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Britain holds an election on Dec. 12, a political gamble by Prime Minister Boris Johnson who sees it as his best chance to break the deadlock in parliament over Brexit.

Italy has brought in a law requiring parents of young children to equip car seats with alarm devices so the little ones are not forgotten by absent-minded adults.

A judge has ordered President Donald Trump to pay two million US dollars to settle a lawsuit alleging he misused his charitable foundation to further his political and business interests.

Former US national security adviser John Bolton has failed to show up for an interview with impeachment investigators.

Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre has been placed under police protection after she received threats from far-right fanatics, security sources said on Thursday, highlighting concern about rising extremism in Italy.

After weeks of US-China trade talks dominating the limelight in the eyes of the market, the Bank of England finally caught investors' attention and sent Sterling to a two-week low.

Emmanuel Macron has warned that a lack of US leadership is causing the “brain death” of the Nato military alliance.

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned fellow European countries that they can no longer rely on the United States to defend North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies.

Turkey will have to open the doors to Europe for Syrian refugees unless the EU provides Ankara with enough support, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. Turkey could not...

An escape tunnel underneath the Berlin Wall has opened to the public for the first time amid celebrations of the 30-year anniversary of the opening of communist East Germany's border.

Iran has alleged that the UN inspector it blocked from a nuclear site last week tested positive for suspected traces of explosive nitrates.

Shoppers in Glasgow were among the first to taste a new festive flavour of Irn-Bru.

A US-led naval coalition officially launched operations in Bahrain on Thursday to protect shipping in the Gulf waters, after a string of attacks. The coalition, aimed at warding off the...

French police have dismantled makeshift migrant camps in areas underneath highways in Paris after President Emmanuel Macron's government pledged to get tough on immigration.

THE mother of a seven-year-old girl who was left with part of her skull exposed after a dog attack has praised the “magic hands” of the surgeons who patched her...

French police evacuated over 1,600 migrants from two camps in northern Paris on Thursday, one of the biggest such operations in the city in years. It came a day after...

An 82-year-old man who has become the first person in the UK to cycle a million miles has declared he has a million miles yet to go before he dies.

Actor Wendell Pierce told theatregoers he was “so sorry” after part of a ceiling collapsed during a West End performance.

Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton still has kinks to hammer out as the business took a big hit to revenue while he bids to turn its fortunes around.

Judges have annulled a decision by the European Parliament demanding that a political group linked to Nigel Farage's former party Ukip pay back tens of thousands in EU funds.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived for a two-day trip in Germany that includes meetings with German leaders and a visit to US troops stationed in the country,...

High street sales collapsed in the last week of October amid political upheaval as retailers face a “perfect storm” in the crucial Christmas trading period, figures suggest.

Halfords has unveiled a deal to boost its Autocentres business under plans to renew its focus on motoring after tough retail conditions sent sales and profits falling.

Germany will reach a NATO defense spending target by 2031, its defense minister said, missing a 2024 deadline agreed by the allies. The NATO states have recently been under heavy...

The sun shone on RSA, the insurance provider behind More Than, as weather was mild in the UK and Canada.

Former Smiths musician Johnny Marr appeared to quash rumours that he and Morrissey could be set to reunite as he joked Nigel Farage could join the band to play guitar.

Auto Trader has continued to defy the gloom in the UK car market with a boost in profits and sales, as bosses revealed more professional car sellers have joined the...

Donald Trump has condemned “corrupt” Democrats and the whistleblower behind the congressional impeachment inquiry, accusing them of pursuing a “deranged witch hunt”.

The International Criminal Court has sentenced a Congolese warlord known as “the Terminator” to 30 years in jail after he was convicted of crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that the US is not fulfilling its pledge to remove a Kurdish militia from a Syrian border region. Ankara launched a cross-border...

Shares in The Works collapsed on Thursday after the company warned that profit will be much lower than expected over the year, even as it eyes the vital Christmas period.

A Chinese court has sentenced nine fentanyl traffickers in the culmination of a rare collaboration between Chinese and US law enforcement to crack down on global networks that manufacture and...

Paddy Power owner Flutter Entertainment saw revenues jump in the third quarter on the back of improving sales in the US and Australia.

New Zealand legislators have joined forces across the aisle to pass a bill aimed at combating climate change.

Fifteen people have been found in the back of a lorry in Wiltshire following reports of "suspicious activity" involving the vehicle.

An Irishman has been arrested on suspicion of assisting illegal entry of fifteen people that have been found in the back of a lorry in Wiltshire.

An Irishman has been arrested on suspicion of assisting illegal entry of fifteen people who were found in the back of a lorry in Wiltshire.

Washington and Beijing have agreed to cancel tariff hikes as their trade negotiations progress, a Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesman has said.

Aston Martin tumbled to a £92.3 million pre-tax loss for the past three quarters as sales volumes slid on “tough trading conditions” in the UK and Europe.

Rolls-Royce has cut its profit guidance for the year as it continued to be plagued by problems with its troubled Trent 1000 engines.