Category Politics

A former Britain’s Got Talent contestant has been accused of raping two women, a court has heard. Andrew Johnston, 30, who appeared on the show as a singer in 2008, is now facing trial at Southwark Crown Court charged with…

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on countries to “quickly” resolve trade conflicts that threaten global economic development. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva noted that the unpredictability arising from US President Donald Trump’s aggressive policy of…

A stabbing attack left one high school student dead and three injured in Nantes, western France, on Thursday, police said. There was no indication of a terrorist motive, a police spokesman said. The student, 15, was held by a teacher…

Donald Trump has harshly criticised Volodymyr Zelensky as London’s peace efforts begin to falter. In the latest exchange between the two leaders, the US president accused his Ukrainian counterpart of “complicating a peaceful resolution” of the conflict with Russia by…

Police in Scotland are searching for a convicted murderer who disappeared from an open prison. Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing from Huntly Castle at 5.30pm on Tuesday. Police urged citizens not to approach him. He is described as a…

South Korean prosecutors on Thursday brought charges against liberal former President Moon Jae-in for bribery, alleging that a budget airline gave his son-in-law a high-paying job without requiring him to report for work during Moon’s presidency. The indictment against Moon…

The mother of an Irish woman allegedly murdered by her partner while on holiday in Spain broke down in tears at the start of her murder trial on Wednesday, describing the defendant as someone she “didn’t like” and “didn’t trust”.…

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has struck Istanbul, according to information from the Turkish Disaster Management Agency. There were no immediate reports of significant damage in the city of 16 million people. More than 150 people were taken…

Poland’s foreign minister used his annual address to parliament on Wednesday to deliver a sharp message to Russian authorities in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, asking: “Don’t you have enough land?” Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski described the…

A superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily last year, killing British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and six others, will be raised next month after its mast is removed, sources close to the matter said on Tuesday. The raising…