EU will never accept May's 'plan-B': Barnier

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator has ruled out ever accepting Theresa May's Brexit 'plan-B', in a major blow to the prime minister's bid to get MPs to back her deal.
23 January 2019

France tops social spending: OECD

France's social spending is the highest in the developed world relative to the size of its economy, an OECD study found yesterday, as the government weighs how to respond to "yellow vest" protests.
23 January 2019

World to miss 2020 deadline

The world is on course to miss its "best chance" of preventing runaway climate change by ensuring global greenhouse gas emissions
22 January 2019

Labour pushes for House vote

British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn yesterday moved a step closer to paving the way for another referendum on
22 January 2019

France, Germany deepen ties amid crisis in EU

France and Germany yesterday signed a new friendship treaty to deepen their alliance at a time of crisis for the EU, drawing fire from
22 January 2019

EU sanctions Russia military intel chief over Skripal

The European Union slaps sanctions on the two most senior officers in Russian military intelligence and identifies the two agents accused by Britain of carrying out a chemical attack.
22 January 2019

May refuses to rule out no-deal Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May sought to break the parliamentary deadlock over Brexit yesterday by proposing to seek further concessions from the European Union on a plan to prevent customs checks on the Irish border.
21 January 2019

Int'l tourists up 6% to 1.4b in 2018: UN

The number of international tourist arrivals rose by 6 percent last year to 1.4 billion, according to an estimate published yesterday by the
21 January 2019

Do not hijack Brexit

Parliament cannot be allowed to hijack Brexit, Trade Minister Liam Fox said yesterday, in a warning to lawmakers who want to take more control over Britain's departure from the European Union.
20 January 2019

New US missile strategy will unleash arms race in space

Russia said on Friday the new US missile defence strategy would unleash a dangerous arms race in space and amounts to a relaunch of the Cold War-era "Star Wars" programme.
19 January 2019

UK PM makes no change to demands in talks with EU

British Prime Minister Theresa May made no change to her demands in talks with European Union leaders despite her Brexit plan being defeated by British lawmakers earlier this week, the Telegraph newspaper reported on Friday.
19 January 2019

Social Democrat Lofven wins Swedish PM race

Sweden's parliament handed Social Democrat leader Stefan Lofven a second term in office yesterday, ending more than four months of deadlock after an inconclusive election that had allowed a populist party to threaten the traditional balance of power.
18 January 2019

'We will miss you'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's protege yesterday appealed to the British to stay in the European Union, saying her compatriots had not forgotten how Britain welcomed Germany back as a sovereign nation after World War Two.
18 January 2019

Oxford says no to additional Huawei funding

Oxford University has decides to forgo further funding from Chinese tech giant Huawei as scrutiny grows in Europe over the telecom company's relationship with the Beijing government.
18 January 2019

Urgent! Babies wanted

“Norway needs more children! I don't think I need to tell anyone how this is done," Norway's prime minister said cheekily, but she was raising a real concern. Too few babies are being born in the Nordic region.
17 January 2019

Search for Spanish toddler in well enters fifth day

The search for a toddler who falls down a well in southern Spain in a tragedy that has gripped the country entered its fifth day, with hopes dwindling he would be found alive.
17 January 2019

May survives

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday survived a no-confidence vote sparked by the crushing defeat of her Brexit deal just weeks before the UK leaves the European Union.
16 January 2019

'Pena Nieto took $100m as bribe'

Accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman once paid a $100 million bribe to former Mexican President Enrique Pena
16 January 2019

West destabilising the Balkan states: Putin

Ahead of a visit to Belgrade today, Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed Western countries for "destabilising" the Balkans,
16 January 2019

Polls the worst thing Britain could do now

A national election is the worst thing Britain could do now and would mean delaying Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday
16 January 2019