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Germany

Angela Merkel’s CDU to elect new leader in April

The centre-right Christian Democrats are in disarray following recent electoral setbacks and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s decision to stand aside.

France

French ex-presidential favourite François Fillon on trial for fraud

The 2017 scandal sank the career of the then favourite for the Elysée and opened the door for Emmanuel Macron to win the French presidency.

Germany

Germany shootings: What we know about the Hanau attacks

Police say a suspect has been found dead after nine people were killed at two shisha bars in the city near Frankfurt.

Germany

Racism and far-right threat 'very high' in Germany, says minister

"The threat posed by far-right extremism, anti-Semitism and racism is very high in Germany," Seehofer told reporters.

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United Kingdom

‘Speak English’ in order to work in UK, post-Brexit migrants are told

The UK’s future immigration policy includes a points-based system designed to end ‘cheap labour from Europe’.

United Kingdom

UK blasts EU's Barnier for rejecting post-Brexit Canada trade deal

The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier says the UK cannot have a Canada-style trade deal with the bloc, prompting an angry response from Downing Street.

World News

UK to set out post-Brexit trade vision as France warns of tense talks

France’s foreign minister warns the UK and EU could ‘rip each other apart’ in upcoming negotiations, as Britain prepares to set out a robust position.

United Kingdom

EU chief: UK should be ‘more ambitious over post-Brexit trade

The European Commission president addressed the European Parliament’s first post-Brexit session in Strasbourg.

World News

‘Enough cream sauce!’: Inside Europe’s coronavirus quarantine centres

Watch the videos from inside the European centres where people returning from China are quarantined under coronavirus restrictions.

China

China probes death of coronavirus whistleblower doctor after outcry

Investigators are to examine the death of LiWenliang, warned by Chinese authorities for raising the alarm about the coronavirus outbreak, and who died from it.

USA

Donald Trump acquitted in Senate impeachment trial

The vote in the US Senate fell largely along partisan lines between Democrats and Republicans.

Germany

German state governor quits after winning election with far-right help

Thomas Kemmerich of the small Free Democrats party was elected in Thuringia thanks to votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany, causing a national outcry.

Romania

Romania braces for early elections as Orban loses confidence vote

The parliamentary vote against the government of PM Ludovic Orban, in office for barely three months, paves the way for possible early elections.

United Kingdom

Brexit Timeline 2016–2020: the UK’s path from referendum to EU exit

A blow-by-blow account of the UK’s tortuous route to Brexit, from the 2016 EU referendum to the present day.

United Kingdom

Brexit: What happened in Boris Johnson's first six months as UK PM?

Since July, Boris Johnson has transformed his party, won an election and ensured the UK will leave the EU. But his critics say Brexit is far from done.

United Kingdom

EU presidents sign UK withdrawal deal ahead of Brexit day

Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel have signed the Brexit deal on behalf of the European Commission and European Council, part of the process to ensure a smooth UK exit from the EU next week.

United Kingdom

‘Brexit finish line’ crossed as Britain passes EU exit bill

The House of Commons removed an amendment forcing the British government to let unaccompanied migrant children join relatives in the UK.

United Kingdom

Titanic wreck to be ‘better protected’ under ‘momentous’ UK-US treaty

The international accord signed by London and Washington allows both governments to control visits to the legendary shipwreck.

United Kingdom

UK government in Brexit defeat over EU citizens’ rights

The British government says it will continue with its planned post-Brexit EU settlement scheme despite losing three votes in parliament.

Economy

From Trump to Thunberg, what to watch for at Davos 2020

The top global finance players descend on the Swiss resort on Jan 21. Here's why.

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