Germany has come under fire for its decision to drop the F-35 stealth fighter as part of the upgrade of its airforce.

The EU said it is on a "Brexit break" and is refusing to speak about the UK's departure until Britain announces further Brexit developments - as Downing Street confesses the Government and the Labour Party has yet to find a "way forward".

South China Sea tensions have erupted following the transit of two US Navy destroyers through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday.

The Conservatives are facing an election wipeout this week as voters stay at home in protest over Brexit, party bosses fear.

President Donald Trump declared Friday that Democrat candidates for president make him look young in both age and energy and that he will beat Joe Biden “easily.”

EU elections mean a fresh batch of MEPs are set to be elected to help run the EU once again – but Brussels isn’t looking forward to some of the most eurosceptic candidates ever winning seats.

US-China tensions erupted again over the disputed South China Sea after the Philippines' security was put at risk, potentially triggering "mutual defence obligations", it has emerged.

While President Donald Trump’s relationship with Western European leaders has been fraught, that has not been the case with Japan, where he has enjoyed unabashed support from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Macron could be in for a shocking surprise at the polls of the European Parliament elections next month as the French leader is expected to be "pushed in second place" behind arch-enemy eurosceptic Marine Le Pen.

Trump dismisses Joe Biden's 2020 campaign promise to fight for the 'soul' of the nation and says the U.S. was MORE divided under the Obama administration as he calls the former VP 'not the brightest light bulb'

May’s cabinet is in crisis over leaks regarding a probe into phone giant Huawei - with BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg claiming “Brexit ill discipline could spill over into national security”.

Tensions among former Vice President Joe Biden’s advisers are rising ahead of the Thursday launch of his 2020 presidential bid, according to a new report, with a last-minute replacement of his announcement video and major worries about his fundraising nee

Iran’s foreign minister has threatened US President Donald Trump with ominous consequences following the US demanding buyers of Iranian oil to stop purchases.

Russia’s dominant presence in Syria is under threat from Iran and China as world superpowers seek to strike deals with the war-torn nation.

Israel launched supersonic Rampage missiles on Iranian positions in Syria, local media has reported.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy have declared they will close the Hormuz Strait if Iran is not allowed to export its oil through the vital international shipping route.

Theresa May will be told by her own MPs to name the date of her departure or face being ousted in June after the Conservative Party’s patience with her finally ran out.

May will be told this week by top Tory Sir Graham Brady that she must step down as Prime Minister by June, or be forced out.

The US has urged all countries to block Russia from using its airspace to fly planes through to Venezuela, heightening already fragile relations between Washington and Moscow.

Jeremy Hunt has attacked Jeremy Corbyn, saying the far-left “Marxist” would destroy the UK’s economy, as speculation over the Foreign Secretary’s leadership ambitions grow.

Riots broke out on the streets of Londonderry, Northern Ireland last night after shots were fired and petrol bombs launched leading to the death of one woman, police confirmed.

Russia has warned the US it's ready for a war over Venezuela as it prepares to invade the crisis-stricken country.

President Donald Trump shared a Game of Thrones meme on Thursday, sending a message to Democrats continuing to obsess about the report issued by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Donald Trump has been cleared of Russian collusion during his 2016 Presidential election campaign.

A “true believer Brexiteer” elected to replace Theresa May as the next Conservative Party leader would likely “wreck any prospect” of a Brexit deal with the EU, the UK’s former ambassador to Brussels has warned.

Russia and the US are facing off from opposite shores of the Red Sea with Moscow backing a nuclear science and technology centre in Ethiopia and Washington making similar moves across the water in Saudi Arabia.

Nigel Farage's brand new group storms ahead of the Tories and Labour after a top pollster predicted it could win its first election

Hungary is scheduled to be the lead nation for NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission at Šiauliai, Lithuania, together with augmenting nations Spain and the United Kingdom.

EU chiefs today warned the United States the bloc will slap trade tariffs on tomato ketchup, briefcases and video game consoles amid fears of an imminent trade war that could send prices skyrocketing.

