Daniel Bellamy

Economy

EU tries to stop US imposing tariffs on its car industry

In a submission to the US the EU said tariffs on cars and car parts could undermine U.S. car production by imposing higher costs on U.S.manufacturers.

02/07/2018

Thailand

Rescue teams find missing boys, coach in cave with ‘signs of life’

It's been nine days since the boys and their football coach went missing. Doctors say their survival depends of them having found drinkable water.

02/07/2018

Mexico

Mexico gets its first leftist leader in decades

Veteran politician Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins after promising to tackle corruption and the drug cartels.

02/07/2018

Germany

Germany's interior minister threatens to resign, putting more pressure on Chancellor Merkel

Last week Horst Seehofer threatened to turn asylum seekers away from Germany's borders unless Merkel reached an acceptable deal with other EU partners.

02/07/2018

World News

US candidate rejected in vote to head UN migration agency

The position of the head of the Inernational Organisation Migration traditionally goes to an American, but Ken Isaacs had expressed xenophobic and anti-Islamic views.

29/06/2018

Italy

Italy's interior minister rules out migrant reception centres

Hours after EU leaders agreed to set up migrant reception centres Savini rules them out.

29/06/2018

Belgium

EU leaders agree deal on migration after lengthy summit

They agreed to restrict migrants moving within the bloc but made clear virtually all of their pledges would be carried out on a "voluntary basis" by member states.

29/06/2018

France

French rail reform enacted despite months of strikes

On Wednesday night most of the reforms President Macron fought for were finally signed into law.

28/06/2018

Sport

German fans forlorn after crashing out of World Cup

After losing two nil to South Korea the recriminations back home are beginning.

28/06/2018

USA

Supreme Court upholds President Trump's travel ban on a group of mostly Muslim countries

The ban prohibits most people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen from entering the United States.

27/06/2018

World

Germany take on South Korea in their Group F match

Germany, who famously beat Brazil in Rio in the 2014 World Cup, are expected to win..

26/06/2018

Italy

France will join six EU countries to welcome latest migrant ship

Macron says a "few dozen" migrants from the Lifeline ship will be taken in by France.

26/06/2018

United Kingdom

Europe's busiest airport gets go-ahead for third runway

After decades of delay and environmental protest London's Heathrow airport will expand

26/06/2018

World News

Rescued migrants remained stranded at sea

Malta and Italy, the nearest EU coastal states, have refused the rescue ships permission to dock.

25/06/2018

Morocco

Morocco's Gnaoua World Music Festival celebrates its African roots

Its songs and rhythms, are a mixture of Islamic Sufist and pre-Islamic African music and are intended to send its listeners into a trance.

25/06/2018

Economy

Turkey's markets rally after President Erdogan re-elected

Turkey's markets rally after president re-elected.

25/06/2018

Libya

Nearly a thousand migrants returned to Libya by coastguard

Nearly a thousand migrants returned to Libya by coastguard.

25/06/2018

Nigeria

Dozens killed in central Nigeria as herders clash with farmers

Dozens killed in central Nigeria as herders clash with farmers.

25/06/2018

Morocco

Morocco's hypnotic Gnaoua Music Festival

Morocco's hypnotic Gnaoua Music Festival

22/06/2018

Economy

EU says indebted Greece can finally "stand on its own feet"

EU says Greece can finally "stand on its own feet."

22/06/2018