Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans were in disarray on Tuesday as her government sought to plot a way around a ruling by the speaker of parliament that she must change her twice-defeated divorce deal to put it to a third vote. After two-and-a-half years of negotiations, Britain’s...

French President Emmanuel Macron has set a new personal record for talking during a public appearance by debating for more than eight hours with intellectuals and scientists. For two and half months, the 41-year-old has criss-crossed France for town-hall meetings as part of his "Great...

The US on Tuesday accused Russia and China of raising the risk of conflict in space, notably by developing anti-satellite weapons, as diplomats held talks on a treaty to keep space peaceful. The closed-door negotiations in Geneva involving experts from 25 governments -- including the US,...

Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans were thrown into further turmoil on Monday when the speaker of parliament ruled that she could not put her divorce deal to a new vote unless it was re-submitted in fundamentally different form. In comments that blindsided May’s office, Speaker John...

France's defense minister questioned Monday whether the US commitment to the NATO alliance is "perennial" and said Europe needs to build defense "autonomy" as that question goes unanswered. With Washington increasingly focused on the strategic challenge from China, Florence Parly said, "a...

Last week’s terror attacks in New Zealand that killed at least 50 mosque worshippers were not “an individual act, but organized,” Turkey’s president said Monday. “We speak once again from Canakkale after 104 years, and say we have received your message,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during...

There is an increase in religious discrimination and hate crimes in Spain, according to a report issued by the country’s Interior Ministry.  “We have observed an increase, even though not at an alarming level, in Islamophobia and attacks against Muslims, and in religious hate in...

A suspected shooter in the Netherlands fired upon a relative in a tram due to a family dispute, as well as others trying to intercede to defuse the situation, relatives of the shooter said Monday. Three people were killed and five injured after Gokmen Tanis, 37, shot at tram passengers in...

The New Zealand mosque attacks that left 50 worshippers dead could be replicated in the U.K., the British securities minister said on Monday. Ben Wallace said such an attack "absolutely could happen" in the U.K. and that the government is considering to increase security funds for British...

French business leaders are calling for urgent action following Saturday's violent Yellow Vest protests, with the country’s critical tourism sector sounding the alarm as the spring travel season starts. Trails of smoke, smashed storefronts and ransacked shops are not the vision tourists...

German defence spending will rise next year but then drop off again as a percentage of GDP, Berlin said Monday, in news expected to anger US President Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly attacked Germany and other NATO allies for falling far short of meeting the target of spending two...

The head of the Dutch counter-terror agency said there were shootings at "several" locations in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday. In a video statement on Twitter, Utrecht Mayor Jan van Zanen said three people were killed and nine injured, three of them seriously. He added that...

Several people were wounded in a shooting on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday, police said, adding that the shooter is still on the run. Emergency services flooded the area around a busy traffic intersection in the west of the city where the shooting took place. "A...

The French government admitted Sunday its security measures had been "insufficient" to stem an arson and looting rampage by black-clad anarchists during a "yellow vest" protest along the famous Champs-Elysees in Paris. Police appeared overwhelmed Saturday as demonstrators ran amok on the...

 Prime Minister Theresa May’s government was scrambling on Sunday to get support in parliament for her Brexit deal at the third time of asking, aiming to persuade doubters with threats and promises to avoid any move to oust her. After parliament backed a move to delay Brexit, May still...

The French government faced heavy criticism Sunday over failing to maintain law and order during an arson and looting rampage by "yellow vest" protesters along the famous Champs-Elysees in Paris. Some 80 shops and businesses along the avenue were vandalised on Saturday when the protesters...

Some 80 shops and businesses on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris were vandalised this weekend when "yellow vest" protesters went on the rampage, with about 20 looted or torched, retailers said on Sunday. Saturday's demonstrations were characterised by a sharp increase in violence after...

Pope Francis called the terror attack in New Zealand that killed at least 50 Muslims at their place of worship as "senseless acts of violence".  "His Holiness Pope Francis was deeply saddened to learn of the injury and loss of life caused by the senseless acts of violence at two...

Thousands of Catalan separatists took to the streets of the Spanish capital Saturday to denounce the prosecution of 12 of their leaders, on trial for their part in the failed 2017 independence bid. Police estimated that some 18,000 people marched through the city centre, the first such...

British Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a stark warning to lawmakers that if they do not back her Brexit deal, there is the possibility the country "will not leave the EU for many months, if ever". Her appeal comes after a chaotic week in parliament in which MPs twice massively...