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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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

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

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

The confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May's government taking place later yesterday, which she is expected to win, is the first

Britain is in "uncharted waters" after Prime Minister Theresa May was "humiliated" by the "crushing defeat" of her Brexit deal in parliament, according to scathing reactions in the British and world press yesterday.

Immediately after Tuesday's 432 to 202 defeat was announced, May stood up in parliament and said: "I will then hold meetings with my colleagues, our confidence and supply partner the Democratic Unionist Party, and senior parliamentarians from across the House to identify what would be required to secure the backing of the House.

Here are the main camps in the Brexit battle among members of the 650-seat lower House of Commons:

From the shock Brexit referendum result to yesterday's momentous vote on Theresa May's unpopular divorce deal with the European Union, here are the milestones on Britain's rocky road out of the bloc after 46 years.

What next? With the Brexit deal between Britain and the EU facing defeat in the British parliament in a crucial vote, that's the question on everyone's lips. Here are the three main scenarios facing Britain while the clock ticks down to March 29, 2019 -- the day it is scheduled to depart the European Union after 46 years: