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Johnson promised to give more powers to local communities, as well as boost broadband and transport infrastructure in a speech focused on domestic issues. (Toby Melville/Reuters)

Britain’s Johnson rejects ‘unacceptable’ Brexit deal

In his debut in Parliament, the former London mayor urged EU leaders to rethink their opposition to renegotiating the deal

US President Donald Trump (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Trump hits out at May after leak of damning cables

London has been scrambling to stem the damage caused by the weekend release of confidential telegrams

British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in Parliament in London, Britain (©UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via Reuters)

UK parliament plots Brexit Plan B after sidelining May

Parliament is now effectively re-considering how to go about Brexit all over again

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker welcomes British Prime Minister Theresa May in Strasbourg, France. (Reuters/Vincent Kessler/Pool)

Brexit drama faces parliament judgment day

May huddled with EU leaders in Strasbourg in a bid to salvage the vision of Brexit she set out after coming to power nearly three years ago

Under the withdrawal treaty May struck in Brussels, but not yet ratified by the UK nor EU parliaments, Britain would have to respect Court of Justice decisions in cases launched while it remained a member of the EU. (Getyy Images)

The short, sharp shock of no-deal Brexit

MPs return from their winter breaks on Monday with little having changed since Prime Minister Theresa May aborted a December vote on a draft agreement

Russia fan looks dejected at the end of the match

Russia’s fairytale World Cup run ends in tears

The men in red exceeded the wildest expectations by coming within a penalty kick of making it into the semi-finals for the first time since 1966

Robbie Williams performs during the opening ceremony.

World Cup kicks off in Russia

The World Cup kicks off in Russia Thursday as the host nation take on Saudi Arabia in front of 80 000 people in Moscow.

Space oddity: The Central Stadium in Yekaterinburg will have temporary seating to accommodate Fifa’s requirement for minimum capacities of 30 000.

Fans could be out in the cold in 2018

Temporary seats in Yekaterinburg mean some World Cup spectators will get a remote view

Chokehold: A England supporter is detained by authorities after violent clashes between England football fans and police in Marseille

Hooligans brawl in spite of Putin

The organised fights of Russia’s violent football superfans are facing a clampdown by the president ahead of the World Cup

Difficult talks scuppered a plan for both sides to gather again on Friday in order to sign a comprehensive agreement reinforcing a September 5 truce deal.

Disagreement over Ukraine truce in ‘difficult’ talks

Negotiations broke up after more than five hours on Wednesday with the pro-Russian rebels reporting little to no progress.

Relatives of the victims earlier said they had been told the trial of the four men would begin in the Netherlands in March 2020. (AFP)

Ukraine mourns troops as gas talks run down to the wire

Ukraine is mourning 49 people killed when pro-Kremlin rebels downed a military plane as Kiev prepares to host talks with Moscow to avert a gas cut.

Putin sees little chance for talks with protesters

Putin sees little chance for talks with protesters

Vladimir Putin has insisted he favoured dialogue with Russia’s protest movement but said this was impossible as they had no leader nor programme.

Soviet economy legacy haunts Russia

Soviet economy legacy haunts Russia

Russia has broken the shackles of state-planned economics but remains tied to oil prices and the whims of a bloated bureaucracy.

Phobos-Grunt spirals closer to Earth

Stranded Mars probe ‘won’t phone home’

Russia has made desperate efforts to give a vital boost to a pioneering Mars probe that now hangs in a low Earth orbit and could crash back down.

Russia to lift grain export ban

Russia to lift grain export ban

On Saturday Russia said it would lift a ban on grain exports that was imposed in August 2010 in the middle of a drought that wiped out harvests.

Gorbachev tells Putin not to run for president

Gorbachev tells Putin not to run for president

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev marked his 80th birthday on Wednesday by advising Vladimir Putin against running for president.

Sunbeds coming to notorious Moscow prison

Inmates at an infamous Moscow prison are to receive comforts including sunbeds to improve conditions, officials said Wednesday.