United Kingdom

Flammable cladding found in towers across the UK

Fire fears after UK councils estimate 600 towers have flammable cladding similar to Grenfell Tower

22/06/2017

Romania

MPs vote to oust Romania's PM Sorin Grindeanu

21/06/2017

World News

Praise galore: Trump's surreal cabinet meeting

Showered with praise: Donald Trump's first formal cabinet meeting made headlines as an exercise in group flattery.

13/06/2017

World News

British PM Theresa May reshuffles cabinet before Brexit talks

British PM Theresa May reshuffles cabinet before Brexit talks

11/06/2017

France

Anti-terror bill to take in French emergency measures?

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has submitted proposals to the courts and is due to present them to ministers later this month

09/06/2017

France

Macron meets European Council President Tusk for first time since inauguration

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday met with European Council President Donald Tusk for the first time since taking office.

18/05/2017

France

Delay in announcement of Macron's new French government

The new French president's seduction of politicians on left and right has caused turmoil in traditional parties.

16/05/2017

Kosovo

Kosovo government falls after no-confidence vote

After months of political deadlock, lawmakers vote to dismiss Isa Mustafa's cabinet, triggering a snap election next month.

10/05/2017

World News

Breastfeeding first in Australian parliament

Larissa Waters, senator for Queensland in the Australian Senate, has made history by becoming the first mother to breastfeed in the Senate chamber.

10/05/2017

World

'International media is dancing to the tune of Erdogan'

The victory of the yes vote in Turkey’s referendum on new presidential powers is hardly a surprise given Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s overwhelming support.

17/04/2017

USA

US Senate expected to go nuclear over Supreme Court nomination

US Republican Senators are expected to invoke the “nuclear option” Thursday to force through President Donald Trump's nominee to the US Supreme Court.

06/04/2017

USA

US parents sue over right to call their child ‘Allah’

A couple in the US state of Georgia are taking the state to court over their child’s surname.

28/03/2017

Brazil

Explained: The bribery scandal engulfing Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and Latin American governments

A multi-million euro bribery scandal involving Brazil’s largest engineering company is spreading through South America.

23/02/2017

USA

Trump's cabinet nominations slow to get Senate approval

Donald Trump is finding it more difficult than any other president to get his nominations to the cabinet approved. Almost three weeks after his inauguration and there are only five confirmed cabinet p

08/02/2017

Romania

Romania : Ongoing protests and a vote of no confidence

Though the numbers are reportedly dwindling, demonstrations in Romania continue as the government awaits a vote of no confidence

08/02/2017

Romania

Inside Romania's battle against corruption

A new decree threatens the work of Romania's Anti-Corruption Directorate, but the government argues it must tackle prison overcrowding.

03/02/2017

Romania

Romania : Government opposition mounts

Opposition to a controversial draft bill to decriminalise certain abuses of power in Romania continues to grow as the country's Ombudsman has asked a Constitutional Court to rule on its legality.

03/02/2017

Poland

Students in Poland hold anti-govenment protest

Hundreds of students in Warsaw and other Polish cities have taken part in marches against the country’s populist government.

25/01/2017

Switzerland

'Trust gap' widens as Davos summit opens

The majority of people no longer believe that the economic and political systems work in their favour, a new report reveals

16/01/2017

Romania

Romania's new coalition wins parliamentary approval

Romania’s parliament has approved a new left-leaning coalition government in a vote of confidence ending weeks of uncertainty over who would lead the country.

05/01/2017