Bored by Brexit? British TV starts Brexit-free news channel
After three years of Brexit crisis, Sky News is betting that some viewers are so bored by the divorce drama that there is a market...
Madrid takes firm line as pro-independence groups march in Catalonia
Pro-independence groups began protest marches in Catalonia on Wednesday against the jailing of nine separatist leaders, despite a new warning by the Spanish government that...
France: Iran must refrain from new reductions to nuclear commitments
France demanded on Wednesday that Iran refrain from entering a new phase of “especially worrying” reductions to Iran’s obligations to a 2015 nuclear deal with...
Dutch farmers block roads across the Netherlands in third protest
Thousands of Dutch farmers on tractors blocked traffic in and around The Hague on Wednesday in protest against what they say are attempts to blame...
India court ends hearings on disputed religious site, decision in weeks
India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered an end to hearings in a long-running dispute between Hindus and Muslims over a place of worship, laying the...
Lilly’s pancreatic cancer treatment fails late-stage study
Eli Lilly and Co said on Wednesday its experimental pancreatic cancer treatment in combination with a cocktail of chemotherapies did not meet the main goal...
Does Kim Jong Un’s sacred journey signal a policy shift?
Aides to Kim Jong Un are convinced the North Korean leader plans “a great operation”, state media said on Wednesday in a report that included...
Irish PM says Brexit issues remain, EU sources report “standstill”
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday that last-ditch talks between the European Union and Britain had so far failed to resolve issues standing...
Philippines’ top diplomat calls for cut to ‘Abominable’ over China map
The foreign minister of the Philippines called on Wednesday for a cut to a scene in DreamWorks’ animated film “Abominable” that shows China’s unilaterally declared...
Warming climate puts Austria’s hip Gruener Veltliner wine at risk
One of Austria’s leading wine-growing regions, which helped place the environmentalist Greens on the threshold of power in elections last month, has one demand for...