Turkey sends troops to support UN-backed Libya government
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkish troops are going to Libya to support the legitimate government in Tripoli, backed by the UN
‘We did not take action to start a war’, Trump says of Soleimani assassination
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said “severe revenge awaits the criminals” behind the attack. He also announced three days of national mourning
Zimbabwe ex-president Robert Mugabe dies aged 95

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, has died at the...

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence...

Boris Johnson braced for another Brexit showdown vote

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a new battle in the Commons after his...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a new battle in the...

Islamic State commander charged in Budapest, Malta witnesses questioned

Witnesses questioned in Malta and Belgium since arrest of Islamic State commander Hassan Farhoud in Hungary in March 2019

Witnesses questioned in Malta and Belgium since arrest of...

Tory MP defects over Brexit, Johnson now leading minority government

“This Conservative government is aggressively pursuing a damaging Brexit...

“This Conservative government is aggressively...

Boris Johnson to call election on 14 October if Brexit strategy defeated

Boris Johnson faces a showdown in Parliament on Tuesday after No 10 officials warned he would call for a snap general election on 14 October if MPs succeed in...

Boris Johnson faces a showdown in Parliament on Tuesday...

UK negotiators 'to step up tempo' on new deal talks

Boris Johnson has promised a renewed effort to secure a deal with the EU before...

Boris Johnson has promised a renewed effort to secure a...

Italy: Giuseppe Conte gets mandate to form new government after coalition deal

Centre-left Democratic Party hammers out coalition deal with Five-Star Movement

Centre-left Democratic Party hammers out coalition deal...

Updated | Brexit: Queen consents to suspension of parliament

MPs have accused British PM Boris Johnson of suspending parliament in a bid to...

MPs have accused British PM Boris Johnson of suspending...

Satellite images show extent of Amazon rainforest fires

40,000 troops have been deployed to battle the blazes in Brazil

40,000 troops have been deployed to battle the blazes in...

'Our house is burning', Macron warns ahead of G7

French President Emmanuel Macron has said the record number of fires in the...

French President Emmanuel Macron has said the record number...

[WATCH] Disastrous Amazon rainforest fire can be seen from space

The National Institute for Space Research said that its satellite data...

The National Institute for Space Research said that...

Appeals court confirms Cardinal Pell's prison sentence for child abuse

Australian Cardinal George Pell is the highest ranking official within the Vatican to be found guilty of sexual abuse

Australian Cardinal George Pell is the highest ranking...

Peace in Libya only viable through a political process – UN envoy

The UN envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame meets Foreign Minister Carmelo Abela

The UN envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame meets Foreign...

[ANALYSIS] Has Matteo Salvini been outsmarted?

On 8 August Salvini triggered a political crisis in the middle of the summer...

On 8 August Salvini triggered a political crisis in the...

Donald Tusk rejects Boris Johnson's call for removal of Irish backstop from Brexit deal

European Council President has rejected UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s request for the backstop to be dropped from the Brexit deal insisting there...

European Council President has rejected UK Prime Minister...

Explainer | Italy’s headlong rush to elections and Salvini’s roadmap to ‘full powers’

Matteo Salvini has broken ranks with fellow populists from the Five Star Movement, and has called for a no-confidence vote against the same government he...

Matteo Salvini has broken ranks with fellow populists from...

Salvadoran woman charged with homicide after stillbirth is cleared

A 21-year-old woman in El Salvador whose baby was found dead in the toilet...

A 21-year-old woman in El Salvador whose baby was found...

Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before his death

Court papers detail no beneficiaries for Jeffrey Epstein's $577 million...

Court papers detail no beneficiaries for Jeffrey...