BREXIT British, Euro leaders sign Brexit deal as MPs approve ratification 30-12-2020 14:15 Britain and the European Union sign post-Brexit trade deal, setting their seal on a drawn-out divorce just hours before the looming deadline.
BREXIT Brexit talks' fate hangs in balance at EU summit 14-10-2020 17:38 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared himself disappointed in the progress of post-Brexit trade talks Wednesday, but he will wait for news from an EU summit before deciding whether to pull the plug.
Asia Yoshihide Suga named Japan's prime minister, succeeding Abe 16-09-2020 15:54 Japan's Parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as prime minister Wednesday, replacing long-serving leader Shinzo Abe with his right-hand man.
Global pandemic UK PM Johnson's 'go to work' advice sparks wide confusion 11-05-2020 13:09 In a televised address to the nation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said people in Britain who can’t work from home, such as those in construction or manufacturing jobs, “should be actively encouraged to go to work” this week.
Coronavirus pandemic UK PM Johnson out of intensive care as condition improves 09-04-2020 16:10 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday left intensive care, where he had spent the three previous days for treatment against coronavirus, his Downing Street office said.
Coronavirus pandemic British PM Johnson spends night in ICU, but not on a ventilator 07-04-2020 08:10 Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital late Sunday, 10 days after he was diagnosed with Covid-19, the first major world leader to be confirmed to have the virus. He was moved to the ICU Monday after his condition deteriorated.
BREXITSHAMBLES UK rejects EU trade demands, threatens to walk away 27-02-2020 15:14 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government rebuffed EU demands for common trading standards and fishing right, setting out its red lines for trade talks with the European Union.
NEW PM IN HAVANA Cuba names tourism minister as first prime minister since 1976 22-12-2019 17:04 Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel names Manuel Marrero Cruz as the country's first prime minister since 1976.
CANADIAN ELECTION Canada's Trudeau wins re-election, but now leads a divided nation 22-10-2019 17:48 Trudeau was re-elected in a stronger-than-expected showing in Monday's national elections. But while his Liberal Party took the most seats in Parliament, it lost its majority and will have to rely on an opposition party to get anything passed.
BRITISH POLITICS Brexit in limbo again as PM Johnson wins one vote, loses another 22-10-2019 17:29 MPs reject fast-track attempt to pass Brexit bill within days, demanding more time to scrutinise the complex legislation and throwing Conservative leader's exit timetable into chaos.
BREXIT AND BORIS JOHNSON UK PM Johnson ignores pleas to tone down charged rhetoric 28-09-2019 03:07 Another disastrous week for the British leader in Parliament ends with a referral to police, as he brushes off requests from MPs and his sister that he alter his language amid threats against lawmakers.
OBITUARY Former French president Jacques Chirac Chirac dies at 86 26-09-2019 09:16 No cause of death given for late two-term French president, who was the first leader to acknowledge his country's role in the Holocaust and defiantly opposed the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.
BREXIT UK election threat looms as Johnson fights Tory Brexit rebels 02-09-2019 12:32 Allies of Prime Minister Boris Johnson are considering a snap poll as he battles his opponents in Parliament who are trying to stop him taking the UK out of the EU without a deal on October 31.
MERCOSUR Norway says timing of EFTA-Mercosur pact 'awful' 27-08-2019 12:45 Norway, which is part of European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) grouping four non-EU members, on Tuesday regretted the "awful timing" of a trade pact with Mercosur, as fires rage in the Amazon.
BRITISH POLITICS UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces she will resign on June 7 24-05-2019 08:55 Decision ends a dramatic three-year tenure of near-constant crisis over Brexit and increases likelihood of Britain crashing out of the EU later this year.