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PM Theresa May has said there should be a transition period of "about" two years after Brexit, during which trade should continue on current terms. EU migrants will still be able to live and work in the UK but they will have register…

Kim Jong-un has said remarks by "deranged" US President Donald Trump have convinced him he is right to develop weapons for North Korea. In an unprecedented personal statement, Mr Kim said Mr Trump would "pay dearly" for a UN speech where…

US President Donald Trump has signed a new order that boosts sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme. The US treasury has been authorised to target firms and financial institutions conducting business with the…

Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress to cosmetics firm L'Oreal, has died aged 94, her family has confirmed. A statement said she had died at home "peacefully" overnight. READ MORE: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41355179

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has formally demanded the suspension of next week's referendum on Kurdish independence. The Supreme Court also ordered that the poll must be postponed until questions over its legality have been…

Ottawa, ON – The High Commission for St. Kitts and Nevis in Canada is continuing its efforts to expand networks across key Canadian provinces. High Commissioner Shirley Skerritt-Andrew is this week in southern Alberta on an Ambassadorial…

London, England – At a ceremony on September 08 in London at the Embassy of Moldova; St. Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of Moldova officially signed a joint communique establishing diplomatic relations. The signing ceremony,…

Parts of the Florida Keys, the low-lying islands which bore the brunt of Hurricane Irma when the category-four storm struck on Sunday, are to re-open. Entry is being restricted to residents and business owners as work continues to clear…

A boy and his parents have died after falling into a volcanic crater at Solfatara near Naples. What happened is still unclear, but Italian reports suggest the drama unfolded when the 11-year-old walked into a prohibited area. Read…

Hurricane Irma will "devastate" either Florida or neighbouring states, the head of the US federal emergency agency has said. Brock Long said parts of Florida would be without power for days, and more than 100,000 people may need shelter.…

An earthquake described by Mexico's president as the country's strongest in a century has struck off the southern coast, killing at least 33 people. The quake, which President Enrique Peña Nieto said measured 8.2, struck in the Pacific,…

David Tawei Lee, Ph. D. Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan) “As we embark on this great collective journey, we pledge that no one will be left behind”—Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development…

Kenya's Supreme Court has annulled the result of last month's presidential election, citing irregularities, and ordered a new one within 60 days. The election commission had declared incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta the winner by a margin of 1.4…

The western German city of Aachen has started issuing free iodine tablets to some 500,000 residents and people living nearby because an ageing Belgian nuclear plant is seen as a risk. People can register on the city website to receive…

Europe's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says there has been "no decisive progress" on key issues in talks with the UK. He said the two sides were "quite far" away from being in a position to begin talks on future trade…