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'It is in both sides interest to avoid no deal and to look at how we get a deal through parliament,' said the minister. (Photo: AP)

UK Brexit minister urges EU to reopen withdrawal deal talks

'Boris Johnson has been very clear that the UK needs to leave on the 31st of October,' Barclay said.

09 Jul 2019 6:46 PM

'We need to focus our bank on where we are most competitive and provide our strong businesses the oxygen to prosper while withdrawing it from others,' Deutsche Bank chief executive Christian Sewing told reporters on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Dismissed Deutsche Bank staff leave as overhaul bites

Analysts said it was high time for Deutsche Bank to stop its decades-long drive to emulate the investment titans of Wall Street.

09 Jul 2019 5:01 PM

Organisers of the London conference say it is intended to increase international discussion and cooperation on the issue of media freedom, including fake news. (Photo: AFP)

UK bars 2 Russian publications from conference on media freedom for 'disinformation'

On Friday, the Russian embassy condemned the decision relating to RT as 'direct politically motivated discrimination.'

09 Jul 2019 11:09 AM

Britain's trade minister will apologise to US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka for a leak of confidential memos. (Photo: AP)

UK minister to apologise to Ivanka Trump for ambassador's leaked memos

Ministers said Britain did view the Trump administration as effective.

08 Jul 2019 6:41 PM

'In PoK, accountability for violations committed by members of the Indian security forces remains virtually non-existent,' the report said. (Photo: PTI)

India, Pak failed to address concerns in Kashmir: UN

Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights released its first-ever report on Kashmir, documenting the wrongdoing by India and Pakistan.

08 Jul 2019 5:57 PM

Man climbing the Shard skyscraper in London. (Photo: Screengrab/PA media)

Man climbs 1000 foot tall Shard skyscraper in London

British police said they were called at 0415 GMT after reports that a man was climbing up the tower.

08 Jul 2019 4:52 PM

Grace Meng first publicly reported in early October 2018 that her husband Meng Hongwei had gone missing.

Grace Meng, wife of former Interpol Chief, sues agency

Days after she reported him missing, Interpol on October 7 said he had resigned as its president.

08 Jul 2019 4:49 PM

"A painful cycle has closed," Mitsotakis said in a televised address, adding that Greece would 'proudly raise its head again' on his watch. (Photo: AFP I File)

PM-elect Mitsotakis vows to make Greece 'proud' after vote triumph

Mitsotakis will be sworn in as Greece's new Prime Minister on Monday.

08 Jul 2019 9:21 AM

Britain is having a political nervous breakdown and is taking a huge risk as it prepares to leave the European Union after a divisive referendum, a former senior UK intelligence official said on Saturday. (Photo: File)

‘UK going through political nervous breakdown,’ says ex-British spy chief

Conservative members are currently voting for the party's next leader, who will also become prime minister.

07 Jul 2019 3:17 PM

Four hundred thousand people turned out on the streets of Madrid Saturday for a Gay Pride parade dedicated this year to pioneers of the LGBT+ cause, amid growing fears of fresh repression with the rise of the far-right in Europe. (Representational Image)

Hundreds of thousands march across Europe for Gay Pride

Vox has said that the Madrid Gay Pride Parade should be moved to a park in the suburbs and opposes public subsidies for the event.

07 Jul 2019 2:54 PM

Britain's ambassador in the United States has described President Donald Trump and his administration as 'inept' and 'uniquely dysfunctional', according to leaked diplomatic memos published by the Mail on Sunday. (Photo: File)

UK envoy calls Trump’s executive 'dysfunctional, inept': report

The Mail on Sunday said the memos, likely leaked by someone within Britain's sprawling civil service, cover a period beginning in 2017.

07 Jul 2019 2:29 PM

'These people are also in touch with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan. They are trying to create a sort of movement within the United Kingdom, so basically the foreign funding or the foreign support comes from the two countries,' Major General (Retd.) Dhruv C. Katoch said. (Photo: ANI)

Khalistan movement getting support from ISI-backed Muslim community in UK: Expert

The Khalistan separatist movement was completely squashed by the Indian security forces in the 90s.

06 Jul 2019 9:28 AM

The woman was captured by Kurdish forces in September 2017. (Photo: File)

Member of IS, German woman sentenced to 5 years imprisonment

She allegedly received weapons training between 2014 and mid-2017 and wrote blogs praising life in IS-controlled territory.

05 Jul 2019 5:43 PM

In the interview, Phillips explains how the endless of her appearance is a source of continual frustration. (Photo: File)

Labour MP Jess Phillips talks about sexism in Parliment

'I spend my entire time here basically trying to push the parameter slightly, just trying to constantly remind people,'Don't forget women'.'

05 Jul 2019 5:39 PM

The priest, Bernard Preynat, already confessed to abusing Boy Scouts during the 1970s and 1980s. (Photo: Representative Image)

Priest defrocked for abusing 85 boy scouts

His victims allege church authorities covered up for Preynat for years, allowing him to have continued contact with children.

05 Jul 2019 3:09 PM

The rules state that heels must be at least 10 cm (4 inches) high, and the shoes are measured before the race. (Photo: AFP)

Madrid: High heels race defies gravity, homophobic politicians

The race attracts the young and old, the athletic and the portly.

05 Jul 2019 11:56 AM

Russia releases first group of captive whales despite outcry

Russia returned two killer and six beluga whales to their natural habitat in the Sea of Okhotsk last week.

05 Jul 2019 11:50 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday for help in improving relations between the European Union and Russia and stop sanctions on Moscow. (Photo: AP)

Putin asks Italy to help restoring ties with EU, meets Pope

During an hour meeting, the two addressed 'various questions of relevance to the life of the Catholic Church in Russia,' the Vatican said.

05 Jul 2019 10:22 AM

The princess, one of the most visible and glamorous of the Sheikh's reported six wives, is a daughter of Jordan's previous king Hussein and is well known for her notable humanitarian works. (Photo: ANI)

Princess Haya, wife of Dubai's Sheikh, seeks political asylum in UK

Princess Haya has been living with her kids Sheikh Zayed and Sheikha Al Jalila, in mansion near Kensington Palace worth USD 107 million.

04 Jul 2019 8:43 PM

Veronica Ekelund also states that report ‘attempts to vitiate history’ by narrowing conflict down to two-year period, beginning with death of terrorist in 2016. (Photo: ANI)

EFSAS researcher slams 'inaccurate' UN report on J&K

Veronica Ekelund, says report ‘completely disregards’ facts like all terrorist organizations in J&K are receive patronage from Pak Army.

04 Jul 2019 7:12 PM

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