Malta arrests suspected middleman in Daphne Galizia’s murder
A man suspected of being the middleman in the murder of Malta’s most prominent anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been arrested, a police source...
Europe
PM Johnson steers clear of Prince Andrew scandal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused on Monday to get dragged into a scandal surrounding Prince Andrew, who has faced a backlash after an interview...
EU says escalating violence in Hong Kong ‘unacceptable’
The European Commission said on Monday that violence in response to the escalating anti-government protests in Hong Kong was unacceptable and called on law enforcement...
French teenager dies after bridge collapses into river
A 15-year-old girl died and several people are likely missing after a bridge collapsed into a river in southwestern France on Monday, emergency services said....
PM Johnson to tell business chiefs he will end uncertainty
By Kylie MacLellan and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell business leaders on Monday that his pledge...
Female firsts that broke new ground in British political history
100 years since Britain’s first female MP took a seat in parliament, Luke Rix-Standing looks at the trailblazers who smashed the political patriarchy. This year...
French interior minister blames protest violence on ‘thugs’
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner blamed “thugs” and “bullies” on Sunday for the violence that hit demonstrations the previous day marking marked the first anniversary...
Greeks march to mark anniversary of 1973 student revolt (Updated)
Thousands of Greeks, including former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, marched through central Athens on Sunday evening to mark the anniversary of a violently quashed student...
Venice braces for ‘tough day’ as another very high tide looms
St. Mark’s Square in Venice was awash with water and closed on Sunday as city authorities prepared for another exceptional high tide just days after...
No more preferential treatment for EU migrants after Brexit (Updated)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives said on Sunday they would end preferential treatment for European Union migrants from January 2021 if they win an...
Allegations of electoral fraud ‘could be political corruption of highest order’
Claims the Tories offered peerages to senior Brexit Party figures could amount to “political corruption of the highest order”, the Labour Party chairman warned, as...
Prince Andrew says he has no recollection of meeting Epstein accuser
Britain’s Prince Andrew said in comments broadcast on Friday that he had no recollection of ever meeting an American woman who alleges she was forced...
Paris police fire tear gas on ‘yellow vest’ protests anniversary
Paris police fired tear gas in northwestern Paris on Saturday to drive back protesters on the first year anniversary weekend of anti-government “yellow vest” demonstrations....
Prince Andrew says he has no recollection of meeting accuser – BBC
Britain’s Prince Andrew said in comments broadcast on Friday that he had no recollection of ever meeting an American woman who alleges she was forced...
Venice hit by another ferocious high tide, flooding city
Venice was inundated by exceptionally high water levels on Friday just days after the lagoon city suffered the worst flood in more than 50 years. The...
Flood warnings remain in place across Britain after more heavy rain
Almost 150 flood warnings remain in place across Britain after more heavy rain fell last night. While the Met Office is forecasting the rains to...
Macron faces ghost of ‘Yellow Vest’ past in Christmas run-up
Agostinho Barreto has stowed away his neon yellow vest and stopped occupying road junctions in protest against the burden of high French taxes. But the...
Britain to become ‘second rate’ in the world after Brexit, says Tusk
Britain will lose influence in international affairs and become a “second-rate player” after it leaves the European Union, European Council President Donald Tusk said on...
PM insists voting Tory ‘only way’ to deliver Brexit
Boris Johnson has insisted voting Conservative is the ‘only way’ to get Brexit done after Nigel Farage refused to bow down to pressure to pull...
Twelve killed in Slovakia bus crash
A lorry carrying gravel collided with a passenger bus, killing 12 people in western Slovakia on Wednesday, the country’s deadliest road accident in a decade, police said....
