POLITICS

Even at these taxing times, the urge only to punish has to be curbed. If it isn't, a liberal democracy will become an elected autocracy. And then no one is safe.

Talks have reached a deadlock between Britain and the European Union with trade discussions yet to commence .

Trump triggered a wave of criticism after telling a soldier's widow that her husband "knew what he signed up for".

Spanish government rejects Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont's threat to declare independence unless talks are held.

The government wants universities to be able to be a voice for all opinions, even on "difficult" subjects.

An anti-corruption court in Islamabad found expelled prime minister, his daughter and his son-in-law guilty.

The Brexit secretary was speaking to the German press about the slow nature of the current negotiations.

"The only thing Ivanka Trump was less committed to than her 'punk phase' was her feminism phase," one person tweeted.

The mayor of Kaliningrad, Alexander Yaroshuck, has urged locals to avoid violence when the the city hosts World Cup matches next year.

MP for North Shropshire urges PM to declare she will walk away EU talks if the bloc continues to stall on trade deal negotiations

American security officials said a passport paper shortage was a key reason the African country of Chad was hit with travel restrictions by the US.

British PM Theresa May has appealed directly to EU citizens living in the UK, vowing to make it as easy as possible to remain in Britain after Brexit.

Opposition leaders are trying to mobilize against efforts to remove an age barrier in the constitution that prevents 73-year-old President Yoweri Museveni from extending his rule when his current term expires in 2021.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened to "shred" the accord if the "other side" scraps it.

Twitter took nearly a year to shut down @TEN_GOP despite the real Tennessee Republican Party repeatedly alerting them about the bogus account.

TV personality Ksenia Sobchak has announced she will run for Russia's 2018 presidency. Her father was a mentor to Putin but liberals fear it will play into the Kremlin's hands.

The Canadian province became the first place in North America to instute a ban effectively stopping Muslim women wearing the niqab or burqa from public services.

This is just the latest setback to the so-called 'Muslim travel ban', which Trump has been trying to implement since his inauguration.

McCain, a former Navy pilot who spent 5½ years in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp and is battling brain cancer, offered a simple response to Trump: "I have faced tougher adversaries."

Douglas Ross previously refereed a Europa League game and will be at the Nou Camp as the Westminster debate begins.

Twitter erupted with a slew of sarcasm-laden jokes, comments and memes in response to Sanders' assertion.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions David Gauke confirms hotline used by benefit claimants will be free following outcry

Xi addressed hundreds of delegates at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

MI5 director general Andrew Parker said their forces and UK police have foiled 20 terror plots in the past four years, seven of these since March 2017.

British cybersecurity analyst Matt Tait claimed that he was recruited by the late GOP operative Peter W. Smith to help verify hacked Clinton emails.

The Chatham House think tank says there needs to be greater EU support to help Ukraine which is 'fighting for survival" as an independent state.

Interviews have resurfaced of politician Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera speaking about her experiences with aliens.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced they have defeated Islamic State (Isis, Daesh) in its former capital after a four-month battle.

"In 2017, we have to remind our president that it's never ok to "joke" about killing LGBTQ Americans... or anyone," Chelsea Clinton tweeted.