Britain’s Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd resigned from Boris Johnson government on Saturday, saying she could not stand by while loyal Conservatives were being thrown from the party. Rudd said in an exclusive interview to the Sunday Times that she could “no longer serve” and she was...

Anti-government protesters turned out in several French cities Saturday, hoping to inject fresh momentum into weekly demonstrations calling for social justice and the ouster of President Emmanuel Macron. The so-called "yellow vest" movement had tapered off over the summer, but its leaders...

 Britain's opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said the Labor Party will not support a general election until Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will adhere to new legislation blocking a no-deal British departure from the European Union on Oct. 31. "We need a clear statement from the...

A piece of legislation intended to prevent the U.K. from crashing out of the EU without an agreement is set to become law after passing through the House of Lords without any amendments.  The Benn bill completed its legislative scrutiny after passing through parliament’s upper house...

 Britain's upper House of Lords gave final approval Friday to a law aimed at preventing a no-deal Brexit in a major defeat for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government. The law, which would require Johnson to seek a three-month delay to Brexit if he does not manage to strike a...

Refugee crisis and U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies are the biggest fears of Germans, according to a recent survey published on Thursday. 56% of those surveyed by the insurance company R+V Versicherung said they were mostly worried that the refugee crisis will overwhelm the state....

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would produce missiles that were banned under a landmark Cold-War era nuclear pact that ended last month, but that Moscow would not deploy them unless the United States did so first. Speaking at an economic forum in Russia’s Far East,...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government abandoned attempts in the upper house of parliament to block a law aimed at stopping the country from leaving the European Union without a deal. The move paved the way for Johnson being required to ask the EU for a three-month extension to...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson braced for another showdown in parliament on Wednesday after a humiliating defeat over his Brexit strategy, with MPs set to vote on a law aimed at blocking a no-deal departure. Johnson has said he will seek an early general election if MPs vote against...

Spain’s far-left Unidas Podemos party dismissed the Socialists’ latest offer for a deal to form a government on Tuesday, further increasing the likelihood of another election in November after an inconclusive vote in April. The two parties have regularly been at odds as the Socialists try...

Russia on Tuesday conducted a short-range ballistic missile test. The Defense Ministry said drone footage showed the test target was destroyed successfully. The exercise is being seen as a retaliatory response to a cruise missile test by the U.S. last week. Last month, the U.S....

Almost 200 people were rescued attempting to make the dangerous crossing from North Africa to Spain on Monday, the coastguard said. The rescues come amid a debate in Spain over the role that charity boats should play in assisting government efforts after a Spanish non-governmental...

Lawmakers will decide on Tuesday whether to shunt Britain towards a snap election when they vote on the first stage of their plan to block Prime Minister Boris Johnson from pursuing a no-deal Brexit. Johnson implicitly warned lawmakers on Monday that he would seek an election if they tied...

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said Monday he wanted an election and that his party would stop a no-deal Brexit. "We must come together to stop no deal - this week could be our last chance," Corbyn said in a speech in Salford, northern England. "Then we need a...

Greece began moving hundreds of asylum-seekers on Monday from a camp on the island of Lesbos that holds around four times the number of people it was built for. Over 11,000 refugees and migrants, most of whom have fled war or poverty in the Middle East, Asia or Africa, are holed up at Moria in...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has threatened to purge any lawmaker in his party who votes against the government on Brexit in a dramatic escalation of tensions ahead of a crucial week at Westminster. A senior source in the whips office, responsible for party enforcement, said any...

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and her Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners held off a surge in far right support in two state elections in eastern Germany on Sunday, averting an immediate crisis for the ruling alliance. Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) remained the largest...

Italy's outgoing interior minister, Matteo Salvini, has banned another migrant-rescue ship from docking in the country, using the issue of immigration to pile pressure on his main two political rivals as they seek to form a new government. Salvini, who leads the League party, issued a...

One person was killed and at least nine others wounded on Saturday in the city of Villeurbanne near Lyon in central France after a suspected knife attack, a police source told Reuters. A suspect carrying a knife was arrested, the source said. A second source close to the police said the man...

Thousands of people across Britain and Northern Ireland protested on Saturday against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament for about a month before the deadline for the country to leave the European Union. Johnson has pledged to take Britain out of the EU on Oct. 31...