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N.Ireland parties told time is running out to form new govt

Political parties in Northern Ireland have been given an extra few weeks to try to reach agreement on the formation of a new power-sharing government.

China

Hong Kong gets a new leader

Critics say Carrie Lam's appointment was a selection and not an election.

Italy

Rome divided by rival EU rallies as bloc leaders call for unity

Rome is divided by rival rallies as EU leaders call for unity in the bloc.

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EU leaders mark 60th anniversary of founding treaty

EU leaders have joined together in Rome to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding treaty of the bloc.

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United Kingdom

UKIP loses its only MP

Douglas Carswell's announcement comes just days before UK Prime Minister Theresa May formally triggers the divorce process triggered by last June's vote to quit the EU.

Europe News

EU leaders sign Rome Declaration at milestone moment

Sixty years after the EU’s founding treaty, leaders have signed the Rome Declaration during anniversary events in the Italian city.

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European Union: 1957 – 2017

The leaders of Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany signing the Treaty of Rome on 25 March 1957.

Italy

Italian capital prepares to celebrate Treaty of Rome

The Italian capital has been putting the finishing touches as the city prepares to mark 60 years since the signing of the Treaty of Rome.

USA

Trump approves Keystone XL pipeline

Ahead of his healthcare defeat in Congress, President Trump gave his permission on Friday for Canadian company TransCanada to complete construction of the Keystone XL…

United Kingdom

Westminster attack condemned abroad

Messages of condemnation and solidarity pour in from abroad after five people die in an assault on Westminster

Turkey

Erdogan's rhetoric threatens Turkey's future relations with EU

With attacks on the EU now almost daily and getting more violent, has Turkey's President Erdogan given up on EU membership?

World News

Calls for Eurogroup President to resign after 'drinks and women' outrage

Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem has come under fire for accusing southern European Union nations of having wasted money on women and alcohol

France

France: New interior minister takes over from scandal-hit Le Roux

It was all change on Wednesday in one of the top jobs in French government.

USA

'I'll criticise judges': Trump defiant after Gorsuch rebuke

The US president has reacted to criticism of attacks on the judiciary by his own Supreme Court nominee

USA

Trump’s Supreme Court nominee pledges independence from the president

US President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the vacant spot on the Supreme Court might turn out to be less conservative than he thought.

United Kingdom

Martin McGuinness: mourners gather as coffin carried through streets

The former IRA commander turned politician died overnight at the age of 66.

United Kingdom

Martin McGuinness: the armalite to the ballot box

Mixed reactions are pouring in after the death of Martin McGuinness, the Sinn Fein leader and former Irish Republican Army (IRA) leader who turned peacemaker helping end Northern Ireland's 30-year con

United Kingdom

Ex-IRA leader turned peacemaker Martin McGuinness dies

Sinn Fein confirms the death of Martin McGuinness, who went from IRA commander to Northern Ireland peacemaker and leading figure in the province's power-sharing government.

South Korea

Ousted S.Korean president is questioned over bribery allegations

Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye has been question by prosecutors over a corruption scandal which has cost her the presidency.

Malta

Urgency to conserve Malta's natural sites after Azure Window collapse

The loss of the Azure Window has sparked within the people of Malta a moment of national introspection