ANGELA Merkel will have to agree to a free trade deal with an independent United Kingdom because 750,000 jobs rely on cross-Channel exports, a senior economics analyst has warned today. Marc Biese urged German politicians to “think” about the vast economic benefits of close ties with Britain as the cavernous trade...
Justice Secretary Michael Gove and Home Secretary Theresa May lead a five-way race to be the next Conservative Party leader and UK prime minister. Mr Gove was a surprise addition to the race, having been expected to back Boris Johnson, who shocked the political world by ruling himself out. Minister Andrea Leadsom, MP Liam Fox...
Taliban bombers have attacked an Afghan police convoy outside the capital Kabul, killing at least 30 people and wounding 50 others, officials say. Two bombs hit a convoy of buses carrying graduates from a ceremony on the city's western outskirts. Paghman District Governor Musa Khan told the BBC that all but two of the dead...
The three men who carried out Tuesday's deadly attack on an Istanbul airport were all from parts of the former USSR, Turkish sources say. One is said to be from Russia's North Caucasus region and the others from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Turkey believes so-called Islamic State (IS) was behind the suicide gun and bomb...
ISLAMIC STATE jihadis have released a horrifying map revealing where they are covertly operating in Europe. The bloodthirsty fundamentalists – suspected of carrying out the horrific attack on Istanbul airport yesterday – have released a chilling graphic outlining the terrifying reach of their influence. A special...
HEARTBREAKING stories are emerging about the people ruthlessly murdered by three depraved suicide bombers at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport. Islamic State terrorists slaughtered 42 defenceless victims when they blew themselves up at Turkey’s busiest airport. Among the dead is Serkhan Turk, a 24-year-old physical...
Turkey's biggest cities, Ankara and Istanbul, have been hit by a spate of deadly bombings. The latest, targeting Ataturk airport in Istanbul, is one of Europe's busiest transport hubs, attracting more than 60 million travellers a year. For so long a beacon of stability between Europe and the Middle East, Turkey has...
Rodrigo Duterte has been sworn in as president of the Philippines, after a landslide election victory in May. The controversial former mayor of Davao City, 71, overthrew the political establishment, promising a "bloody war" on crime and action on corruption. In his inaugural speech he promised to make sweeping changes...
Despite being a important trade and defence partner, the US tends to ignore Canada. But that's paradoxically because the two get along so well, as Jordan Michael Smith writes. US President Barack Obama's visit to Ottawa today comes six years after his last trip to Canada. Canadians could be forgiven for hoping that Mr...
A CAMPAIGN has been launched for ‘Romanians to adopt Remainians’ in the wake of Brexit. The country’s main newspaper, Bucharest-based daily Gandul, has launched the scheme for Brits willing to go the extra-mile to stay part of the EU. The campaign, named Romanians for Remainians, will see disaffected Brits...
EUROPEAN leaders could be ready to negotiate a new immigration deal with Britain after the Brexit vote. Leading politicians from across the Brussels club have said there should be no red lines as discussions over Britain's future outside the bloc get underway. Crucially, French finance minister Michel Sapin – who last...
US President Barack Obama has said the UK vote to leave the EU raises "longer-term concerns about global growth". He said Brexit would "freeze the possibilities of investment in Great Britain or in Europe as a whole". He appealed to the UK prime minister and other EU leaders to ensure an orderly process for...