Britain's banks and insurers must plan for a "hard" Brexit in case a transition period is not in place next March, a senior British regulator said Thursday. "With eight months until we exit the European Union in March 2019, it is important we all - regulators and industry - continue to...

Russians are protesting government plans to hike the retirement age, in a rare challenge to President Vladimir Putin's leadership. The State Duma is voting on the bill Thursday, which would raise the age at which retirees can receive state pensions from 60 to 65 for men, and from 55 to...

The White House struggled Wednesday to contain the furor over President Donald Trump’s heavily criticized summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, denying Trump ever meant to say that Moscow was no longer targeting the United States. Trump, facing a political uproar over his...

British Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday her government had begun negotiations with the European Union based on her hard-won Brexit plan, pressing on with a proposal criticized by both wings of her Conservative Party. After narrowly escaping defeat in Parliament over her plans...