Italy’s political crisis: the scenarios
Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is ready to resign, bringing down the bickering coalition government and potentially forcing a snap election
Salvini could take Italy out of EU, former PM warns
Matteo Salvini, who has plunged Italy into turmoil by pulling out of the coalition government, could eventually take the country out of the EU, a former prime minister has warned
Economic consequences of Italy’s political crisis
With Italy facing possible snap elections, what is the potential financial fallout from the political uncertainty?
Rescue trauma haunts Mediterranean migrant rescuers
From one operation to the next, it's not the migrants who are saved but the ones they can do nothing to help that leave the worst mental scars on the Mediterranean's rescue crews
Britain ‘turbo-charges’ no deal Brexit plans
London – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has hit the ground running and held a series of meetings designed to ramp up preparations to leave the European Union without a Brexit deal on October 31. Government departments and businesses made extensive preparations ahead of the original March 29 deadline for Brexit, but after two […]
Can an election stop a no-deal Brexit?
Will he, won't he -- and can he be stopped? Westminster is abuzz with talk of whether Boris Johnson will use an election to force through his Brexit plan
Disunited Kingdom: hard Brexit threat tests historic ties
Boris Johnson's Brexit roadshow was meant to show how much he valued the United Kingdom but instead he found his plans were met with scepticism in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Eurozone growth slows to 0.2% in second quarter
Is the eurozone heading for a slowdown? The latest growth figures show economic growth halved in the second quarter of the year, despite falling unemployment rates
Breeders fear EU-Mercosur pact will make mincemeat of Belgium’s beef
The Libramont show is the annual highlight for Belgium's proud beef industry, but this year even the sunny skies of Europe's record heatwave can't chase one looming shadow away
What next? Brexit scenarios under Boris Johnson
After Brussels rejected Boris Johnson's request to rewrite the Brexit deal, what are the possible scenarios as the clock ticks down to the departure deadline of October 31?