Natalie Huet

Economy

Pound jumps on Brexit breakthrough

There was a sigh of relief across financial markets after the UK and the EU agreed to start talks on post-Brexit trade and a transition period.

8 December 2017

Israel

Palestinians protest Trump's Jerusalem move

The militant group Hamas has called for a new uprising against Israel and a 'day of rage' this Friday.

7 December 2017

North Korea

North Korea blames US for ‘nuclear war mania’

Pyongyang slams a US military drill in the region as a provocation that could push the world to the brink of nuclear war.

3 December 2017

USA

Trump: Flynn's actions were 'lawful'

The president says he's not worried about what his former national security adviser might tell prosecutors about his team's contacts with Russia.

2 December 2017

Germany

Protests delay German far-right AfD party congress

The anti-migrant, anti-Islam party, now the third biggest group in parliament, is meeting in Hanover this weekend to elect a new leadership.

2 December 2017

Ireland

Brexit: Why the fuss about the Irish border?

Right now, it's invisible. Many fear a return to border checks could undermine peace on the island and hurt its economy.

1 December 2017

Philippines

‘Dictator, fascist’: anti-Duterte rally in Manila

The Philippine President's war on drugs has led to thousands of extrajudicial killings and drawn international condemnation.

30 November 2017

Russia

Doping allegations part of ‘anti-Russian campaign' - Medvedev

Relations with Washington are in an 'appalling' state, the worst he can recall, says the Russian prime minister.

30 November 2017

United Kingdom

Standoff over Irish border threatens Brexit talks

Britain's Liam Fox says there won't be a deal on the question of the Irish border until the EU agrees to discuss trade. Brussels wants things to be dealt with the other way around.

26 November 2017

Spain

Messi signs new contract with Barca until 2021

Since Neymar’s departure for Paris Saint-Germain, FC Barcelona more than doubled Messi’s buyout clause to a whopping 700 million euros.

25 November 2017

United Kingdom

Police quiz two men over Oxford Circus panic

British transport police say a brawl may have been responsible for the scenes of panic and mass evacuation in central London on Friday.

25 November 2017

Yemen

Humanitarian aid reaches Yemen as crisis worsens

The flights carrying medical supplies and aid workers are the first allowed in nearly three weeks, since a blockade imposed on the war-torn country sparked an international outcry.

25 November 2017

World News

Relief and 'justice' for relatives of Srebrenica victims

Relatives of the 8,000 Bosnian Muslim victims of the 1995 massacre erupted into cheers when the ex-Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic was sentenced to life in prison.

22 November 2017

United Kingdom

UK shows Brexit goodwill to help start EU trade talks

Theresa May makes overtures on the Brexit bill and Northern Ireland, in a bid to help negotiations move on to trade at next month's EU summit.

21 November 2017

World News

Paris and Amsterdam snatch London’s lost EU agencies

The race to host the European medicines and banking agencies after Brexit was so tight that the winners were ultimately drawn from a bowl.

20 November 2017

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Mugabe’s 'fall from Grace'

"One way or another, his power has obviously come to an end."

16 November 2017

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe crisis: what next?

Is it time for democracy? What role can South Africa and other neighbouring states play?

15 November 2017

USA

Trump Jr. was in contact with Wikileaks during 2016 campaign

Donald Trump's eldest son has confirmed he had direct contacts with WikiLeaks during the presidential campaign.

14 November 2017

United Kingdom

UK parliament to vote on final Brexit deal

It's a concession to conservative rebel lawmakers, who have demanded more power over the process.

13 November 2017

Syria

A chemical attack, now starvation: siege chokes Damascus suburbs

The UN says at least 1,200 children suffer from malnutrition in rebel-held eastern Ghouta, under siege by government forces since 2013.

10 November 2017