Italy, France tensions spiral over rejected migrant ship

Italy postponed high-level talks with France yesterday after Paris blasted Rome for its "nauseating" refusal to take in a migrant rescue
13 June 2018, 18:00 PM

UK PM defeats rebellion

Prime Minister Theresa May defeated a rebellion in parliament over her Brexit plans yesterday, but only after having to compromise and hand lawmakers more control over Britain's departure from the European Union.
12 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Spain to take in stranded ship

Spain yesterday offered to take in a ship stranded in the Mediterranean with 629 migrants aboard after Italy and Malta refused to let the vessel dock in their ports.
11 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi quarters gutted in Greece fire

Housing quarters of some hundreds of Bangladeshis were gutted in a giant fire in Greece’s Nea Manolada area.
11 June 2018, 09:09 AM

Vienna may host Putin-Trump meet

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed during a visit to Austria this week the possibility of Vienna playing host to a summit with his
9 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Emergency UNGA meet called

The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency meeting next Wednesday at 3:00pm (19:00 GMT) to vote on an Arab-backed
9 June 2018, 18:00 PM

War of words as G7 meets

Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations headed for a summit in Canada yesterday more divided than at any time in the group's 42-year history, as US President Donald Trump's "America First" policies risk causing a global trade war and deep diplomatic schisms.
8 June 2018, 18:57 PM

'Method in madness!'

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has been caught on tape predicting a "meltdown" in Brexit talks and musing admiringly how US President Donald Trump might handle them.
8 June 2018, 18:52 PM

Austria to expel up to 60 imams, close 7 mosques

Austria yesterday said it could expel up to 60 Turkish-funded imams and their families and would shut down seven mosques as part of a
8 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Austria to shut seven ‘political’ mosques

Austria could expel up to 60 Turkish-funded imams and their families as part of a crackdown on "political Islam", Interior Minister Herbert Kickl says.
8 June 2018, 11:24 AM

May proposes Brexit backstop plan to EU

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday unveiled a one-year backstop plan for the Irish border after Brexit, finding a compromise that may paper over differences in her government but may struggle to win over the European Union.
7 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Third World War will be end of civilization

President Vladimir Putin yesterday lashed out at US trade tariffs and Western sanctions during an annual televised phone-in that also saw him warning against a possible civilization-destroying World War Three.
7 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Nato rejects Qatar membership bid

Nato yesterday declined an overture by Qatar to join the Western military defence alliance, saying membership was reserved to the United
6 June 2018, 18:00 PM

California in spotlight as US votes in key primaries

Voters cast ballots in eight US states for key primary elections yesterday, with all eyes on California, where the outcome could swing
6 June 2018, 18:00 PM

EU-US row shadows Nato defence meet

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg yesterday said he was battling to stop the increasingly bitter row between Europe and the US spilling over
6 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Cartoonist jailed for insulting Erdogan

Turkish police have jailed one of the country's most prominent cartoonists to serve out a 14 month sentence first handed down last year
5 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Same-sex partners have EU residence rights

Same-sex partners of European Union (EU) citizens have the right to live in any member state whatever their nationality, the bloc's top court rules today, even in countries that do not recognise gay marriage.
5 June 2018, 11:14 AM

Russia jails Ukrainian journo to 12yrs for spying

A Russian court sentences a Ukrainian journalist, Roman Sushchenko, to 12 years in jail after convicting him of spying for his native Ukraine, his lawyer says, a move likely to further sour ties between Moscow and Kiev.
4 June 2018, 15:06 PM

US, Nato launch war games in the Baltic

Some 18,000 troops from 19 mostly Nato countries began annual US-led military exercises in Poland and the Baltic states on Sunday to
3 June 2018, 18:00 PM

'Sherlock' did it again

Hollywood actor Benedict Cumberbatch channelled his inner Sherlock Holmes by leaping to the defence of a cyclist under attack by
3 June 2018, 18:00 PM