EU announces legal entity to maintain business with Iran

EU and Iran agreed late Monday to establish a financial facility in the European Union to facilitate payments for Iranian imports and exports including oil.

Modric and Marta win Best FIFA player 2018 awards

Real Madrid's Croatia midfielder Luka Modric has been named Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year for 2018, while Orlando Pride's Brazil forward Marta won the women's award.

Fresh standoff brews as Aquarius migrant ship heads for France

The charities that runs the rescue ship said its "only option" after picking up 58 migrants in its latest rescue was to head to the southern French port of Marseille where the NGO is headquartered.

What makes Modi's Rafale deal so controversial?

India is in an uproar over former President François Hollande's statement that seems to implicate Prime Minister Modi in singling out one company for a lucrative fighter jet contract.

Switzerland's St Gallen to introduce face veil ban

The regional government of the Swiss state had opposed the measure to ban facial coverings but the decision was put to the people after the Green and Green Liberal parties demanded a referendum.

German coalition future at stake as parties try to resolve spymaster affair

The coalition government agreed to transfer spy chief Hans-Georg Maassen following accusations that he harboured far-right views but the deal unravelled. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer also refused demands to dismiss Maassen.

People in Portugal protest rent hikes

Locals say they are being pushed out of the country's capital Lisbon as private developers transform houses into hotels and luxury flats.

Vatican and China announce agreement on bishop appointment

The deal gives the Holy See a decisive role in the appointment of all bishops in the country. The Vatican said Pope Francis recognised the legitimacy of the seven remaining state-appointed Chinese bishops.

Turkey ready for Euro 2024, finance minister says as UEFA raises concerns

Finance Minister Albayrak says Turkey is ready on all counts as a UEFA report flags issues about Turkey's 2024 European Championship bid over infrastructure and human rights. The report raises few issues with the German proposal.

May stands defiant against EU as Brexit talks hit 'impasse'

Prime Minister Theresa May hit back Friday at the European Union after it roundly rejected her Brexit plan, saying its refusal to compromise was "not acceptable" and reiterating the possibility of walking away from the negotiations.

WADA reinstates Russia's anti-doping agency despite protests

The World Anti-Doping Agency's decision brings to a close one of sports' most notorious doping scandals but is bitterly disputed by hundreds of athletes and the industry at large.

EU and UK at loggerheads over Brexit deal as deadline looms

EU leaders refused to give ground to Britain's Theresa May on Thursday, warning that her Brexit plan is unacceptable even as she offered to come up with new proposals for the Irish border.