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Italy enters into new crisis after call for snap election

In the middle of the holiday season, Italy seems set for renewed instability after Interior Minister Salvini called for a new election based on his party’s high polling.

Unpacking Boris Johnson’s future relationship with the EU and Trump

Now that he has taken power, the British prime minister will likely to be no walkover for a US president who has until now lavished praise on him.

Conflicting images of Ursula von der Leyen, the new EU Commission president

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ally has been named as the first woman president of the European Union after serving various positions of power in Germany.

General election sees Greece swing from left to right

Primer Minister Alexis Tsipras lost to the right-wing New Democracy party as the country continues to be mired in economic problems sparked by the global financial crisis.

Boris Johnson says he is serious about 'no-deal' Brexit threat

Boris Johnson, the favourite to become the next British prime minister, has promised to take Britain out of the European Union on October 31, with or without a deal.

France's Le Pen to go on trial for tweeting gruesome Daesh images

The far-right leader shared graphic images of atrocities committed by the terror group only a few weeks after it claimed an attack which killed 130 people in Paris.

Human rights lawyers bring case against EU at ICC over migrant deaths

Lawyers say EU policies had led to a rise in the number of migrants dying in their attempts to reach Europe.

Nigel Farage: The man that shook British politics to the core

An arch Eurosceptic who promises to liberate the UK from the EU with Brexit, Nigel Farage has managed to upend the British political establishment, but who is this chain-smoking, beer-drinking everyman?

Greek prime minister calls for early election after EU loss

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announces early polls following his party suffers a major loss in European Parliament elections, saying the result does not rise to the expectation.

After Theresa May, who will be the UK’s next prime minister?

With the Conservative Party leadership contest already well underway, we look at who could be the next prime minister and how they plan to negotiate Brexit.

Could the EU’s failure over the Iran deal be an opportunity for China?

The 28-member bloc failed to sway US President Donald Trump over his eventually successful attempt to withdraw Washington from the deal, leaving an opening for China to become more influential in Iran.

What does Iran’s partial withdrawal from the nuclear deal mean?

President Rouhani’s centerwing government says it will not be part of a pact that hasn’t even been implemented by other signatories.