Police yesterday fired tear gas and water cannon in central Paris against "yellow vest" protesters demanding French President Emmanuel Macron roll back tax hikes on motor fuel.

Russia "indisputably" now poses a bigger threat to Britain's security than terrorist groups like Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda, the head of the British army said in an interview published yesterday.

European leaders resolved a last-minute dispute over the future of Gibraltar yesterday, clearing the way for a summit to approve the Brexit deal.

European Union negotiators met yesterday to try to clear the last hurdle before Sunday's summit to endorse the Brexit deal, but Spain's eleventh-hour objection over Gibraltar means the final text could not be ready until the last minute.

The EU and Britain yesterday agreed a draft declaration laying out plans for "ambitious, broad, deep and flexible" relations after Brexit, setting the stage for the divorce to be finalised at a weekend summit.

Spain will vote against the European Union's draft Brexit deal on Sunday unless it is modified to make clear that the future of the disputed British territory of Gibraltar relies on talks between Madrid and London, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said.

President Vladimir Putin denied any Russian involvement when US Vice President Mike Pence asked last week about meddling in the 2016

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday vowed to stick to her draft European Union divorce deal as dissenting lawmakers in her

British Prime Minister Theresa May told the plotters planning to overthrow her that getting rid of her as PM would not make delivering

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was forced to defend her refugee policy on Friday in a highly anticipated visit to an eastern city hit by xenophobic protests that shocked the country earlier this year.

British Prime Minister Theresa May's draft European Union divorce deal will not get the approval of the UK parliament, former Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May received the backing of the last remaining pro-Brexit heavyweights in her cabinet yesterday as she battled to salvage her EU divorce deal and her job.

British Prime Minister Theresa May hailed her draft European Union divorce deal yesterday but must convince ministers to back her

The draft accord reaches between the EU and Britain envisages a July 2020 decision on what would have to be done to safeguard an open Irish border after the post-Brexit transition runs its course if a new trade deal is not in place, EU sources says.

Britain and the European Union are on the cusp of a Brexit deal which could be clinched in the next 24 to 48 hours, Prime Minister

The already slim chance that a Brexit deal would be agreed this month receded still further yesterday as another EU meeting ended

Pneumonia will kill nearly 11 million children under five by 2030, experts warned yesterday on a global day aimed at raising awareness of

Fifty-one states, including all EU members, have pledged their support for a new international agreement to set standards on

Jo Johnson, the Remain-backing brother of Brexit figurehead Boris Johnson, resigned as Britain's transport minister Friday, branding a proposed EU withdrawal deal a "terrible mistake" that needed a fresh referendum.

French President Emmanuel Macron sought to defuse a row with US counterpart Donald Trump yesterday, hailing the "great solidarity" between their countries after Trump blasted his proposals for a European army.