Turkey releases a writer, arrests a journalist

The lack of a UK position on a financial settlement is becoming a crucial obstacle in Brexit talks, amid "philosophical" differences on what the money should pay for.

There is a war brewing in Europe's backyard, yet the EU is staying out of the picture.

Mariano Rajoy takes on a reform of the Catalan parliament that would facilitate a vote to declare the region's independence.

US senators have backed extra Russia sanctions, which could see US fines imposed on EU investors in Russian energy projects and put at risk a new gas pipeline.

France nationalised a shipbuilding company to prevent an Italian takeover, just days after Rome had criticised a meeting between French and Libyan leaders in Paris.

The Labour leader has put his Brexit cards on the table again but it stands to divide the party, which still has a strong pro-EU following.