France has warned the two UK prime ministerial candidates that the Brexit agreement is not up for renegotiation, echoing warnings…
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German chemicals firm accused of selling sarin ingredient to Syria
Shares in German chemicals manufacturer Brenntag have dropped after a report that the company sold products to a firm in…
Erdogan faces pressure after Istanbul defeat
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saw his candidate lose more heavily than before in Istanbul’s mayoral election rerun, sparking recriminations…
Germany reports rise in far-right extremists
The German intelligence services estimate the country has 12,700 right-wing extremists who are “violence-oriented”. Far-right violence in Germany rose from…
Istanbul votes for mayor again
Istanbul is voting again today (Sunday) to elect its mayor after the opposition’s victory in March was annulled. Ekrem Imamoglu…
EU horse-trading fails to pick leaders
The EU is deadlocked over who should replace European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, with French President Emmanuel Macron and German…
Legendary director Zeffirelli dies at 96
Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director of operas, films and television, has died in Rome aged 96. In a career spanning…
14 Jun 2019
Release jailed Uzbek ex-envoy: HRW
13 Jun 2019
Spain’s far-right Vox poised to join regional governments
12 Jun 2019
Speaker and media secure release of Russian journalist
11 Jun 2019
Kazakh police arrest hundreds of election protesters
11 Jun 2019
Moldova crisis deepens amid early election bid
9 Jun 2019
Corbyn looks to sack pro-EU Labour frontbenchers: sources
7 Jun 2019
German nurse suspected of hundreds of deaths
6 Jun 2019
Greece demands billions in wartime reparations
6 Jun 2019