International News
President Trump nominates William Barr to be new attorney-general
US President Donald Trump has nominated William Barr to be the new attorney general, a post he held in the 1990s.
By replacing Jeff Sessions,...
Australian ex-archbishop cleared of child abuse cover-up charges
An Australian court has overturned the conviction of a former archbishop who was the world's most senior Catholic cleric held guilty of concealing child...
China demands release of Huawei executive
China is demanding the release of telecoms giant Huawei's chief financial officer, who has been detained in Canada.
Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the company's...
Russia will build missiles if US leaves treaty, President Putin warns
Russia will develop missiles banned under a Cold War agreement if the US exits the pact, President Vladimir Putin has warned.
His comments follow Nato's...
Leaders arrive to pay respects at state funeral of former US President George HW...
World leaders and dignitaries are arriving in the US to pay their respects at the state funeral of former President George HW Bush.
The body...
Mexico’s new president forms truth commission on missing students
Mexico's new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has signed his first decree creating a truth commission to investigate the kidnapping of 43 students in...
EU court adviser says UK can exit Brexit as Prime Minister May begins parliament...
A senior European Union (EU) legal adviser said today that Britain had the right to withdraw its Brexit notice, opening a new front in...
France Members of Parliament vote to ban child smacking
French Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a bill that would ban parents from smacking their children.
The bill on "corporal...
Ukraine bars Russian men aged 16-60 from entry
Ukraine will not allow Russian men aged 16-60 into the country following the imposition of martial law, Kiev says.
An exception would be made for...
Philippine police guilty of drug war murder
Three Philippine police officers have been found guilty of the high-profile murder of a teenager, the first such convictions since President Rodrigo Duterte's "war...
