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Macron warns ‘war scenes’ on Champs-Elysees are damaging France’s reputation

Who will replace Merkel? Old wounds reopened as three candidates vie for control of Germany’s ruling CDU

The race to succeed Angela Merkel as the leader of Germany’s ruling Christian Democrats (CDU) is on a knife-edge, as the final stages of the leadership contest re-open ancient political divisions among the party’s old guard.…

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Rohingya refugees say they would ‘rather die’ than be sent back to Burma, as repatriation plans are ‘stalled until 2019’

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Sunday that they would “rather die” than go back to Burma under current conditions, as it was revealed plans to repatriate them have been stalled until next year. “We…

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