International

Saturday, October 21st 2017 - 08:09 UTC
King insists Catalonia “is and will remain” in Spain. Rajoy planning a general election next January

In his second intervention in the secession crisis, Spain's King Felipe VI has said Catalonia “is and will remain” an essential part of the country. He told an awards ceremony in the northern city of Oviedo that the Catalan government was causing a rift and Spain would solve the problem through democratic institutions.
Saturday, October 21st 2017 - 08:03 UTC
Catalonia customers withdrawing symbolic sums of money from banks leaving the region

Bank customers in Catalonia are withdrawing symbolic amounts of money from financial institutions that have moved their official headquarters to other locations in Spain amid a political crisis over the region’s independence bid.
Friday, October 20th 2017 - 14:08 UTC
UK government's plans for Brexit are in “paralysis”, claims Labour

The UK Government’s plans for Brexit are “in paralysis”, Labour claimed amid speculation crucial legislation will be delayed again. Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said there was “chaos at the heart of Government” over the approach to leaving the European Union.
Friday, October 20th 2017 - 07:49 UTC
Spanish special cabinet meeting to take over powers of Catalonia

Spain is to hold a special Cabinet meeting at the weekend to activate measures to take control of Catalonia’s semi-autonomous powers after the region’s leader said he would formally declare independence if no talks were offered.
Friday, October 20th 2017 - 07:39 UTC
May expects no advance on Brexit talks at the EU leaders' summit

Prime Minister Theresa May has made clear that she is not expecting a Brexit breakthrough at this week’s summit of EU leaders, describing it as an opportunity to “take stock” of progress so far. Mrs. May said she would be setting out “ambitious plans” for further negotiations in the weeks ahead, and said she wanted to inject a new “urgency” into discussions on the post-Brexit rights of EU citizens living in the UK and Britons on the continent.
Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 20:30 UTC
Jellyfish, major source of food of Falklands' black browed albatrosses, says scientific research

The humble jellyfish has been found to be a major source of food for albatrosses which inhabit the Southern Ocean, new research has discovered.
Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 20:12 UTC
Killing of Maltese journalist sends shockwaves across the European Union

The killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia sent shockwaves across Europe a day after her car exploded near her home, prompting the European Commission to condemn it in the “strongest possible terms”.
Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 08:14 UTC
Spain facing its worst political storm in forty years: fears of social unrest in Catalonia

Spain’s political showdown with Catalonia is set to reach a new level on Thursday when political leaders in Madrid and Barcelona are expected to make good on pledges made to their supporters to stick to their tough positions over the region’s future.
Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 08:03 UTC
WHO meeting in Uruguay agree on a Montevideo Roadmap for NCDs

Heads of State and Government and ministers from around the world meeting in Uruguay committed to new and bold action to reduce suffering and death from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), primarily heart and lung diseases, cancers and diabetes, the world’s leading killers.
Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 07:39 UTC
Mercosur/EU trade deal again faces French foot dragging with Irish support

France will propose changing the European Commission’s mandate to negotiate a trade deal with Mercosur bloc to include food safety provisions, its envoy to Brazil said on this week.