Meloni's list of ministers includes just six out of 24 women, or 25 percent, compared to her predecessor Mario Draghi's cabinet, which was 30 percent women and 50 percent in Matteo Renzi's government in 2014.

Senior DUP figures said they will regain ground lost to Sinn Féin if UK calls a new election – and will keep Stormont shut to stain any President Biden visit.

The chancellor is walking a thin line between business interests and human rights concerns.

GCHQ Director Jeremy Fleming will warn China is seeking to use digital currencies and satellite systems to tighten its domestic grip and spread influence abroad.

EU countries should use their “collective bargaining power” to secure affordable gas supplies ahead of next winter, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today. Commission chief says ‘there is broad support’ for such a step.

It’s not just her disastrous mini-budget that’s had Britain’s prime minister rowing back.

Diplomatic U-turn by Steve Baker raises Irish eyebrows ahead of resumed UK-EU negotiations.