Setting stern tone, France’s Macron to spar with Britain’s Johnson on Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday try to convince France to reopen Brexit negotiations less than a day after President Emmanuel Macron bluntly...
Northern Ireland force lacks resources to police hard border in event of no-deal Brexit: chief constable
Northern Ireland’s police force does not have sufficient resources to effectively control the border with the Republic of Ireland if checkpoints are reinstated in the...
Russia’s world high jump champion calls out suspended federation
Russian high jumper Maria Lasitskene has taken the rare step of publicly criticizing her country’s suspended athletics federation for what she says is a lack...
South Korea’s top court to rule on Samsung heir’s bribery case on August 29: YTN
South Korea’s Supreme Court will deliver a ruling on the bribery conviction of Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee on Aug. 29 in a corruption...
Hong Kong banks condemn violence as jewelers seek to postpone trade fair
Hong Kong banks published full-page newspaper ads calling for law and order in the Chinese-ruled city and international jewelers sought the rescheduling of a huge...
Employee at Britain’s Hong Kong mission detained in China over prostitution: report
An employee at the British consulate in Hong Kong has been detained in China for involvement in prostitution, China’s state-backed Global Times newspaper said on...
Explainer: Macron’s quest for an international tax on digital services
French President Emmanuel Macron is pressing ahead with a digital tax in France, a move U.S. President Donald Trump described as “foolishness”, and the French...
Mediaset files complaint with Italian market watchdog against Vivendi
Mediaset has filed a complaint with Italy’s market watchdog, accusing hostile shareholder Vivendi of leaking information with the goal of scuppering a cross-border merger deal,...
Iran displays domestically built mobile missile defense system
Iran displayed what it described as a domestically built long-range, surface-to-air missile air defense system on Thursday,...
Net immigration to UK falls to lowest since December 2013: ONS
Net immigration to Britain sank to its lowest level since 2013 during the 12 months to the end of March, driven by a continued fall...