British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cautioned the European Union on Saturday that the “anti-democratic” Irish backstop must be ditched if they were to strike a Brexit divorce deal. Johnson, since taking office on Wednesday, has repeatedly said that if the EU continues to refuse to...

Russian police detained 317 people on Saturday, including prominent opposition activists, around a political protest in Moscow which authorities had declared illegal. Jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny had called for the protest, near the Moscow mayor’s office, to pressure...

Spain’s Socialists said on Friday that they would keep working with all parties to avoid a repeat election but were no longer prepared to offer a coalition government to far-left Podemos, which blocked their attempt to be confirmed in power. In a parliamentary election three months ago,...

French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss Brexit in the coming weeks with new U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and has invited Johnson to France for a visit in the next few weeks, said an official from Macron's Elysee office Friday. The official said the two leaders had spoken...