Several injured in powerful blast at Paris bakery: police
AFP | A powerful explosion badly damaged a bakery in central Paris on Saturday, injuring several people and smashing nearby windows after a suspected gas...
UK on knife edge as Parliament debates May’s Brexit deal
AFP | MPs will on Wednesday begin five days of debate ahead of a historic vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, which faces...
What next for Brexit? Three main scenarios
AFP | British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a dwindling number of options over Brexit ahead of a crucial vote in parliament later this month...
Britain’s battle over Brexit resumes ahead of big vote
AFP | Britain's battle over Brexit resumes Monday when parliament returns from its Christmas break to debate and -- most likely -- defeat Prime Minister...
The rise of Eurasia: Geopolitical advantages and historic pitfalls
James M Dorsey | Asian players are proving to be conceptually and bureaucratically better positioned in the 21st century’s Great Game that involves tectonic geopolitical...
UK warns Russia against ‘chess games’ over alleged spy
AFP | Britain warned Russia on Friday against playing "diplomatic chess games" after Paul Whelan, a former US Marine who reportedly also carries Canadian and...
UK universities would take ‘decades’ to recover from no-deal Brexit, leaders warn
AFP | British university leaders warned on Friday that leaving the European Union without an official deal would be "one of the biggest threats our...
Boat with 311 migrants docks in Spain after spending Christmas at sea
AFP | A charity rescue vessel carrying 311 mainly African migrants plucked off Libya docked in Spain on Friday, ending a traumatic journey which saw...
‘Yellow vest’ protesters target Macron’s holiday hideaway
AFP | If Emmanuel Macron is hoping for some holiday respite from the anti-government protests which have rocked France, he might want to avoid the...
Macron, Merkel urge ‘full’ Ukraine ceasefire ahead of planned truce
AFP | The leaders of France and Germany on Friday reiterated their call for a "solid, full and permanent ceasefire" in Ukraine's conflict-torn east ahead...
Twenty years of the euro: key dates
AFP | Two decades ago the euro currency was launched, at first existing virtually for accounting and financial transactions and then three years later as...
Spike in illegal Channel crossings ‘concerning’: UK minister
AFP | Britain's Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes said Thursday that a spike in migrants crossing the Channel by boat was "deeply concerning", after dozens of...