Convoy of Russian vessels anchored off northern France to "wait out a storm" after patrol ship HMS Tyne shadows it through Strait of Dover.

Prime Minister says he wanted to set out what will work in practice, rather than try to agree with other EU countries an acceptable cap on migrant numbers.

The Defense Department has not changed its mind about providing lethal arms to Ukraine’s military, an official said Tuesday.

Herman Van Rompuy hits out at David Cameron’s demands for change as it is disclosed UK faces Ј34bn bill for ‘black hole’ in budget.

EU accused of financial mismanagement after auditors find huge black hole in the Brussels budget.

Prime Minister equates the failure of the negotiating nations to take a tough stand against Iran to the world's failure to stand up to Hitler.

Hopes of a first female American defence secretary end as Michele Flournoy withdraws from running.

The motion of censure, requested by 76 of the European Parliament's 751 members, was discussed in Monday’s (24 November) plenary session in Strasbourg for just under an hour.

The former Republican senator is reportedly stepping down after White House grew frustrated with his handling of the Islamic State.

Anton Siluanov, Russia's finance minister, has warned that the economy could face a hit from falling oil prices, weeks after Vladimir Putin claimed that they had been manipulated by political forces.

The US secretary of state is holding a series of meetings with Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, in a last-ditch attempt to secure an agreement on the country's nuclear programme.

Iohannis is Romania's newly-elected president.

The Far-right French party, Front National (FN), has borrowed ?9 million from a Russian bank, posing questions over its relationship with the Kremlin.

The former Environment Secretary will use a speech to urge the Prime Minister to ensure that “our Government is brought back within the control of our own Parliament” instead of Brussels.

Poland's largest opposition party said on Sunday the result of last week's local elections, which gave the ruling Civic Platform party the highest number of provincial assembly seats, was "dishonest."

Arriving in Riga on Thursday (20 November 2014), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg emphasised that the Alliance will “protect and defend each and every Ally.”

After an extended period of public estrangement and sniping, the United States and Turkey have made up and say they are heading toward close cooperation on defeating the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

Barack Obama fulfills a long-standing campaign promise, but risks bitter clashes with Republicans over decision to allow five million illegal immigrants to remain in US.

The Ukrainian government yesterday rejected calls from Russia to directly engage in discussions with the pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine.

The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg started a trip to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with a visit to Estonia’s Дmari Airbase on Thursday (20 November 2014), where he stressed Alliance solidarity.

Russian president echoes Al Capone as he says 'weapons and politeness' are better than 'politeness alone'.

NATO has again warned of a “build-up” of “Russian forces” in and around Ukraine, one day after EU ministers shied away from Russia criticism.

Two Palestinians attacked worshippers at a Jerusalem synagogue with axes, knives and a pistol, killing at least four before being shot dead by police.

German Chancellor warns that, if left unchecked, Vladimir Putin's Russia could seek to destabilise Moldova, Georgia and Serbia.

The eurozone is on the 'brink' of an unprecedented triple-dip recession, UK prime minister David Cameron warned as the weekend's G20 summit in Australia came to its conclusion on Sunday (16 November).

Victor Ponta, who hotly tipped to win contest after first round of voting, concedes defeat but refuses to quit as Prime Minister.

Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) are warning the Obama administration that they will “act decisively” to toughen sanctions against Iran if they don't approve of any potential nuclear deal.

Russia has agreed to build up to eight new nuclear power reactor units in Iran - four at Bushehr and four at another, yet to be determined site.

OSCE monitors say van marked with code for men killed in action crossed border, as Ukraine predicts Russian offensive.

PM says that the world must 'learn the lessons of history' and be prepared to step up sanctions against Russia.

Russia's long-range bombers will conduct regular patrol missions from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, the military said Wednesday, a show of muscle reflecting tensions with the West over Ukraine.

Russia says “we’re not breaking any rules” after despatching naval convoy north of Australia following Tony Abbott’s threat to confront Vladimir Putin over MH17 attack.

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has broken his one-week silence on “Luxembourg Leaks”, with jokes, and with a new proposal on EU tax transparency.

Russia has returned to Cold War ways by stepping up incursions into European Union and NATO members' airspace and territorial waters, and the West needs to present a united front to deter Vladimir Putin.