Hungary’s top diplomat said the administration's treatment of Central European countries as allies represents a stark contrast from what he called the “lecturing” of the Obama years.

Five ships from Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) are participating in the annual Romanian-led naval exercise Sea Shield in the Black Sea April 5-13.

The populist Right has surged in popularity across Europe from Estonia to Spain, on top of its strong bases in nations like France, Germany and Italy, sending shockwaves to the heart of Brussels.

BREXIT Britain could be in jeopardy according to US Speaker Nancy Pelosi who warned a UK-US trade deal would not be possible if the Northern Ireland peace agreement is weakened.

Polling expert John Curtice suggested the Brexit Party and Ukip combined may fail to secure a substantial majority at the European elections despite the growing dissent toward Theresa May for her decision to further extend Brexit.

May is facing a bruising EU Election with the Tories suffering a battering in the vote, according to the latest polls.

Merkel has piled more embarrassment onto successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer by pulling out of a major European election rally at the last minute, risking huge divides in her already fragile Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.

Finland has sent a strong warning to the EU after the populist Finns party made huge gains in Sunday's parliamentary elections to come second.

Italy and France are at daggers drawn, pitted on opposite sides in an escalating battle for control of Libya and the oil fields of the upper Sahara.

Russian will take direct action to counter NATO’s drills in the Black Sea, a member of President Vladimir Putin’s government has said.

Finland could join the likes of Poland, Hungary, Italy and Bulgaria by electing it’s first populist leader in 20 years, sparking panic for Brussels.

Macron is launching a bid to block trade talks between the European Union and the US over Donald Trump’s refusal to sign up to the Paris Climate Agreement.

Former President Barack Obama’s former White House counsel Greg Craig expects to be indicted on federal corruption charges over a scandal with Ukraine, his lawyers said Wednesday.

Putin revealed the country’s most powerful nuclear missile is close to completion on Thursday.

May has urged MPs to do their “national duty” by uniting behind her EU departure deal while shrugging off fresh Tory calls for her resignation.

Trump has launched a bitter attack on European Union bosses over their treatment of Britain and warned them: “It could all come back to bite you!”

Macron last night triggered a rare outburst from Jean-Claude Juncker in a fiery exchange that saw Brexit delayed for another six months.

Furious Brexiteers say Theresa May must quit now as EU delays Brexit until Halloween - despite her vows to fight on for up to a year and take Britain out

May has accepted the EU27's offer of a "flexible" Brexit delay to October 31, a six month extension.

Another year in limbo! May faces humiliating prospect of long Brexit delay as she prepares to fly to Brussels today to learn if EU leaders will force UK out with no deal on Friday or keep Britain trapped until 2020

Putin has launched a stinging attack on the “witch hunt” surrounding counterpart Donald Trump’s alleged involvement in the Russia collusion scandal.

May has ruffled Tory feathers by entering into Brexit talks with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Now she could be forced to quit amid back bencher fury.

Liam Fox has told Tory MPs that a Customs Union is the "worst of both worlds" and will leave Britain unable to set its own trade policy in a leaked letter obtained by The Telegraph.

The European Union’s united front is beginning to crack as Brussels’ biggest players clash on Brexit, with France’s Emmanuel Macron ready to take a tough approach against the UK while Germany’s Angela Merkel remains the “most patient” of EU leaders.

Conservative MPs have accused Theresa May of being “the problem” after members of the party turned on the Prime Minister over the weekend.

PM will confront the French President tomorrow over his threats to force Britain out of the EU on Friday after her talks with Labour stall

Soft Brexit 'cannot happen' and we must not accept Corbyn's 'surrender' to the EU, says Boris as PM prepares to do a customs union deal with Labour amid mounting fury from Tories

David Davis has told Theresa May to listen to Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s advice to get her Brexit deal through the House of Commons.

May’s day of reckoning could arrive by Friday if she is not granted another extension to Brexit, after her party members’ loyalty finally reached breaking point.

Germans are more unwilling than willing to defend NATO ally the United States should she be attacked by Russia, according to a YouGov survey.

