Norway working on new plans to speed up wind projects after framework scheme fails: minister
Norway is working on a new licensing system to speed up the construction of onshore wind farms after a public backlash forced it to abandon...
UK delays publishing report on Russia poll meddling
Britain is following standard procedure by not publishing a parliamentary select committee report on alleged Russian meddling in British politics until after the election, one...
Labour’s Corbyn brands UK PM Johnson’s Brexit plans ‘Thatcherism on steroids’
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday of seeking to hijack Brexit to unleash a Thatcherite bonfire of regulation that...
Iran bans cooperation with British Council, warns of prosecution
Iran’s intelligence ministry on Tuesday said any cooperation with the British Council was banned and would result in prosecution, the ministry’s website reported....
Becker’s bankruptcy restrictions extended to 2031
German tennis great Boris Becker has had his bankruptcy restrictions extended to 2031 after an investigation into assets and undisclosed transactions valued at more than...
India says supports FTA talks with EU after refusing to join China-led accord
India should hold talks with the European Union for a free trade agreement, the government said on Tuesday, a day after it refused to join...
EU regrets U.S. exit from Paris deal, says climate change fight goes on
The U.S. decision to begin its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is a disappointment but work against climate change will go on and Washington may...
U.S. ingenuity can tackle climate threat, fossil energy chief says
The United States can tackle threats to the climate through technological advances as fossil fuels will remain a priority for the U.S. government and business,...
Iran further violates 2015 deal by injecting gas into Fordow centrifuges
Iran will start injecting gas into centrifuges at its underground Fordow enrichment facility, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, complicating European efforts to salvage...
‘Richer will get more’: Poorer states say EU spending proposals unfair
The European Union’s eastern and southern countries on Tuesday rejected efforts to cap aid they receive from the EU budget and attach conditions, fearing “the...