During their meeting, the Secretary General and Prime Minister Cerar expressed concerns about developments in Ukraine.

A week after the LuxLeaks revelations and as a new report into tax practices of 15 EU countries is published, pressure is mounting on EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker to give some answers.

Bloomberg, the financial newswire, says Mr Juncker 'needs to go' and has been 'foisted on' the countries of the EU.

House of Commons debate over the European Arrest Warrant descends into chaos, acrimony and bitter recriminations as Government narrowly avoids defeat.

Prime Minister says Europe must listen to concerns of British public in speech at Confederation of British Industry.

Supporters claim more than 80 per cent of voters back breakaway from Spain in non binding poll.

Negotiations resume between Iran and the West as final deadline for nuclear deal approaches.

Ukraine’s separatist-held city of Donetsk experiences worst shelling in weeks, with artillery fire from both separatist and Ukrainian positions.

Reports that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in US air strike on Islamic State convoy near Mosul investigated.

The EU commission may "broaden and deepen" its investigations into Luxembourg taxation practices, commission spokesman Margaritis Schunas said after the publication of Luxembourg Leaks by several newspapers around the globe.

Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Afghanistan to take stock of the progress made during the thirteen-year ISAF mission and to reaffirm NATO’s continued engagement, including through the launch of the new mission Resolution Support.

Viktor Orban on Tuesday reiterated his support for the Russian-backed South Stream natural gas pipeline after parliament gave the green light to a law seen as paving the way for its construction.

Growth in the EU is now expected to be 1.3 percent of GDP this year, compared to 1.6 percent projected in spring, while the eurozone economy is to grow by only 0.8 percent, compared to the earlier projection of 1.2 percent.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta led the first round of Romania's presidential election on 2 November, a step towards a victory that would consolidate his leftist Social Democrat party's hold on power.

With only one day of campaigning remaining, Republicans look to closing in on their goal of winning back the Senate as voters punish Barack Obama for lacklustre second term.

Voters who turned out for Sunday's rebel-organised elections in eastern Ukraine offered cut-price root vegetables in apparent bid to lend polls much-needed stamp of legitimacy.

Germany and France call on Vladimir Putin not to recognise elections being held by pro-Russian seperatists on Sunday in areas of Luhansk and Donetsk.

Plans to tax users monthly rates for the amount of internet they use sparked demonstrations acorss the European country attended by tens of thousands of people.

We wish that President Obama would reverse course. But wishes are no basis for policy. Congress has repeatedly stated its commitment to preventing a nuclear Iran.

The EU is either a treaty club of democracies and equals, or it is nothing.

But Putin does not share America’s view of what is rational.

As the US Congress Reconvenes, It and Europe Must Respond to the Kremlin’s Coming Offensive in Ukraine.

Peter Fechter died 52 years ago because he wanted freedom. Many in Ukraine are paying a similar price for acting upon the same desire.

Analysts say the IMF has repeated the errors made in Argentina and Greece: lending large sums of money to a country charging headlong towards insolvency.

It is a vital question for the answer to it will decide whether this is to be another American and by extension Western century or a Chinese/Asian century. The nature of geopolitics means it is unlikely to be both.

Call it the neoconservatives’ revenge. But even the dovish side of the GOP now acknowledges the election was a win for their party’s hawks.

Pope Francis warns that EU is in danger of being "perceived as insensitive to individual peoples, if not downright harmful".

America, Iran and five other countries involved in the talks extend deadline for a nuclear deal until June.

Thousands rallied in Budapest on Monday for a "day of public outrage” against Hungary’s government and its leader Viktor Orban.

Ukraine’s ambassador to the EU has warned Brussels that Russia is preparing “a new full-scaled offensive operation” in Ukraine.

Fears of a full-blown conflict return as NATO confirms Moscow has poured columns of troops and military hardware across the border.

Russia's central bank warns that capital outflows will reach $128bn this year and slashes its growth forecast to zero for 2015 as the ceasefire collapses in Ukraine.

25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall he lives in exile, accusing Russian leader Vladimir Putin of “strategic failure” and the EU establishment of “ignorance” in its dealings with Moscow.

Republicans seize control of the US Senate as President's party is defeated in races across the US.

Dragged down by an unpopular president, Democrats try desperately to defy electoral gravity as Republicans scent victory in the midterm elections.