Catherine Hardy

Italy

Pope Francis delivers a hard-hitting address in the Vatican

Pope Francis has called on all nations to support dialogue to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and to work for a legally-binding ban on nuclear weapons.

8 January 2018

United Kingdom

UK Northern Ireland minister resigns

James Brokenshire has resigned because of ill-health, according to reports. It comes before a planned cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Theresa May.

8 January 2018

World News

Macron in China: 'The new Silk Road cannot be one-way'

"What I came to tell you, is that Europe is back!" the French president tells his Chinese hosts.

8 January 2018

Germany

Borussia Dortmund suspect admits bombing team bus 'for money'

A German-Russian man staged bomb attacks on the Borussia Dortmund football team bus for money and meant to harm no-one, his lawyer says.

8 January 2018

World News

Many dead and injured in Idlib explosion

At least 18 people have been killed and tens more injured, including civilians, in an explosion in Syria's northwestern city of Idlib. Monitors say the explosion targeted the headquarters of a minor rebel faction in Idlib. It was not immediately clear what the nature of the attack was.

7 January 2018

World News

Charlie Hebdo: France remembers, three years on

French President Emmanuel Macron has led tributes to the 17 victims of attacks in Paris three years ago. During a three-day killing spree in January 2015, gunmen killed reporters and illustrators at the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, as well as police officers and customers at a kosher supermarket

7 January 2018

World News

Defending Donald: Theresa May says Trump is committed to US interests

The UK prime minister has said she believes US President Donald Trump is committed to the best interests of the US.Theresa May was asked about accusations in a new book that he is mentally unfit for office.

7 January 2018

France

'Turkey is worn out with waiting for EU accession' - Erdogan

Emmanuel Macron warned Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the rule of law and ruled out progress in Turkey's EU membership bid as the French president hosted his Turkish counterpart in Paris.

5 January 2018

World News

Charlie Hebdo: three years on, the magazine is struggling

It is three years since terrorists murdered the staff of France's satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. Government ministers are due to attend a memorial ceremony on Sunday for the journalists who were killed. The magazine says it is struggling with an annual security bill of €1.5 million.

5 January 2018

World News

Mogherini meets Castro in Cuba

The head of the EU's diplomat service has met the President of Cuba at the end of a two-day visit aimed at strengthening engagement with the Communist country. State-run television said it covered the favourable state of relations between the EU and Havana on

5 January 2018

World News

"Time is running out to reverse Brexit"

Tony Blair has warned voters that time is running out to reverse Brexit. The former British Prime Minister says the break with Brussels will torpedo Britain's remaining clout and be regretted for generations to come.

4 January 2018

Greece

Greece considers fate of Turkish coup soldiers

Athens has not ruled out extradition to a third country.

3 January 2018

Belgium

Rising poverty and food prices are being blamed

A baby box where mothers can anonymously leave their new-born to be cared for has had a record year. The charity Moeders voor Moeders in Antwerp says rising poverty and food prices are to blame.

3 January 2018

Iran

Pro-government rallies take place around the country

Marchers at pro-government rallies in Tehran have called for anti-government protestors to face the death penalty. It comes after days of violent anti-government protests and unrest.

3 January 2018

Gaza

Palestinians recall their envoy to the United States

Palestinians recall their envoy to the United States. The announcement comes just weeks after President Donald Trump announced he would recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

31 December 2017

Kenya

At least 30 dead in Kenya horror crash

At least 30 people have been killed and others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and lorry in Kenya.

31 December 2017

World News

"Commerce needs clarity"

Business organisation the British Chambers of Commerce has slammed what it describes as "division and disorganisation" over Brexit in Westminster

31 December 2017

Afghanistan

At least 15 mourners die at funeral in eastern Afghanistan

A suicide attack at a funeral in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday has killed at least 15 people and wounded 13, according to the governor’s spokesman.

31 December 2017

World News

ANC elects new leader after a bruising battle

ANC elects new leader after bruising battle

18 December 2017

World News

US wields UN veto over status of Jerusalem

The US was further isolated on Monday over President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital when it blocked a United Nations Security Council call for the declaration to be withdrawn.

18 December 2017