Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionNorth Korea said in November its latest missile was capable of reaching Washington DC North Korea has described the latest UN sanctions imposed on the country as an "act of war".A foreign ministry statement said the measures were tantamount to a total economic blockade, the official KCNA…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Navalny told his supporters Vladimir Putin was a "bad president" Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny says he has gathered enough nominations to challenge Vladimir Putin in March's presidential election.His supporters met in 20 cities across the country to secure the signatures.Mr Navalny is still unlikely to run as election…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption "Now is the time for dialogue," said Carles Puigdemont Catalonia's ousted leader, Carles Puigdemont, has called for new talks with Spain after separatist parties won a slim majority in a regional election.He said he wanted the negotiations in Brussels, where he is living in self-imposed exile, or another EU country.Spain's…
Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Abbas says the US can no longer be considered a neutral mediator Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will not accept any US plan for peace with Israel, after it recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital. His comments came after a UN General Assembly vote effectively repudiated Washington's controversial…
Image copyright EPA Image caption Fourteen states backed a similar motion on Jerusalem at the UN Security Council on Monday The US says it "will be taking names" during a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution criticising its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.Permanent representative Nikki Haley warned member states that President Donald Trump…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionUS tax bill: the winners and losers The US Senate has approved the most sweeping overhaul of the US tax system in more than three decades.Republicans say the tax cuts for corporations, small businesses and individuals will boost economic growth.Democrats, who all voted against it, say it…
Image copyright PA A man has been arrested after apparently trying to drive through a checkpoint at a base used by the US air force in Suffolk.RAF Mildenhall was put into lockdown as police responded to reports of what they called a "significant incident".A person was arrested and is now in the custody of Suffolk…
Image copyright AFP/Getty The European Commission is to open an in-depth investigation into Ikea's corporate tax structure. The Commission said Dutch-based Inter Ikea, one of the Swedish giant's two divisions, may have been given unfair tax advantages by the Netherlands.European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said all firms "big or small, multinational or not, should pay…
Image copyright AFP Image caption Sebastian Kurz has promised a pro-EU government with the Eurosceptic Heinz-Christian Strache Austria's president has approved a coalition government between the conservative People's Party and the far-right Freedom Party.The deal will make Austria the only Western European state with a governing far-right party, which is opposed to migration and the…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Honey and Barry Sherman were renowned for their charity fundraising A Canadian billionaire and his wife have been found dead at their home in Toronto in circumstances that police described as "suspicious". The bodies of Barry Sherman and his wife Honey were found in the basement by an estate agent,…
