Israelis vote in second general election in five months

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the snap election after failing to form a governing coalition with a viable majority

Justin Trudeau calls Canadian general election for 21 October

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a federal election for 21 October

‘Maltese’ Russian oligarch’s €500 million assets frozen by London high court

High Court ruling confirms asset freeze on one of Malta’s most well known of passport buyers

High Court ruling confirms asset freeze on one of...

Boris Johnson's second attempt to trigger election fails

MPs have again rejected Boris Johnson's calls for a snap election, as the...

MPs have again rejected Boris Johnson's calls for a...

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...

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[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...