 2019
Pound soars as Johnson heads for landslide British election win
The British pound surged more than 2% on Thursday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party looked set for a decisive election victory that markets believe makes an orderly exit from the European Union all but certain.
13 December 2019
British PM Johnson: We have a powerful mandate for Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that his government appeared to have won a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done.
13 December 2019
Britain speeds towards Brexit as Johnson wins large majority in election
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins a resounding election victory that will allow him to end three years of political paralysis and take Britain out of the European Union by Jan. 31.
13 December 2019
Possible outcomes
Britain went to the polls yesterday to decide the future of Brexit in a snap pre-Christmas election aimed at ending years of political deadlock and bitter divisions over the country’s European Union membership.
12 December 2019
Rohingya genocide: Full transcript of last 2 days' hearing at ICJ
The hearings at an international court in a case filed by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide against the minority Rohingya population at the International Court of Justice in The Hague roles into the third and final day.
12 December 2019
Climate pledges ‘misleading’
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg yesterday accused wealthier nations of inventing ways to avoid slashing their greenhouse gas emissions, branding their climate action “misleading” at a summit in Madrid.
11 December 2019
All you need to know
Months of fractious political disagreement over Brexit saw MPs agree in October to hold an early general election.
11 December 2019
Youth vote an unpredictable factor
Young voters are the most europhile and left-wing in Britain, yet also the least likely to vote, representing an unknown factor in Thursday’s battle for Downing Street.
11 December 2019
Gambia has 'failed' to explain genocidal intent: Myanmar
Myanmar's lawyer William Schabas claims that the Gambia has "failed" to explain genocidal intent in the crimes that took place in Rakhine state in 2017.
11 December 2019