Poll dive hits UK PM's Brexit hopes

British Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting to shore up her general election campaign yesterday after a shock
31 May 2017

Violent storm kills 13 in Moscow area

A violent storm swept through Moscow area Monday, leaving 13 people dead and dozens injured as freak winds toppled hundreds of
30 May 2017

Trump-Merkel row escalates

Relations between the United States and Germany veered further toward crisis on Tuesday as President Donald Trump complained
30 May 2017

Britain's MI5 begins internal probe

Britain's MI5 intelligence service has launched an internal probe into whether vital clues were missed ahead of the Manchester attack, as
29 May 2017

Trump 'weakened' West

Germany yesterday unleashed a volley of criticism against US President Donald Trump, slamming his "short-sighted" policies that have
29 May 2017

Macron hosts Putin

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin yesterday held their first meeting since the French leader
29 May 2017

US, UK no longer reliable partners, warns Merkel

Europe "must take its fate into its own hands" faced with a western alliance divided by Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday.
28 May 2017

54 dead, 10,000 rescued off Libya coast in 4 days

About 10,000 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya over the previous four days but at least 54 others died, Libyan and Italian officials said Saturday.
28 May 2017

Britain lowers threat level

Britain lowered its security threat level to "severe" on Saturday following significant activity by police investigating the suicide bomb attack on a pop concert in Manchester, Prime Minister Theresa May said.
27 May 2017

Stormy climate at G7 summit

G7 nations yesterday hit deadlock over climate change and strived to finesse divisions over trade, as US President Donald Trump
27 May 2017

Montenegro to join Nato next month

Montenegro will formally become Nato's 29th member in early June, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday, amid bitter Russian
25 May 2017

Net migration to UK falls in 2016

Net migration to Britain fell to its lowest level in more than two-and-a-half-years in 2016, official data showed yesterday, driven in part
25 May 2017

WHAT WE KNOW

Britain has raised its terror alert to the maximum level and ordered troops to protect strategic sites after 22 people were killed in a
25 May 2017

30 killed as boat sinks

At least 30 migrants including young children drowned yesterday when they fell off an overloaded vessel in the Mediterranean, where
24 May 2017

Pope asks Trump to work for peace

Pope Francis urged Donald Trump to use his US presidency to promote peace around the world as the two leaders swapped sparring
24 May 2017

UK 'irritated' by US leaks in attack

A British minister said yesterday it was "irritating" that details about the Manchester concert bombing had been leaked to US media
24 May 2017

When happiness turned to horror

The sounds of happy cheering and bouncy pop were still ringing in the ears of excited young fans of US singer Ariana Grande when an
24 May 2017

World leaders express shock

World leaders yesterday expressed at the suicide bombing in Manchester which killed at least 22 people, including children. Here are
23 May 2017

Attack prompts security rethinks worldwide

Countries from the United States to Japan and Singapore are considering tightening security ahead of major theatre and sports events following a suicide bomb attack in Britain that killed at least 22 people.
23 May 2017

22 killed in 'suicide attack' at Manchester concert

Twenty- two people are killed in a suspected explosion at the end of a pop concert by US star Ariana Grande in Manchester in northwest England that is being treated as a terrorist incident, British police says.
23 May 2017