Northern Irish unionists and Tory Brexiteers have long wanted to see the deal rewritten because it puts a customs border in the Irish Sea. Arlene Foster wants the Northern Ireland protocol to be scrapped (Photo: Reuters) The EU’s threat to override … Read More
How 2020 saw Hong Kong change forever. Hong Kong (CNN) The United Kingdom is preparing to welcome potentially tens of thousands of migrants from Hong Kong, with the opening of a new visa for residents of the former British colony this … Read More
HELSINKI — Estonia’s prime minister has handed in his resignation to the Baltic country’s president after a corruption scandal investigated by the police and prosecutors in his Center Party led to key party officials resigning overnight. The move automatically prompts the … Read More
Rutte has been in power since 2010. (CNN) The Dutch government has resigned amid a scandal that saw thousands of families wrongly accused of child welfare fraud. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced the Cabinet’s resignation in an address Friday, … Read More
ROME (Reuters) – Police have arrested 334 people in one of the largest anti-mob operations ever seen in Italy, highlighting the growing reach of the ‘Ndrangheta mafia, prosecutors said on Thursday. The ‘Ndrangheta is based in the southern region of … Read More
Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz has resigned as part of a Cabinet reshuffle. It comes as Warsaw seeks to play an active EU role amid the Belarusian crisis. Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz resigned on Thursday, ahead of a major Cabinet reshuffle. … Read More
Ex-premier says Conte not doing enough to fix country’s issues Resignation triggers crisis with no clear solution in sight The exit of junior coalition partner in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic deals a blow to Giuseppe Conte’s government. Matteo … Read More
The conditions faced by refugees in northern France are now “more precarious than ever,” humanitarian charities say. “They came with chainsaws and cleared that whole area,” said Jamal, a 24-year-old Sudanese refugee who fled war in Darfur, gesturing at the … Read More
Joe Biden seems set on transforming US administration (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) This week, days before Joe Biden had even stepped foot in the White House as US President, he showed a greater commitment to digitally-enabled government than most … Read More
Most of the migrants are from Pakistan and Afghanistan and they include children Bosnia risks “severe consequences” to its reputation if assistance is not urgently given to 1,700 people left without shelter for more than three weeks, the European Union’s … Read More