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Catalonia announces date of referendum

The leader of Spain's Catalonia region, where a separatist movement is in full swing, yesterday announced an independence referendum
9 June 2017

'Naughty' May faces online mockery

She recently said the naughtiest thing she had done was to run through wheat fields, but calling an election could soon top Prime
9 June 2017

Scottish secessionist dream takes a blow

Scottish secessionist dreams of a swift second independence referendum were dashed yesterday when they lost 21 of their 56 seats to parties that want to keep the United Kingdom intact.
9 June 2017

UKIP leader quits after election flop

Paul Nuttall resigned as leader of the anti-EU UK Independence Party yesterday after its support evaporated in the British election and it
9 June 2017

UK ELECTION: Youth turnout swings result

A surge in youth turnout fuelled by last year's shock Brexit vote played a pivotal role in stripping British Prime Minister Theresa May of her parliamentary majority, observers said yesterday.
9 June 2017

'Ready to serve' in govt

British Prime Minister Theresa May should step down after losses for her Conservative Party in the general election, Labour leader
9 June 2017

Brexit now more complicated

Britain was plunged into political turmoil yesterday after Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives lost their parliamentary
9 June 2017

UK Polls: Tulip, Rushanara, Rupa re-elected

Bangladeshi-origin candidates Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Rushanara Ali and Rupa Huq are re-elected in UK’s national election, according to primary results.
9 June 2017

Defiant May vows to stay on despite UK election blow

Prime Minister Theresa May says she would form a new government to provide certainty and lead Britain in talks with the European Union to secure a successful Brexit deal.
9 June 2017

UK opposition leader Corbyn calls for PM May to stand down

British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says it is time for Prime Minister Theresa May to stand down after election results indicated she has lost votes, support and the confidence of voters.
9 June 2017

Britain plunged into uncertainty as May tipped to lose majority

Prime Minister Theresa May is poised to win Britain's snap election but lose her parliamentary majority, according to a shock exit poll that plunges the country into uncertainty and cast doubt on who will govern as Brexit talks loom.
9 June 2017

Norway SC rejects Breivik appeal bid

Norway's Supreme Court said yesterday it would not hear neo-Nazi mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik's case over his "inhumane"
8 June 2017

Eiffel Tower turns off light for Iran

The Eiffel Tower will turn its lights out on Thursday as a mark of respect for the victims of deadly twin attacks in Tehran, which were
8 June 2017

What you need to know

Marred by two terror attacks during the campaign, Britain's snap general election yesterday decided who shapes the United
8 June 2017

Anti-Muslim crimes spike in London

Anti-Muslim crimes in the British capital have increased fivefold since the London Bridge terror attack, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said
7 June 2017

Macron set for majority in polls: survey

Emmanuel Macron's newly formed party is set to win the biggest parliamentary majority for a French president since Charles de Gaulle's
6 June 2017

No funeral prayer

A group of 130 imams and religious leaders have refused to perform the traditional Islamic funeral prayer for the London Bridge
6 June 2017

May under microscope

Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking re-election as a tough leader to take Britain through Brexit, but her "strong and stable" image is
5 June 2017

Child stabbed to death at German refugee shelter

A five-year-old child was stabbed to death by an Afghan national at a refugee shelter in southeastern Germany, German authorities said
4 June 2017

Enough is enough

Three attackers drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing revellers nearby on Saturday night, killing seven
4 June 2017