EU

May puts Britain on course for ‘hard’ Brexit

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled her Brexit blueprint on Tuesday, announcing for the first time… Read More

EU privacy proposal could dent Facebook, Gmail ad revenue

BRUSSELS: Online messaging services such as WhatsApp, iMessage and Gmail will face tough rules on how… Read More

Snapchat taps London as global base outside US

LONDON: Snap Inc., which runs the camera messaging application Snapchat, said on Tuesday it had… Read More

British PM May denies her Brexit strategy is ‘muddled’

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would set out her strategy for… Read More

Britain’s EU ambassador quits before Brexit trigger

LONDON: Britain's ambassador to the European Union, Ivan Rogers, has resigned less than three months… Read More

British PM urges post-Brexit vote unity in 2017

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May urged the country to come together in 2017 after… Read More

Scotland unveils plan to stay in EU single market after Brexit

LONDON: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveiled plans on Tuesday for Scotland to stay in the… Read More

EU approves Microsoft buyout of LinkedIn with conditions

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Tuesday approved Microsoft's mega buyout of the professional networking site… Read More

British PM faces party rebellion over Brexit

LONDON: Up to 40 lawmakers from British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party could back… Read More

No solution for Aleppo without negotiations, say EU, UN

ROME: Top EU and UN diplomats warned on Saturday that there could be no victory… Read More

Erdogan says Turkey has ‘many other alternatives’ to EU

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said his country has not yet given… Read More

Erdogan threatens to open Turkey borders to migrants after EU vote

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday threatened to throw open Turkey's borders to… Read More

Average lifespan in EU tops 80 for first time, reveals study

BRUXELLES: The average lifespan of people in the EU has topped 80 for the first… Read More

Britain lost $1.5 trillion in household wealth since Brexit vote: study

ZURICH: Britain lost $1.5 trillion (1.4 trillion euros) in household wealth in 2016, a blow caused… Read More

Fed up with EU, Erdogan says Turkey could join Shanghai bloc

ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Sunday as saying that Turkey did not… Read More

Erdogan hints at referendum on Turkey joining EU

ISTANBUL: Accusing Brussels of wanting Turkey to abandon its bid to join the EU, Turkish… Read More

EU questions US over Yahoo email scanning, amid privacy concerns

BRUSSELS: The European Commission has asked the United States about a secret court order Yahoo… Read More

Google lawyer says Android helps rather than harms competition

BRUSSELS: Google's Android mobile operating system enhances competition rather than hurts it, the company's general counsel… Read More

Rubik’s cube loses EU trademark

LUXEMBOURG: The makers of the Rubik's cube, the multicoloured puzzle that has baffled millions of… Read More

British PM warns against blocking Brexit

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May warned lawmakers on Sunday not to block Brexit, after the… Read More