Ukraine's parliament on Thursday voted to hand over a landmark Kiev church to the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate after it agreed to recognise the independence of Ukraine's Orthodox Church. The move is seen as a step towards the Constantinople Patriarchate granting independence to the...

Vietnam said Thursday it will ratify a sprawling Pacific trade pact that US President Donald Trump pulled out of last year, calling the deal a "disgrace" for American jobs. The 11 remaining countries agreed to push ahead with a watered-down version without the world's largest economy,...

British Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed Thursday she was considering extending the transition period after Brexit for a few months to give time to agree a new trade deal with the European Union. "A further idea that has emerged, and it is an idea at this stage, is to create an...

The Dutch finance minister has scrapped plans to attend a conference in Saudi Arabia due to concerns over the disappearance of a dissident journalist, news agency ANP reported on Thursday. Wopka Hoekstra will not attend next week's meetings in Riyadh after journalist Jamal Khashoggi...