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Labour: UK voter ID proposal could bar millions from elections
The Labour Party believes a U.K. government trial that will see voters asked for a driver’s license or passport at the ballot box could mean millions are prevented from exercising their democratic...
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Support for remaining in EU above 60 percent in most countries: poll
Voters around the EU are dissatisfied with the direction their countries are heading in but largely support remaining in the EU, according to a WIN/Gallup International poll published Thursday,...
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SNP: Brexit uncertainty driving away top talent
The Scottish National Party has called on Prime Minister Theresa May to take the three million EU citizens living in the U.K. “out of limbo” and guarantee they can stay in Britain after Brexit, the...
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Calais child asylum seekers sue UK: report
A group of 36 child asylum seekers who were former residents of the Calais refugee camp known as “the Jungle” have filed a legal challenge to the way British Home Secretary Amber Rudd handled their...
View ArticleItaly joins calls for fake news crackdown
EU countries should set up a network of independent agencies to tackle the spread of false information online, Giovanni Pitruzzella, Italy’s antitrust chief, told the Financial Times in an interview...
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Medvedev tweets ‘RIP’ to Obama administration
Russia’s prime minister said Friday he was disappointed U.S. President Barack Obama had decided to end his term in “anti-Russian agony.” “It is sad that the Obama administration, which began its...
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Russia: West spreads ‘fake news’ about American school closure
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova denied authorities closed an American school in Moscow in retaliation for U.S. sanctions, and accused Western media of spreading fake news....
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Russia to expel 35 US diplomats
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced on Friday that he would seek presidential approval to declare 31 employees of the U.S. embassy in Moscow and four from the consulate general in St....
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Hollande: Anti-ISIL push in Iraq protects France
French President François Hollande on Monday told French troops training Iraqi special forces that fighting Islamic State in the Middle East helps fight terror at home. “Taking action against...
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Aussie immigration architect: Europe ‘just making up excuses’
SYDNEY â At a time when European leaders are looking to Australiaâs controversial asylum program for inspiration, the man who built it says all thatâs needed to make it work on the Continent is...
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Russia moves to decriminalize domestic violence
A bill that seeks to downgrade domestic violence from a criminal to an administrative offense passed its first reading on Wednesday in the duma, Russiaâs lower house of parliament. A total of 368...
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Lawyers to challenge Brexit process in Irish High Court
A tax lawyer has raised £70,000 through crowdfunding and appealed to the Irish attorney general for help in filing a case before the country’s High Court to fight the U.K. government’s Brexit...
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Donald Trump: I’ll start off trusting Putin
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will invite British Prime Minister Theresa May to visit him “right after” his inauguration and will strike a “fair” trade agreement with the U.K. “very quickly,” he...
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We will stand by Iran deal, says EU foreign affairs chief
The EU’s foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini on Monday said the bloc will stick with the Iran nuclear pact on security grounds, AFP reported. The deal, agreed by Iran, the U.S., U.K., France,...
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Russia extends Edward Snowden’s residence permit
Moscow has extended former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden’s residence permit by “a couple of years,” according to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. In a...
View ArticleNewspapers wade into Continental Brexit brawl
Britain’s the Sun tabloid and Germany’s Die Welt daily have traded blows over British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Tuesday Brexit speech. Wednesday’s Die Welt front page splash featured the PM and...
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How Australia built a wall (and paid for it)
SYDNEY â Call it Australia’s naval wall. It’s not clear how much Donald Trump knows about how Australia treats refugees who arrive on its shores by boat. But the program would likely get his...
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Australia parries Trump slapdown
SYDNEY â Australian officials are scrambling to paint a toxic phone call between their Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and U.S. President Donald Trump as a case of a man standing up to a bully â...
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Australian PM suspends staffer over Trump Facebook post
SYDNEY â A junior staffer in Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s office has been suspended over an “inappropriate” Facebook post about U.S. President Donald Trump, Australian media...
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Trump aide bashed EU to a German ambassador: report
White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon told the German ambassador to Washington, Peter Wittig, that he viewed the EU as flawed and preferred bilateral ties with European countries, Reuters...
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