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Boris Johnson has admitted he would need EU co-operation to avoid a hard Irish border or crippling tariffs on trade in the event of a no-deal Brexit. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the favorite to be the next PM said: “It’s not just up to us.” But he …

Iran’s president has responded with defiance to the latest sanctions imposed by the US, saying they show it is lying about wanting dialogue. Hassan Rouhani said the measures against Iran’s supreme leader unveiled by President Donald Trump on Monday would be “useless” and denounced the US plans to target his …

Five years after Russia had it’s voting rights removed because of the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly has voted to restore them. The assembly backed the proposal in the face of angry opposition from Ukraine, whose delegation later walked out. Russia had threatened to …

The toughest job for Britain’s next prime minister will be to leave the European Union. But the new leader will have few options: find a divorce deal that parliament will ratify, leave without a deal or delay. Legally, Britain leaves on Oct. 31, seven months later than planned, unless the …

Palestinians burned portraits of President Donald Trump as they protested in both the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Monday against U.S.-led plans for a conference on their economy in Bahrain. Many Palestinian business groups have said they will boycott the June 25-26 event, billed as part of …

Iran said on Monday U.S. cyber attacks on its military had failed, while also hinting that it could be willing to discuss new concessions with Washington if the United States were to lift sanctions and offer new incentives. The longtime foes have come the closest in years to a direct …

The Swiss attorney general’s office (OAG) on Monday announced it was returning 130 million Swiss francs ($133 million) to Uzbekistan which it seized during an investigation involving a relative of the daughter of the country’s former president Islam Karimov. The OAG did not name the relative who was convicted on …

India’s top court on Monday ordered an investigation into an outbreak of “brain fever” that has killed at least 122 children, after hearing a petition in which the state and central governments were accused of negligence. The disease, Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, believed to be caused by dehydration and malnutrition, has …

Change, hope, and a new beginning. That’s the promise of Istanbul’s newly elected mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. His slogan, “Everything will be great,” is on everyone’s lips in Turkey. Imamoglu’s win in the repeat of the mayoral vote invigorates Turkey’s fatigued opposition. It breathes new life into a part of the …

Two German armed forces Eurofighter jets have collided and crashed in the Müritz area of north-eastern Germany. Both pilots were seen to eject from their planes by a colleague in a third Eurofighter plane. One of the pilots has been found alive and a search is going on for the …

Boko Haram terrorists have killed at least 11 Chadian soldiers in the Lake Chad region bordering Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. “The Chadian army lost 11 men including three officers… and six soldiers were wounded,” the regional authority told media on Sunday, adding that Chadian soldiers killed “26 Boko Haram …

US Sen. Bernie Sanders will unveil a policy proposal that would eliminate all $1.6 trillion worth of American student debt. The 2020 hopeful is set to announce the bill in the House on Monday together with Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, …

A Saudi soldier has reportedly opened fire on his comrades at a military base in the kingdom’s southwestern border region of Jizan, killing three of them before turning himself into authorities. Sabq News website, citing unnamed security sources, reported on Monday that the soldier, whose identity was not immediately known, …

  Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the B team was close to implicating US President Donald Trump in the war. Zarif’s reference to the telephone call was Saudi Arabia’s contact with elements of the terrorist “creation” group, which confirmed their cooperation in the case of the tanker bombing …

Intense heat is forecast across much of Continental Europe over the coming days. Temperatures are expected to peak at close to 40°C on Thursday in Paris. And it is unclear how long this heatwave will last. June is typically a month of gentle warmth in Europe, marking the beginning of …

  Jeremy Hunt has added his voice to calls for Tory leadership rival Boris Johnson to answer questions about a row with his girlfriend which led to police being called to their address. Mr Hunt said someone who wants to be PM “should answer questions on everything”. Cabinet minister Liam …

  Donald Trump has confirmed that his top foreign policy adviser wants to embroil the US in multiple international conflicts. But the US president insists he retains final say on whether American missiles are to fly into Iran. In a sit-down Meet the Press interview broadcast Sunday, host Chuck Todd …

Donald Trump promises new sanctions over shooting down of US drone as Iran warns of ‘crushing’ response if attacked. US President Donald Trump has vowed to impose fresh sanctions on Iran and said military action was still “on the table” as tensions continued to rise in the Gulf following the …

The votes of millions of Istanbul residents were being counted on Sunday after polls closed on a re-run of a mayoral election that has become a referendum on President Tayyip Erdogan’s policies, and a test of Turkey’s ailing democracy. In the initial March 31 vote, the opposition Republican People’s Party …

.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he did not discuss the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a phone call on Friday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “I did not because it really didn’t come up in that discussion,” Trump said on NBC’s Meet the Press …