United Kingdom

The UK’s HSBC Holdings announced around 35,000 job cuts as part of a major restructuring project. The bank said it would shed $100 billion in...

The UK’s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost said during a visit to Brussels that the EU has totally missed the point of Britain's decision...

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi warned NATO allies against allowing Chinese tech giant Huawei into their 5G networks. During her visit to Brussels,...

BP said on 12 February the company set a new ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, and to help...

The UK government has announced it will appoint media watchdog Ofcom as an online regulator that will have power to hold social media companies...

UK prime minister Boris Johnson started carrying out the first major reshuffle of his cabinet since being elected in December. Sajid Javid resigned as Chancellor...

London police for the first time started using facial recognition cameras to scan for wanted people. The adoption of the technology has raised concerns...

Newly released figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the UK economy grew in December.UK GDP grew 0.3% in December, despite expectations...

A former Uber driver was convicted of plotting attacks on London tourist sites. He was acquitted of terrorism in 2018 after he was arrested...

Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator heavily criticised UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for saying that he will not follow "high-alignment" EU rules...

Hours before he was due to deliver next year's budget, Scotland's finance secretary, Derek Mackay, resigned over a report in Scottish media that he...

British foreign secretary Dominic Raab visited Australia, where he and Australian foreign minister Marise Payne reaffirmed both sides’ desire for a free trade deal. Raab...

UK prime minister Boris Johnson announced he will ban the sale of new gas, diesel and hybrid vehicles from 2035, five years earlier than...

UK prime minister Boris Johnson has signalled that terrorists that are currently in jail will lose their right to early release halfway through their...

UK prime minister Boris Johnson has dismissed concerns about importing genetically modified food from the US after Brexit, saying a trade deal with the...

Oil prices fell more than 2% on 3 February, as traders were concerned over demand in China following the deadly coronavirus breakout but prices...

The Peace to Prosperity plan that the Trump administration rolled out as a “Deal of the Century” on January 28 offers the prospect of a future Palestinian...

Madrid will have the support of the European bloc over its territorial claims to the "Rock" and will be given the power to exclude the...

A man was shot dead by undercover police officers Sunday after stabbing two people in London’s Streatham district. The motive was unclear. The attacker is...

A law under the Environment Bill due to be introduced in the UK Parliament on 30 January strengthens powers to prevent the export of...

Royal Mail Group (RMG), the owner of one of Europe’s largest fleets, has signed a deal with EDF in the UK, the UK’s leading...

United States’ secretary of state Mike Pompeo said that the relationship between the US and the United Kingdom "is not at risk" over UK’s...

European Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen focused on what follows UK's departure from the bloc during the MEPs' debate that was held prior to the vote...

On Wednesday MEPs debated and voted on the terms of UK's official departure from the European Union, paving the way for the country's exit...

"Brexit is also our failure - a failure of the Union," said Guy Verhofstad, the European Parliament's Brexit co-ordinator, during a debate on the...

Airbus announced it has reached preliminary settlement deals with authorities in the US, UK and France investigating alleged fraud and bribery. It did not...

China’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 132, including the first death in the country’s capital, Beijing. The deadly flu-like virus was...

The European Parliament is set to approve the terms of UK's official departure from the bloc, in a historic vote on Wednesday. MEPs will debate...

London is expected to grant the Chinese tech giant Huawei some access to its 5G network, according to media reports. UK prime minister Boris...

EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier met on Monday with Leo Varadkar, Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) in Government Buildings in Dublin, to discuss the...

The UK is preparing to allow Huawei to supply 5G equipment, and resist the pressure of the United States, who is trying to push...

Ursula von der Leyen, EU Commission's chief and Charles Michel, EU Council President formally signed on Friday the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) that paves the...

UK PM Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has become law after Queen Elizabeth II gave her formal assent to the legislation. The royal assent opens...

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan’s Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Minister Magzum Mirzagaliev met on 23 January with Shell Kazakhstan Country Chair Olivier Lazare and...

UK prime minister Boris Johnson and French president Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed their commitment to the Iran nuclear during a meeting on the sidelines of...

Nearly a week after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing everyone on board, France, Germany and the UK...

British PM Boris Johnson said that opponents of Chinese tech company Huawei should suggest alternatives. The comment comes as US officials arrived in Britain to...

Andrew Parker, the chief of the UK Security Service - MI5, said in an interview that he had 'no reason to think' the intelligence...

Britain’s parliament gave final approval to Brexit on 9 January, paving the way for the country's departure from the European Union on 31 January,...

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, warned that the timeframe for a deal defining the post-Brexit relationship with the EU...

UK prime minister Boris Johnson was expected to tell EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, that Britain will not extend the post-Brexit transition...

Hopes for a US-China trade deal and an American Petroleum Institute (API) report showing lower US crude inventories pushed oil prices about 1% to...

A surprise drop in US crude inventories and comments from Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo about lower-than-expected US...

Geopolitical tensions and fears of longer-than-expected supply shortfalls led to Brent crude oil prices rising more than 1% on 19 September following the drone...

In the latest escalation in the Persian Gulf region, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard reportedly captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz...

Cyprus’ government has reached a deal to revise the contract with US-based company Noble Energy and its joint venture partners, Israel’s Delek Group and...

Increased tensions in the Middle East have fuelled oil prices this week. On 16 May, crude oil prices increased more than 1% as a...

If there is an area where the June 2018 Prespes Agreement’s legions of detractors and a reasonable number of its mainstream but unenthusiastic supporters...

The European Union debate on the on-going revision process of the Gas Directive continues as businesses and companies are concerned that changes will affect...

Oil prices are likely to rise as traders worry that US sanctions against major oil producer Iran will lead to a tighter market towards...