France 05/01/2018 'Turkey is worn out with waiting for EU accession' - Erdogan Emmanuel Macron warned Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the rule of law and ruled out progress in Turkey's EU membership bid as the French president hosted his Turkish counterpart in Paris.
France 23/12/2017 "Fonduegate" sparks row of international proportions An Englishman living in Paris wanted to buy some Beaufort cheese for his fondu, but was refused by the cheesemonger he visited, sparking a row of international proportions.
Turkey 07/12/2017 Turkish-Greek negative relations 'now history' - Erdogan Turkey's president tells the Greek press that ties are no longer negative as he starts a two-day visit in Athens.
Vietnam 11/11/2017 Trump: 'I believe Putin denial' on election meddling claim The US and Russian leaders also discussed Syria and North Korea at their first meeting in four months.
France 14/10/2017 Former French Culture Minister is chosen as candidate to head UNESCO Former French culture minister Audrey Azoulay has been chosen as UNESCO’s new chief. Azoulay edged Qatar’s Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kawari after the
North Korea 04/09/2017 Timeline: North Korea’s six nuclear device tests North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date on Sunday.
economy 19/07/2017 Chinese and U.S. business leaders meet to discuss their economic relationship and future challenges Twenty business leaders from China and the United States have met to set up an annual dialogue about the economic challenges ahead.
North Korea 02/06/2017 US and China unite as UN slaps new sanctions on North Korea The United Nations Security Council has expanded targeted sanctions against North Korea after its repeated missile tests in defiance of a
Israel 22/05/2017 Trump sees ''rare opportunity'' for Middle East peace Donald Trump has said he believes he has a ‘‘rare opportunity’‘ to bring peace to the Middle East after arriving in Israel.
Italy 11/04/2017 Syria: G7 rejects fresh sanction plan as Tillerson flies to Moscow Turkey's health minister is quoted as saying traces of sarin gas have been found on the bodies of those who died in Khan Sheikhoun last week.
North Korea 11/04/2017 Pyongyang Marathon offers rare opportunity to visit North Korea On Sunday, April 9, over 1,000 foreign runners were on hand for a rare glimpse of one of the world’s most secretive countries.
USA 08/04/2017 US-China: Trump wraps up first face-to-face talks with Xi US President Donald Trump has urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to do more to curb North Korea’s nuclear programme.
United Kingdom 04/04/2017 Making waves: Spanish ship off Gibraltar heightens UK tensions It was hardly the Spanish Armada.
Turkey 04/04/2017 Germany is finally granted a consular visit to jailed 'Die Welt' journalist Jailed Die Welt journalist held in 'solitary confinement' in a Turkish prison according to German diplomat
USA 04/04/2017 Despite Trump’s rhetoric: China’s image in the US improves, survey finds Americans’ views of China have become more positive over the past year, a new Pew Research Center survey finds.
world news 04/04/2017 Eiffel Tower switched off as mark of respect to St Petersburg victims Perhaps Paris’ most well-known landmark, the Eiffel Tower will turn off its lights at midnight on Tuesday, as a mark of respect to the victims of Monday’s explosion on the St Petersburg metro…
Lithuania 30/03/2017 Professor finds long-lost Lithuanian declaration of independence A Lithuanian professor claims to have found one of few remaining original copies of his country's declaration of independence in a Berlin archive.
USA 17/03/2017 Trade and NATO top agenda as Merkel and Trump hold first meeting in Washington The German Chancellor and the US President have held their first joint press conference.
Turkey 02/02/2017 Merkel attempts to smooth relations with Turkish leader The German Chancellor is making her first visit to Turkey since a failed coup attempt there last July
Hungary 02/02/2017 Hungary's Orban warmly welcomes Russian President Putin The Hungarian Prime Minister said the country strove for 'open and transparent' relations with Russia, as the pair spoke trade, energy projects and sanctions.
