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Ireland

Ryanair to recognise pilot unions in historic move to stop strike

The low-cost Irish carrier is to hold talks with pilot unions amid strike threats in several countries ahead of Christmas.

World News

Russia ‘could cut’ internet sea cables in new threat to West – UK defe

Sir Stuart Peach, also a senior NATO figure, says the Russian navy poses a threat that could catastrophically damage the West’s economy and way of life.

World News

Shake-up at Airbus amid talk of turbulence

Two senior executives are to leave earlier than scheduled as the plane manufacturer reels from rivalries and corruption probes

World News

New asylum demands in Europe 'back to 2014 levels'

Latest figures show a continued overall fall in the number of new asylum requests in the EU, compared to the migration influx in 2015 and 2016.

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World News

Theresa May to face EU leaders in Brussels after Brexit vote defeat

The UK prime minister is to urge EU27 leaders to confirm that Brexit talks can advance, after the government lost a key Brexit vote at Westminster.

Austria

Europe's gas prices soar as Austria blast adds to supply fears

Italy declares a state of emergency for energy amid concern in Europe that winter gas supplies may be disrupted.

Germany

German intelligence warning of Chinese LinkedIn spying 'groundless' –

Germany's spy agency says China has been using fake social media profiles to try to infiltrate German politics and business.

World News

UEFA Champions League Last 16 Draw

The draws for the knock-out stages of the Champions League and Europa League have taken place at UEFA's HQ in Nyon, Switzerland.

United Kingdom

Brexit talks breakthrough: What we know about the deal

The European Commission said on Friday that sufficient progress had been made on Brexit talks to proceed to the second phase.

World News

EU says Brexit talks can proceed to Phase 2

UK Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made a dramatic early morning announcement in Brussels.

United Kingdom

UK 'guilty of dereliction of duty' over non-existent Brexit impact stu

Confusion reigns over British economic preparations for leaving the EU after Brexit Minister David Davis admitted impact assessment studies had not been done.

Israel

World leaders condemn Trump's Jerusalem plan

The US president's plan to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move the US embassy to the city bring global disapproval, even before his expected announcement.

Ukraine

Saakashvili supporters in Ukraine free him from Kyiv police detention

Supporters of the former Georgian president have freed him from a police van after an attempt to detain him in Ukraine

World News

UN seeks to tackle ‘ocean Armageddon’ of plastic pollution

The world’s top environmental decision-making body is targeting ‘global menace’ of pollution at a summit in Nairobi.

World News

Brexit and the Irish border: what are each side’s solutions?

The issue of the UK’s border and future relationship with Ireland is key to progress in Brexit talks.

World News

Irish border key to Brexit progress as May meets Juncker

The UK prime minister is holding key talks in Brussels as Brexit negotiations enter a decisive phase.

World News

What proportion of Europe’s population is Muslim?

A major study by the Pew Research Center shows how Muslims are projected to increase relative to Europe’s overall population.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slobodan Praljak: Croatian theatre director turned war criminal

The Bosnian Croat military leader, who has reportedly died after drinking poison in court in The Hague, was behind the persecution of Muslims and the destruction of the historic Mostar bridge.

World News

Croatian war criminal Slobodan Praljak dies after taking poison in cou

The UN tribunal in The Hague suspended proceedings when the ex Croatian general collapsed after hearing his original sentence had been upheld.

United Kingdom

Britain ‘agrees to pay’ EU’s Brexit divorce bill

EU sources confirm reports that the UK has offered to meet the bulk of European Union demands over the financial settlement.

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