25m cyberattacks during World Cup!

Russia was the target of almost 25 million cyber-attacks during the World Cup, President Vladimir Putin said, though he did not indicate who may have been behind the attacks.
16 July 2018, 18:00 PM

EU urges Trump to protect world order

EU leaders and top diplomats urged US President Donald Trump to protect the world order at his summit yesterday with Vladimir Putin and dismissed his assertion that Europe was a US trade foe.
16 July 2018, 18:00 PM

US snubs EU call

Washington will not budge on its decision to impose fresh sanctions on corporations operating in Iran, despite a European request for exemption, the Financial Times reported yesterday.
16 July 2018, 18:00 PM

May faces Brexit storm

British Prime Minister Theresa May drew fire from all sides yesterday over her Brexit strategy as a former minister described it as a "fudge" and called for a second EU referendum while eurosceptics readied a parliamentary challenge.
16 July 2018, 18:00 PM

'Sue the EU'

US President Donald Trump told British Prime Minister Theresa May she should sue the European Union rather than negotiate with them, she said yesterday.
15 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Back me or 'no Brexit at all'

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday warned her divided party that there may be "no Brexit at all" if they wrecked her plan to forge a close relationship with the European Union after leaving the world's biggest trading bloc.
15 July 2018, 18:00 PM

UK PM May says Donald Trump told her to sue the EU over Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May says US President Donald Trump had previously advised her to sue the European Union as part of her Brexit strategy, disclosing a piece of advice Trump says last week she had ignored.
15 July 2018, 11:42 AM

Elizabeth's memorable encounters with US presidents

Donald Trump is the 12th US president to meet with the British Queen Elizabeth.
15 July 2018, 06:59 AM

Trump attacks CNN, NBC, British paper in news conference

US President Donald Trump finds time to attack CNN, NBC and the British tabloid The Sun, and offer fashion advice to a fourth news organization, while talking to reporters Friday with British Prime Minister Theresa May.
14 July 2018, 04:57 AM

War of words with London's mayor

A baby-shaped blimp meets a thin-skinned president: cue the renewal of a war of words between Donald Trump and London's first Muslim mayor, encompassing terrorism, crime and good manners.
13 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump hails US-UK ties

US President Donald Trump said yesterday ties between Britain and the US were "very very strong" after launching an extraordinary attack on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy during a visit already marked by protests.
13 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Neo-Nazi given life for German race murders

The only surviving member of a German neo-Nazi cell behind a shocking series of racist murders was yesterday sentenced to life in
11 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump, Merkel in new war of words

US President Donald Trump traded barbs with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a tense Nato summit yesterday after he accused Berlin of being "captive" to Russia and demanded it immediately step up defence spending.
11 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Respect the allies you have

European Council President Donald Tusk yesterday told US President Donald Trump to stop berating Nato allies over military investment levels ahead of what is expected to be a fraught alliance summit.
10 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump extends lead in Twitter race

US President Donald Trump is by far the most followed world leader on Twitter, with the Pope trailing him by some 4.5 million followers,
10 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Erdogan assumes new presidential powers

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in for his second term as head of state yesterday, taking on greater powers than any Turkish
9 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Turkey sacks 18,000 more in new purge

Turkish authorities yesterday ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees, including police officers, soldiers and
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM

Tens of thousands return home after south Syria ceasefire deal

Tens of thousands have returned to their homes in southern Syria since a ceasefire deal between regime ally Russia and rebels to end
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM

6 cops killed in Tunisia

At least six members of Tunisia's security forces were killed yesterday in an ambush in the northwest of the country close to the border
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM

May 'faces leadership contest'

Theresa May is facing the threat of a leadership contest amid mounting anger from Brexiteers over her government's Brexit policy.
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM