Leaders from several members of the Group of 20 economic powers expressed a "strong desire" to forge "ambitious new bilateral trading relationships" with Britain after it leaves the European Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday.more
Eastern Europe is growing in strength. Some small countries, like the Czech Republic, come to the forefront of this pellet, but Poland is just behind them and can become a very important economy, writes the "NYT" commentator.more
Theresa May has pledged to stay Prime Minister for the entirety of the two-year Brexit negotiating process - facing down her critics who say she should quit after a weak election result that saw her lose the majority won by David Cameron and blow a 20-point poll lead.more
A controversial proposal for a statue of Margaret Thatcher in Parliament Square has run into trouble after the government, Royal Parks and neighbours lodged objections to the application.more
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a veteran businessman and a former spy, meet in person for the first time on Friday in the most highly anticipated encounter on the sidelines of the G20 summit.more
Today's editions of British newspapers point to the sharp tone of Thursday's speech by US President Donald Trump in Warsaw. They emphasize the criticism of Russia and the reaction of the Poles, who welcomed his words about the need to defend the values.more
Donald Trump's visit to Warsaw, and especially his speech at Krasinskich Square, shared the German commentators. For some, the US president "has the right words," for others it was unkind, and others criticized his "warlike" tone.more
Donald Trump warned that the survival of the west is at risk as he lashed out at hostile forces ranging from Islamic terrorism to Russia, statism and secularism during a speech in Poland.more
Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson described North Korea's test launching of nuclear weapons as "reckless" on Thursday, saying it was important that China increases pressure on Pyongyang.more
Presidents of Poland Andrzej Duda and US - Donald Trump met on Thursday afternoon. The meeting took place at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, without translators and advisers.more
When transatlantic relations were at their nadir in the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the then US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld ruffled feathers in the EU by labelling part of it as "old" Europe and drawing a contrast with its newer eastern states.more
The British government is unaware of any plans of US President Donald Trump visiting us in the coming weeks, said the spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May.more
The subject of American visas for Poles is complex and dependent on many external factors; Will this topic appear at the meeting of President Andrzej Duda with US President Donald Trump - we will see, said the spokesman for President Krzysztof Lapinski.more
Britain has urged Russia to continue investigating the assassination of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov as responsibility for the killing "goes further" than the five men convicted on Thursday.more
Daria Jaszcz, 21, detailed the problems she has faced in applying through a system she describes as "without a doubt the most emotional process I've ever been through in my life".more
MPs no longer have to wear ties in the House of Commons - does this finally spell the end for an item of men's clothing that was once de rigeur in Western Europe?more
President Trump lashed out at the hosts of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" in two vicious tweets Thursday morning, calling Mika Brzezinski "low I.Q. Crazy Mika" and claiming she had a facelift late last year.more
A majority of British people want the UK to prioritise maintaining free trade with Europe over cutting immigration, in the latest sign that the public are turning against a "hard Brexit."more
SINN FÉIN COUNCILLOR Mícheál Mac Donncha is the new Lord Mayor of Dublin city. First co-opted onto the council in 2011, Mac Donncha was re-elected in 2014. He has been a long-standing member of Sinn Féin, and was the editor of the party's newspaper - An Phoblacht - from 1990 to 1996.more
