European Union

Russia, Iran, EU, China work to counter US: Ryabkov

Sep 12, 2018 04:14

Russia, Iran, Europe and China will intensify work in coming days to counter unilateral US sanctions and Washington’s efforts to undermine a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, the Russian deputy foreign minister says.
UK urged to relax rules on foreign students staying after education

Sep 12, 2018 03:01

A report commissioned by the British government has urged authorities to relax rules on foreign students who want to stay in the country after finishing their education.
ATR seeks other clients for Iranian aircraft: Company

Sep 12, 2018 01:31

The world’s largest commercial turboprop maker ATR is in talks with alternative buyers for seven remaining aircraft which it has to deliver to Iran under a $536 million deal, the company’s Italian shareholder Leonardo says.
UK 'failing' to save thousands of children from modern slavery

Sep 11, 2018 02:51

Britain is failing to protect thousands of children from being trafficked and enslaved, activists said on Tuesday, criticizing the government for lacking a clear strategy to stop girls being sexually abused and gangs using young people as drug mules.
Britain wants Brexit deal to come by November at latest

Sep 09, 2018 04:04

British authorities have announced that November will be the deadline for finalizing a deal on the country’s departure from the European Union.
Pro-Israel UK Labour MP Joan Ryan loses vote of confidence over anti-Semitism row

Sep 07, 2018 02:51

A leading pro-Israel Member of Parliament in the UK’s Labour Party has lost a vote of confidence over her criticism of party Leader Jeremy Corbyn in the anti-Semitism row within Labour.
British Airways website suffers data breach; 380,000 payments affected

Sep 07, 2018 02:42

Financial data has been stolen from potentially hundreds of thousands of British Airways customers who made online bookings in recent weeks, extending a run of embarrassing technological mishaps suffered by the UK flag carrier.
Snap photo reveals UK contingency plan for no-deal Brexit

Sep 06, 2018 14:48

The British government has a robust contingency plan for a situation where the country leaves the European Union in March next year without reaching a deal with the bloc, a snap photo of a state document has revealed.
Britons would vote to stay in EU: Poll

Sep 06, 2018 14:29

Most Britons would choose to stay in the European Union if given the option again, according to a new opinion poll.
Europe should pay price for standing against US on Iran deal: Araqchi

Sep 05, 2018 08:13

A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says Europe needs to bear the cost of standing up to US sanctions and other pressure tactics in order to keep the 2015 nuclear agreement with Tehran alive following Washington’s unilateral pullout.