As Trump rebuffs India, the EU nudges closer
Katy Dartford
Italy's Senate finance committee stick to high-spending budget plans
However, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio has suggested the government might be willing to reduce the deficit target to end the stand-off with the EU.
Brexit agreement: May faces task of getting deal through UK parliament
Theresa May will tell the Commons that rejecting the Brexit deal will be risky and lead to "division and uncertainty." It comes after EU leaders of 27 other countries approved the terms of the deal on Sunday.
MSF on board Aquarius respond to Panama revoking its registration
Medecins Sans Frontieres say Panama were pressurised by Italy into the move.
EU leaders meet in Salzburg to tackle the migration crisis
EU Council President Donald Tusk said progress had been made but the European Union must end the “blame game” on migration and focus on working more with foreign countries and further strengthening its border to bring down arrivals.
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Macron’s former security officer defends himself before Senate
Alexandre Benalla was fired after a video showed him beating May Day protesters.
An antifascist rally has taken place on the Greek island of Lesvos
The rally commemorates the 5th anniversary of the death of Pavlos Fyssas, a Greek anti-fascist rapper who was murdered in 2013 by a member of the far-right political party Golden Dawn.
China hits back at Trump with tariffs on 51 billion euros worth of Ame
It comes after the US slapped duties on 170 billion euros of Chinese imports on Monday, escalating its trade war with Beijing.
Macron and Kurz talk immigration ahead of EU talks over the issue
Austria's chancellor said there are "too many tensions" in European Union and they can only be successful if they work and act together.
Merkel visits Algiers to enhance bilateral ties with the country
It's the German Chancellor's first visit to Algeria in a decade
European airlines halt flights to Iran
The move by British Airways, KLM and Air France comes months after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would re-impose sanctions on Tehran.
Italy allows 29 young people aboard the Diciotti to disembark
The fate of the remaining 148 asylum seekers is still uncertain. Prosecutors say “they require urgent medical assistance.... the situation onboard is critical.”
US deports last Nazi war crimes suspect to Germany
US President Donald Trump ordered Jakiw Palij's deportation - 25 years after investigators first accused him of lying about his wartime past to get into the country - but officials in Germany say there is still insufficient evidence to prosecute him.
Hikers killed after a gorge flood in southern Italy
23 people were rescued and about a dozen others were hospitalised after surviving the rush of water in the narrow, 1km high gorge in the Calabria region. The 11th victim died in hospital.
The 1km high Raganello Gorge
Passengers not allowed to disembark after Diciotti docks in Sicily
The Italian interior minister, Matteo Salvini said on Italian TV: “The ship may land in Italy, as long as the 177 migrants are distributed, in a spirit of solidarity by the EU.”
Italy demands sanctions on Malta in a growing row over migrant boats
Italian interior Minister Matteo Salvini says that unless other European countries take in their fare share of the 177 migrants stranded on an Italian coast guard ship, they'll be returned to Libya.
Greece: Bailout exit day looming
Over the past eight years, under three bailout programs, Greece has borrowed more than €288bn at rock-bottom interest rates. The country’s creditors believe it's now able to stand on its own two feet, but few ordinary people seem to believe that bailout exit day will be a new beginning.
Suicide bomber kills 34 people at an education centre in Kabul
The attack was followed by another on an intelligence service in the capital.
Right-wing and anti-fascist demonstrators square-off in Portland
Scuffles broke out as scores of right-wing and anti-fascist demonstrators squared off on in Portland, Oregon.
Riot police tried to keep the two sides apart as protesters chanted and hurled insults at each other.
Thousands march against spycam epidemic in South Korea
Tens of thousands of South Korean women have been taking part in a mass protest in Seoul against secretly-filmed spycam pornography.
Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa beats opponent Chamisa in Presidential Election
Mnangagwa receives 2.46 million votes vs Chamisa with 2.15 million
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