Macron stands ready to reject Donald Tusk’s proposed Brexit delay because Britain lacks a “credible alternative plan” for the extension.

May faces a battle to “hold her Conservative Party together” as Tory ministers plot to stage a mass walkout over her plans for a soft Brexit and long extension of Article 50.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed a joint meeting of the United States Congress in Washington DC on Wednesday (3 April 2019).

May was facing a growing Tory mutiny last night after pressing ahead with her attempt to thrash out a soft Brexit compromise with Jeremy Corbyn.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will miss a meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers in France, fuelling speculation that his absence is a sign of enduring tensions between European leaders and President Donald Trump.

BREXITeer Peter Bone explained how Theresa May could be ousted as Prime Minister in the next 24 hours as the embattled Prime Minister saw yet another junior minister quit this afternoon.

May faces mutiny after the Prime Minister shunned her own ministers who backed no deal to hand over the final say on Brexit to Jeremy Corbyn.

EU Council chief Donald Tusk yesterday urged European leaders to be patient with Theresa May after the Prime Minister requested yet another extension to Brexit – but Brussels is set to reject her plan, Express.co.uk understands.

Stunned Brexiteers have condemned Theresa May, claiming plans she will work with the Labour leader in attempting to work out a new deal had “given Jeremy Corbyn legitimacy”.

Brusseis negotiator Michel Barnier warns Britain will crash out of the EU without a deal unless MPs build a "positive majority" in the House of Commons.

MPs have marginally rejected a motion for Britain to remain in a customs union with the EU by just three votes, but Guy Verhofstadt immediately warned a "hard Brexit becomes nearly inevitable".

Macron is risking his entire political future crushing Yellow Vest demonstrators by force, drawing accusations of “authoritarianism” and parallels with another French leader, Charles De Gaulle, a French politics expert said.

While President Donald Trump’s relationship with Western European leaders has been fraught, that has not been the case with Japan, where he has enjoyed unabashed support from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

After Ukraine, conventional deterrence will be the main purpose of NATO’s armed forces.

Historically, after all, alliances between countries have rarely been long-lasting. Whether that anomaly can continue hinges on the extent to which the alliance can still generate value for its members in a new global environment.

Peter Schweizer recalled how Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s second son, received millions of dollars from Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings while his father directed $1.8 billion in aid money to Ukraine as vice president.

For European countries and institutions as well as for transatlantic relations, 2019 will be a pivotal year.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez' Socialists have won the Spanish election with 33 percent of the vote.

Trump added: "It sounds like big stuff, very interesting with Ukraine. I just spoke with the new president a while ago, and congratulated him. ... But that sounds like big, big stuff, and I'm not surprised."

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won the country’s presidential election by a landslide.

Pro-European candidates will suffer a hammering at the European elections next month as a shock study reveals more than half of the electorate have no faith in the EU.

The US has been condemned by rivals China, Iran and Russia after it was accused of “slandering” the countries for supporting controversial Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

Egypt is withdrawing from the Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA), a nascent organization proposed by the United States as an alliance against Iranian, Chinese, and Russian influence.

French President Emmanuel Macron last night infuriated his European Union colleagues in a desperate bid to thwart an effort to offer Theresa May a long Brexit delay.

Senior Tory backbenchers are meeting today to discuss Theresa May’s future as party leader and Prime Minister and are expected demand a date for her departure.

The European Union has begun preparations to retaliate over Boeing subsidies, an EU official said on Tuesday, a day after Washington listed EU products it plans to hit with tariffs in their aircraft dispute.

Theresa May is facing demands from her own MPs to stand down immediately after senior backbenchers told her she is now “the problem”.

Tory Brexiteers are seeking to launch an indicative vote of no Confidence in Mrs May on Wednesday, ahead of a crunch summit to discuss a Brexit extension with the EU27, claiming 'enough is enough'.

NATO’s head has issued a stark warning Russia pose “a more assertive threat”, citing its military and use of nerve agents and cyberattacks as reasons why.