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First-round of French local elections sees strong showi...

Far-right and radical left parties likely to increase their local presence in ad...

Starmer refuses to send warships to Strait of Hormuz

PM rejects Trump’s call for reinforcements to stave off mounting economic crisis

China’s rubber-stamp parliament set to approve ‘ethnic ...

New legislation will require schools to use Mandarin by default, taking priority...

From de Gaulle to Macron: the place where every French ...

For decades, Africa has consistently been viewed by Paris as a space to offset i...

Britain will have open borders with Europe if Labour re...

Downing Street frustrated by ministers’ efforts to rejoin customs union

President Macron condemns drone strike that killed Fren...

French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed early Friday the death of a French ar...

Starmer may face more resignations after release of Man...

PM has apologised for his handling of Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambass...

President Nechirvan Barzani and Italian Foreign Ministe...

Press release - 12 March 2026.

Labour strikes deal to remove hereditary peers from Lords

They will no longer sit in upper chamber after current session ends in May

How Iran’s ‘horizontal warfare’ could trap Trump in ano...

Widening the conflict is a classic tactic for outgunned combatants, and has cost...

China–North Korea passenger train services to resume af...

Passenger train services between China and North Korea will resume on Thursday, ...

President Nechirvan Barzani congratulates Iran’s Mojtab...

He expressed hope of strengthening historic ties between Erbil and Tehran

The tiny island that could let Trump beat Iran without ...

The US president has long seen Kharg as the Islamic Republic’s weak spot. Seizin...

Labour MPs ‘in talks to defect to Green Party’

Party whips have approached at least one individual over concerns they are plann...

Did you know Africa once had nuclear weapons?

While the continent is legally committed to being a nuclear-free zone, its secur...