Prime Minister Theresa May is focused on ratifying a Brexit deal before May 22 so that Britain can leave on that day, her spokesman said on Wednesday. May is holding talks with opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and others to try to find consensus over Britain’s future relationship...

Germans with a second nationality who fight abroad for groups like Islamic State will lose their citizenship, the cabinet agreed in a draft law on Wednesday intended to deter future militants. Like other Western countries, Germany faces a conundrum of how to deal with citizens who travel to...

Turkey’s main opposition candidate in Istanbul urged the High Election Board (YSK) on Wednesday to confirm him as the elected mayor after it ruled in favour of a partial recount of votes in 18 of the city’s 39 districts. Initial results from Sunday’s mayoral elections showed the...

Former military chief Benny Gantz has mounted a serious challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of April 9 polls by maintaining a tough-guy aura with only vague policy ideas. When he declared in December as an electoral rival to Netanyahu, the 59-year-old ex-paratrooper...