The UK should leave the EU on 31 October this year, and the responsibility for disagreement would be burdened also by leaders of other countries - the members of the Conservative Party who took part in the election of the country's future leader and prime minister assessed.more
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said it would be "easier" for Boris Johnson to "just give an explanation" about the row recorded at his home.more
President Donald Trump used Twitter Saturday to take the media to task for "incorrectly reporting" the details surrounded a planned military strike on Iran earlier this week.more
President Vladimir Putin has temporarily banned Russian airlines from flying to Georgia following a spate of violent unrest in the country. He signed the decree - which will be implemented from 8 July - on Friday. It came after some 240 people were hurt a day earlier in protests that were ignited by the appearance of a Russian MP in Georgia's parliament.more
International airlines have started to alter course around Iranian airspace following the shooting down of a US military drone in the Gulf. British Airways, Qantas, Lufthansa and KLM were among the carriers that said they were choosing to reroute flights.more
Police were called to the London home of Boris Johnson and his partner in the early hours of Friday after a neighbour reportedly heard a loud argument. The Guardian said Carrie Symonds was heard telling the Conservative MP to "get off me" and "get out of my flat".more
The EU has finally found a common line on membership talks with North Macedonia and Albania - by deciding not to decide. After struggling with the highly contentious question of whether to invite the two Balkan countries to begin talks, EU ministers meeting in Luxembourg delayed a decision until October.more
The next phase of the contest to elect a new Conservative leader has begun amid claims tactical voting prevented Michael Gove reaching the final two. Boris Johnson's team has denied such tactics - but at least one backer suggested some MPs may have switched votes to end Mr Gove's campaign.more
Sajid Javid has been knocked out of the Tory leadership race, leaving three contenders vying for the job and to be the next PM. The home secretary received 34 votes coming behind Jeremy Hunt with 59 votes. Michael Gove received 61 votes and frontrunner Boris Johnson got 157.more
Ireland is preparing a frugal no-deal Brexit budget for 2020 in the clearest sign yet that Dublin is bracing for the UK to crash out of the EU without an exit agreement.more
Britain's international development secretary Rory Stewart is the latest figure to drop out of the race to become the country's next prime minister, receiving just 27 votes in the third secret ballot of the Conservative Party's MPs.more
Tory leadership rivals have clashed in a live BBC TV debate on whether the UK can leave the EU, no matter what, by the 31 October deadline. Asked for a guarantee he would do this, Boris Johnson described the deadline as "eminently feasible".more
Dominic Raab has been knocked out of the Tory leadership race in the latest ballot of MPs, leaving five candidates in the battle to be the next PM. Boris Johnson once again came top of the ballot, with 126 votes - 12 more than in the first round.more
Rory Stewart, the Tory leadership contender, is facing scrutiny over his alleged past as a spy after he denied working for MI6 before becoming an MP.more
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died from a sudden heart attack during a court session, state television reported early on Tuesday, citing a medical source.more
British health minister Matt Hancock, one of the candidates for the new head of the Conservative Party, supported the former head of diplomacy and former London mayor Boris Johnson in the race for this position. more
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is considering a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Osaka summit planned for the end of June to start a thaw in mutual relations before the new British prime minister takes power - informs The Times.more
The elusive favourite to become Britain's next prime minister emerged unscathed from a television debate - that failed to scrutinise his pledge to take the UK out of the European Union without a Brexit deal - despite refusing to take part.more
Support for the German Social Democrats (SPD) dropped to a record low of 11 percent. This is the result of a survey conducted by the Forsa public opinion research institute on Saturday. A week earlier SPD had 1 percentage point more. more.more
Donald Trump has attacked the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan once again on Twitter by calling him a 'national disgrace' following futher violence in the capital.more
Conservative leadership contender Dominic Raab has hit out at rival Boris Johnson, claiming the party did not need a leader so easily caricatured as being part of the "privileged elite".more
