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Britain Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for the event to launch the Conservative Party’s election manifesto in Halifax, northern England. (Photo: AFP)

May unveils Conservative manifesto, vows to cut immigration

British PM determined to leave EU without exit deal if terms are disagreeable.

19 May 2017 7:17 AM

French President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: AP)

French Prez to meet EU chief Tusk, to reveal names of government ministers

Emmanuel Macron's office will announce govt lineup Wednesday afternoon, after a delay to dig deeper into proposed ministers' tax records.

17 May 2017 5:01 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron with president of IOC’s evaluation commission Patrick Baumann (left) and French IOC member Guy Drut (right) at Elysee Palace on Tuesday prior to a vote for the 2024 Summer Olympics. (Photo: AFP)

Emmanuel Macron faces taxing times

Prez delays Cabinet announcement over tax affairs of potential ministers.

17 May 2017 1:16 AM

Newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron poses with his wife Brigitte Trogneux at the Elysee presidential Palace in France on Sunday prior to the inauguration ceremony. (Photo: AFP)

Macron’s test: To retain the magic

Macron considers Britain’s decision to quit the EU as certainly harmful to the UK and potentially to the EU as well.

16 May 2017 12:09 AM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: AP/File)

Erdogan seeks to sway Trump in crunch US talks

Turkish president was hugely encouraged when Trump congratulated him on winning the April 16 referendum on enhancing his powers.

15 May 2017 6:55 AM

New French President Emmanuel Macron waves to supporters after a ceremony at the Arc of Triomphe following his formal inauguration ceremony as French President in Paris. (Photo: AP)

Macron the mould-breaker: France's youngest leader since Napoleon

The 39-year-old Macron is the youngest president in the country's history and the 8th president of France's 5th Republic created in 1958.

14 May 2017 6:59 PM

French new President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: AP)

Emmanuel Macron to be sworn in as French president

Macron will then make a speech in the Elysee reception hall in front of about 300 guests, officials and family members.

14 May 2017 1:19 PM

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron holds hands with his wife Brigitte during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris. (Photo: AP/File)

360 Degree: From ALT+Right to Halt Right

Macron’s victory in the french presidential polls offers liberals hope to counter the nationalistic and protectionist narrative.

14 May 2017 3:35 AM

Pakistan maintained that it had killed 50 soldiers and injured more than 100, Afghanistan contended that only 2 had died. (Representational Image/AP)

EU, US should review afghan policy to foster long term peace

'It is time that hard decisions are taken, and the historical mistake known as the Durand Line is set right', said EP Vice President.

13 May 2017 5:39 PM

Former Finnish President Mauno Koivisto in Helsinki. Finland's last Cold War president Koivisto who led the Nordic nation out of the shadow of its huge neighbor, the Soviet Union, into the European Union, died. (Photo: AP)

Finland's former leftist President Mauno Koivisto dies at 93

Mauno Koivisto, born in 1923 to a ship's carpenter became the first leftist and ninth president of Finland in 1982.

13 May 2017 1:28 PM

This year’s UK rich list is topped by the brothers Sri and Gopi Hinduja. Their bundle is evaluated at £16.2 billion, which marks an increase from 2016 of £3.2 billion.

Brexit ‘bonus’ for Hindujas?

The millions who voted for Brexit didn’t profit from the boost to the stock market.

13 May 2017 12:12 AM

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Photo: AP)

France's Macron to meet German chancellor Merkel, in first trip abroad as president

Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Thursday underlined common ground with Macron in Germany and France's bid to bolster the EU.

12 May 2017 6:31 PM

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

Will ‘audacity’ guide Macron’s France?

The Prime Minister must be acceptable both to this President and to the legislature; it is not an easy endeavour.

12 May 2017 12:18 AM

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (File Photo)

European Union approves visa-free travel for Ukrainians

"YES, we did it!" Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wrote on Facebook after the Brussels decision.

11 May 2017 9:08 PM

While the opinion of Advocate General Maciej Szpunar is non-binding, the court's judges follow it in most cases.

EU advised to rank Uber as transport, challenging business model

The non-binding opinion means the smartphone app can be regulated by European countries as a transport service

11 May 2017 7:51 PM

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron gestures during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris. (Photo: AP)

For Macron, tough challenges lie ahead

The new French President is pro-reforms and business-friendly, but he promises to be a gradualist.

09 May 2017 12:07 AM

Emmanuel Macron becomes France’s youngest President

Macron told the Louvre crowd that the Le Pen vote was one of "anger, disarray."

08 May 2017 2:01 AM

Is Macron the saviour that Europe is seeking?

Europeans looked nervously over their shoulder at a string of elections coming up.

08 May 2017 12:24 AM

Reorient strategy on jobs

Critics may blame President Donald Trump for targeting Indian companies, but protectionism is now a global phenomenon.

05 May 2017 12:15 AM

British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)

May warns EU leaders she’ll be ‘bloody difficult’ in talks

May also warned voters that the 27 other EU countries were determined to win a divorce deal that “works for them”.

04 May 2017 4:52 AM

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