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'Both sides' must compromise in cross-party Brexit talks: Theresa May

The country's original March 29 departure date was delayed last month to April 12 amid the paralysis in parliament.

Assange will cooperate with Sweden, but fight US warrant, says lawyer

If Stockholm makes a formal extradition request, the British government will have to decide whether to consider it before or after that of the United States

British lawmakers urge UK govt to cooperate with Sweden in Assange case

Assange was arrested on Thursday at Ecuador's London embassy on allegations of skipping bail, and on a US extradition warrant related to a huge leak of official documents

White House studying plan to send migrants to sanctuary cities

Trump insisted the US has "the absolute right to have apprehended illegal immigrants transferred to Sanctuary Cities"

An underwater speech: Seychelles Prez calls to protect 'beating blue heart'

President Danny Faure's call for action, the first-ever live speech from an underwater submersible, comes from one of the many island nations threatened by global warming

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's father urges Australia to bring him home

John Shipton -- who was secretary of the Wikileaks Party when his son tried to run for a senate seat in 2013 national elections -- reportedly visited Assange every Christmas at the Ecuadore embassy

IMF chief backs independence as central banks face political pressure

Christine Lagarde's remarks come as some central bankers around the world face increased pressure to bend to the objectives of political leaders and heads of state

It's a soap opera! Brexit reveals the hidden flaws in UK's political system

It's a political soap opera that sent viewership of Parliament's live-streaming website soaring & made a celebrity of House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, with his 'Orderrrrr' and 'The ayes have it!'

World's largest plane that can deploy satellites takes flight for 1st time

It is supposed to provide a more flexible way to deploy satellites than vertical takeoff rockets because this way all you need is a long runway for takeoff

Ace Swedish coder held by Ecuador was defender of Julian Assange

The arrest came just hours after Assange was evicted from the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Bini was carrying at least 30 electronic storage devices

Japan SC rejects Carlos Ghosn's appeal dashing hopes for early release

But the court slapped down the appeal without explaining the ruling, Jiji Press and Kyodo News reported

Carlos Ghosn's detention extended until April 22, appeals to Japan's SC

Japanese prosecutors are looking into allegations that Ghosn siphoned off some $5 million from funds allegedly transferred from Nissan

Image of a crying toddler at US border wins 2019 World Press Photo award

Ten Hoopen's pictures, which show families and children as they made their way from Honduras in mid-October to the US border 'showed a high sense of dignity', one of the judges said

Meet 'Powehi', the first black hole captured using eight radio telescopes

The world's first image of a black hole revealed Wednesday was created using data from eight radio telescopes around the world

Israel elections: Netanyahu secures 5th term, to form right-wing coalition

His current government is already seen as the most right-wing in Israel's history, and his next is expected to be similar if not even further to the right

Check on black money in polls futile if identity of donors is not known: SC

When the bank issues the electoral bond, does it have details on which bond was issued to 'X' and which bond was issued to 'Y'?, asks Supreme Court Bench

China put human brain genes in monkeys to study intelligence evolution

Researchers inserted human versions of MCPH1, a gene that scientists believe plays a role in the development of the human brain, into 11 rhesus monkeys

Nissan shareholders vote to remove Carlos Ghosn from company board

The extraordinary shareholders' meeting at a Tokyo hotel was the first such gathering since the stunning arrest of the 65-year-old auto sector titan on November 19

Ghosn to name those who caused his downnfall, says wife as she flees Japan

Ghosn was re-arrested last week over fresh allegations of financial misconduct which will see him held in custody until at least April 14

Dutchman ends 'world's longest electric car trip' in Australia

Wakker said before the car was modified, it would have used 6,785 litres (1,800 US gallons) of petrol to complete the journey