Merkel and Macron look to have failed in a bid to persuade US President Donald Trump to grant EU nations exemptions from tariffs on steel and aluminium which could grind eurozone industry to a halt.

Trump blasted the EU and other nations at a rally in Michigan by threatening to "take on" the bloc and claims it takes “advantage” of the US.

Peers are preparing a fresh attempt to block Britain’s departure from the European Union in the House of Lords on Monday, it has been claimed.

Fuming Donald Trump has demanded Angela Merkel cough up her “fair share” for defence amid NATO spending tensions between the United States and Germany.

Boris Johnson will demand “reckless and destabilising" Russia must be dealt with before it is too late during a crunch summit with Nato counterparts.

Britain has been prevented from slapping Russia with a raft of tough sanctions by a small number of rebel European Union states.

The DUP has warned it will bring down Theresa May's Government if Northern Ireland is forced to stay in the Single Market or Customs Union after Brexit.

Boris Johnson has challenged Theresa May in Cabinet to introduce an amnesty for illegal immigrants in the wake of the Windrush scandal.

Iran has sent a eerie message to Donald Trump as the country vowed never to give in to the demands of the US and the rest of the West at an international military gathering on Monday.

Theresaa May is being urged to fight back against Remoaners in her own party who are threatening to disrupt Brexit negotiations by opposing No 10s plan to leave the Customs Union after the UK separates from the EU.

EMmmanuel Macron came under fire for the catastrophic plunge in domestic poll numbers during an interview by Fox News ahead of his highly-anticipated meeting with US President Donald Trump.

Britain will leave the customs union after Brexit, Downing Street has insisted.

Trump has taken to Twitter to warn there are no guarantees his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be a success despite growing optimism about the possibility a major diplomatic breakthrough.

Mounting eurosceptic pressure in the Czech Republic has threatened to bring down the caretaker government and trigger fresh elections, amid a resurgent anti-EU party that has called for a referendum on bloc membership.

Theresa May could face a major leadership challenge from Brexiteer MPs if she rows back on her promise and keeps Britain in the EU customs union, according to reports.

Brexit talks are at risk of TOTAL collapse after Ireland and European Union officials completely rejected every single one of Theresa May’s proposals for the Irish border.

Iraq launched airstrikes against ISIS in Syria on Thursday in coordination with the Syrian army, triggering fears a new anti-western Axis was being created in the region.

The EU has comprehensively rejected British proposals for avoiding a hard border in Northern Ireland.

The UK made a “deadly” mistake joining the Common Market after “turning its back” on the Commonwealth which caused people to “kill themselves”, according to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.

President Trump told reporters Wednesday he would not hesitate to walk out of a planned summit meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un "if I think it's a meeting that is not going to be fruitful."

Russia has set alarm bells ringing in Westminster with Vladimir Putin set to send a warship straight through the English Channel.

Russia has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump for his “reckless actions” following a recent airstrike on Bashar al-Assad’s war-torn nation, it has emerged.

Russia has launched a “dirty tricks” campaign against Britain and the US in the wake of the Syria airstrikes as Boris Johnson warned of the need to be prepared for retaliatory attacks.

Russian warships and military vehicles have been spotted on their way to Syria after a US-led airstrike took out three suspected chemical weapons sites in Damascus, raising fears as the world anticipates Vladimir Putin’s response.

He warned Syrian ally Russia that it is “on the wrong side of history.”

Putin has held secret conversations with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as the two countries look to strengthen relations following the airstrikes on Syria launched by the US, UK and France on early Saturday morning.

Putin’s government has announced it is making preparations for a major response to the US after Trump ordered fresh sanctions against Russia, as tensions between the two world powers continues to dramatically deteriorate.

The United States and its allies wasted little time before retaliating against the Bashar al-Assad regime over its use last week of chemical weapons.

Prime Minister Theresa May has justified Britain's military strikes against the Syrian regime overnight, telling a press conference this morning that the decision was made "in our national interest".

Russia issued a stark warning to Donald Trump saying it would not "exclude" the possibility of war if the USA and it's Western allies were to launch air strikes in Syria following a chemical attack on civilians last week.

Theresa May last night rallied senior ministers behind her drive to punish Syrian Bashar Assad for a "shocking and barbaric" suspected chemical weapons attack.

Turkey's president has had a crunch phone call with Vladimir Putin today as president Recep Erdogan tries to play peacemaker amid fears war could break out with the west if a US-led coalition attacks Syria.

Russia is expecting the US to launch an attack against Syria on Thursday, a Russian journalist has claimed hours after Donald Trump warned Moscow missiles are “coming, nice and new and smart” on Twitter.

Russian forces will shoot down any US missiles fired at Syria and attack the aircraft or warships they are fired from, the Russian ambassador to Lebanon has warned.

Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia has pleaded with the United States to "refrain" from any military action it might be preparing against Syria over a the alleged chemical weapons attack.

The US could take military action in Syria as early as tonight following a chemical weapons attack on civilians at the weekend, Donald Trump is said to have told a pool of reporters.

Russia has issued the US with a dire warning after Donald Trump imposed a raft of harsh new sanctions. The Kremlin told Washington this afternoon the US is in violation of “anything and everything”.

Russia on Monday blamed the Israeli Air Force for the deadly airstrike on a Bashar al-Assad air base after a suspected chemical attack killed at least 40 in a Damascus suburb over the weekend.

Hungary has re-elected Fidesz party leader Viktor Orban which is the latest in a wave of Euroscepticism to sweep the EU

Russia has warned that any foreign military strike against Syria may lead to the “gravest of consequences” after a suspected chemical attack killed dozens of people outside Damascus and President Trump warned there would be a "big price to pay".

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg began a visit to the USA with a speech at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where he stressed the importance of North America and Europe standing strong together to face common challenges.

Russia has been “rattled” by the international community’s response after being accused by the UK of ordering the attempted murder of a former Russian spy on British soil, the Prime Minister’s former national security advisor has warned.

China’s commerce ministry said it would fight the U.S. at “any cost” after President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on an additional $100 billion in Chinese imports.

Russia has put fifteen countries on alert following the Salisbury spy attack crisis and accused Theresa May of misleading the world, claiming: “The majority of the world is not supporting the Western approach.”

Italian President Sergio Mattarella could have no choice but to ask Italians to vote again as the parties which came out on top of the electoral competition seem unable to find an agreement.

Brussels has backed the Unites States over demanding “reform and market openness in China” according to a spokesman as the trade war between the two world super powers intensifies.

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg marked the 69th anniversary of NATO’s founding with an official visit to Ottawa on Wednesday (4 April 2018).

Chinese defence minister General Wei Fenghe said his visit to Moscow was a demonstration of the strong diplomatic relationship between the two countries and a warning to the United States, saying “we’ve come to support you”.

Europe’s worst nightmare to see a populist government ruling Italy could be on its way to become real as Five Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio is set to meet Italian President Sergio Mattarella to discuss with which allies he is ready to work with.

China has hit back against the United States with a 25 per cent levy on 106 US products including soybean, cars and chemicals.

The Czech Republic has claimed it shouldn’t be liable for contributing to the bailout of Greece before it enters the eurozone - a move which could bring further turmoil to the single currency.

Experts from the Ministry of Defence's Porton Down laboratory have not been able to prove that the nerve agent used to poison Sergey and Yulia Skripal was made in Russia.

Putin has shown off Russia’s latest military technology as he continues to mock the West in the aftermath of the Salisbury nerve agent attack, it has been revealed.

Saudi Arabia's crown prince affirmed Israel's right to exist and criticized former President Obama's Iran policy.

Russia has blasted Theresa May for “resorting to open lies” as tensions between Britain and Moscow continue to soar prompting fears a second Cold War is about to ensue, it has emerged.

China has slapped the USA with tariffs of up to worth $3 billion (£2.1 billion) on 128 US imports in retaliation against Donald Trump’s steel import charges.

The Netherlands has continued its plan to try and replace Britain as the leader of free trade and sovereignty within the European Union, by first putting an end to Emmanuel Macron's ambitious European integration plan.

North Korea peace “is a sham” thanks to the appointment of John Bolton as the US’ National Security Advisor who enables Donald Trump’s “worst instincts”, a leading expert and author has claimed.

The meeting between Trump and Macron can all too easily slip into one that either dodges the key issues that both countries need to address in dealing with Syria and Iran, or help cement the differences between the U.S. and European positions.

From the moment John F. Kelly first informed him late on the night of April 7 that dozens of people in a leafy suburb of Damascus had died choking and foaming at the mouth from another suspected gas attack, Trump was determined to strike back in Syria.

Few recent American foreign policy decisions have been as divisive as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear arms control agreement with Iran.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has slated Theresa May’s controversial customs proposals for Britain after Brexit as “completely cretinous” and a “betrayal of good sense”.

Theresa May is considering daring her own MPs to vote against her on Brexit and potentially risk bringing down the Government in a crunch Commons showdown next month.

The Trump administration said Monday that it was "considering additional sanctions on Russia," a day after U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stated emphatically that such penalties were imminent.

Syria presents newly minted US National Security Advisor John Bolton with his first foreign policy crisis.

China “retaliated” harshly to Donald Trump’s threatened trade tariffs by announcing a monster $50billion package of reciprocal tariffs on US goods which have already hit Boeing and the soybean industry hard, it has been reported.