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Foreign nationals convicted of a sexual offence will be blocked from seeking refugee status in Britain as part of government efforts to tighten rules ahead of local elections and counter ...

Negotiations held in Cairo to reach a ceasefire in Gaza were on the verge of a “significant breakthrough,” two Egyptian security sources told Reuters on Monday. There was no immediate ...

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Ukraine had not responded to many offers by Russia President Vladimir Putin to start direct peace negotiations, and that it was unclear whether it ...

The European Court of Justice on Tuesday said Malta needs to end its golden passport programme that allows wealthy foreigners to buy citizenship, as it is an infringement of EU ...

Spain and Portugal switched their power back on after the worst blackout in their history, though authorities offered little explanation for what had caused it or how they would prevent ...

The four Turkic states which signed a joint declaration with the European Union ruling out the prospect of any of them recognising the north as an independent country are expected ...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants the city to bid to host the 2040 Olympics as part of an ambitious plan to make London the world’s foremost sporting capital. The mayor’...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals retained power in the country’s election on Monday, but CTV News predicted they would fall short of the majority government he had ...

Power started returning to parts of the Iberian peninsula late on Monday after a huge outage brought most of Spain and Portugal to a standstill, grounding planes, halting public transport, ...

British retail sales volumes fell by the smallest amount since October this month but stores expect conditions to worsen next month, according to a survey on Monday that reflected ongoing ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply alarmed by reports of strikes on a detention centre for African migrants in Yemen, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday. “Strikes ...

Trade talks between the United States and Britain are moving in a positive direction, the White House said on Monday. “As for the trade talks, I understand they are moving ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church on May 7, the Vatican said on Monday, confirming what a source had previously ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and ...

Spain and Portugal were hit by a widespread power outage on Monday that paralysed public transport, caused large traffic jams and delayed flights. Utility operators sought to restore the grid ...

North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine under orders from leader Kim Jong Un ...

Corpses covered in dust and debris were scattered in the wreckage of a detention centre for African migrants in Yemen, after what Houthi-controlled television described on Monday as a U....

Canadians go to the polls on Monday after an election campaign in which U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and musings about annexing Canada became the central issue. Trump’...

Israel’s army is flattening the remaining ruins of the city of Rafah on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, residents say, in what they fear is a part ...

The Cypriot government on Monday confirmed that it had proposed to the Turkish government that it open Turkish ports to Cypriot-flagged ships in exchange for easier access to European visas ...

The status of Cyprus was a key part of a deal brokered by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United States President Donald Trump to allow Turkey to arrest Istanbul ...

He has launched an unprecedented global tariff war and slashed U.S. foreign aid. He has disparaged NATO allies and embraced Russia’s narrative about its invasion of Ukraine. And ...

President Donald Trump urged Russia on Sunday to stop its attacks in Ukraine while his top diplomat said the United States might walk away from peace efforts if it does ...

Global trade tensions sparked by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs have hurt UK business sentiment and will slow economic growth, according to a Reuters poll of economists who stuck ...