Germany arrests two Syrians suspected of crimes against humanity
Two suspected former secret service officers from the Syrian government have been arrested in Germany on allegations of carrying out or aiding torture and crimes against [...]
Politics
Iran’s president calls Trump ‘idiot’ as crowds chant ‘death to America’
Iran’s president has insisted “enemy” plots against the country will fail and called President Donald Trump an “idiot” as vast crowds marked 40 years since the Islamic [...]
France condemns Italy’s meeting with gilets jaunes leader
France’s foreign ministry has accused the Italian deputy prime minister, Luigi Di Maio, of undermining relations between the two countries after he met with leaders of the gilets jaunes (yellow vests) [...]
Brexiter MPs unmoved by EU hint at legal assurance on backstop
A suggestion by one of the EU’s most powerful officials of possible further legal assurances on the Irish backstop has failed to win over Brexiter MPs, leading to heightened talk of the UK leaving the bloc with no [...]
Venezuela’s Guaidó urging west to keep up pressure, says Hunt
The Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has directly urged the west to keep up the pressure to bring about elections in his country within four weeks, the UK foreign secretary has [...]
Greece moves towards ending austerity with rise in minimum wage
Greece’s prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has announced the first increase in the country’s minimum wage in nearly a decade as his government took the first tangible step towards ending the austerity imposed during the euro [...]
Court in Italy rules Matteo Salvini should be tried for kidnapping
Italy’s deputy prime minister and interior minister, Matteo Salvini, is one step away from facing trial after a surprise court ruling determined that he be tried for [...]
May drops £65 fee for EU nationals seeking post-Brexit settled status
The government is to waive the planned fee for EU nationals living in the UK to apply for settled status after Brexit, Theresa May has said in an update to the Commons in which she again rejected a second referendum and an article 50 [...]
Greek PM wins confidence vote after Macedonia name crisis
The Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has won a confidence vote in parliament, clearing a major hurdle for Greece’s approval of an accord to end a dispute over Macedonia’s name and averting the prospect of a snap [...]
EU rejects Irish backstop time limit but backs technological solution
The EU has rebuffed Theresa May’s demand for a 12-month time limit to the Irish backstop despite weeks of talks, but has tried to persuade MPs to back the prime minister’s Brexit deal by emphasising that technology could solve the Irish border [...]