Boris Johnson has broken the record for the most money raised by a British politician in his bid to become prime minister, winning the backing of eurosceptic financiers after hardening his Brexit stance with a "do or die" pledge.

Boris Johnson raises record funds in campaign for PM race; Hunt's plan stalled

By Simon Usherwood We’re talking a lot about Brexit in Britain. Whether it’s our hopes or – more likely – our frustrations, it’s the subject that we never quite seem to escape from.

Brexit: It’s not just where Britain’s going that matters, but how it gets there

German minister Ursula von der Leyen was narrowly voted the new EU chief on Tuesday. The 60-year-old ex-defence minister will replace Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the European Commission after the vote in Strasbourg assembly.

Lawmakers narrowly approve Von der Leyen as EU chief

European Foreign ministers meet to salvage Iran deal.

Europe leaders meet to save Iran Deal

Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday said Britain's next prime minister must put their Brexit plan to a second referendum on European Union membership, saying his party would campaign to remain.

New United Kingdom Prime Minister must put Brexit plan to second referendum: Labour's Jeremy Corbyn

Hundreds of African migrants are banned from onward travel, but are also unable to return home. Watch our report to know more.

The struggles of migrants in Africa

European Council President Donald Tusk praised an agreement to assign two senior EU jobs on to women for the first time. "After all, Europe is a woman," he told a news conference after three day of tortuous talks between 28 EU leaders on assigning the bloc's top jobs exposed their deepening divisions.

After all, Europe is a woman, says EU president Tusk after top jobs deal

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Tuesday announced she would step down "temporarily" from the global crisis lender after being nominated to lead the European Central Bank.

Lagarde 'temporarily' steps down as IMF chief; American economist David Lipton named interim leader

The European Parliament elected on Wednesday (July 3) Italian socialist lawmaker David Sassoli as its speaker for the next two-and-half years.

Italian socialist Sassoli elected president of EU Parliament

Conservative leadership candidate Boris Johnson said on Friday he took full responsibility for the role he played during the campaigning leading up to the 2016 referendum in which Britain voted to leave the European Union and for the political impasse that followed.

Boris Johnson: 'I take personal responsibility for the vote to leave the EU'

European Union leaders met on Sunday to decide who wins the bloc's top posts, with Dutch socialist Frans Timmermans in pole position to be named the EU's next chief executive, diplomats and officials said. EU leaders were also meant to choose the next president of the European Central Bank (ECB), but that decision seems now likely to be postponed for lack of consensus. The other main jobs up for grabs are the presidency of the European Council - grouping the EU governments - the EU's foreign policy chief. Leaders are seeking a balance of men and women in the top positions, and also a balance between eastern and western member states.

European Union leaders meet to decide on bloc's top jobs

The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur agreed a free-trade treaty on Friday, concluding two decades of talks and signalling their push for opening markets at a time of increased protectionism. The two regions launched negotiations exactly 20 years ago and intensified efforts to reach an accord after Donald Trump's presidential victory prompted the European Union to freeze talks with the United States and look for other global trading allies.

EU, Mercosur agree on draft free trade treaty after 20 years of talks

The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur agreed a free-trade treaty on Friday, June 26. Watch this video to know more.

EU-Mercosur trade deal: Two decades of talks over

The EU's top leaders Friday fired a Brexit warning to whoever wins the battle to become the next British prime minister, saying the existing divorce deal could not be changed.

Brexit withdrawal agreement not open for renegotiation: EU

Germany and Britain on Monday warned Tehran not to breach uranium stockpile limits set by the 2015 nuclear deal, as the EU's diplomatic chief dismissed Iranian threats as "political dialectics".

Iran must stick to nuclear commitments, warn Germany, UK over enriched uranium row

Iran will break the uranium stockpile limit set by Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers in the next 10 days, the spokesman for the country's atomic agency said Monday. He also warned that Iran could enrich uranium up to 20% - just a step away from weapons-grade levels.

Iran says it will break key nuclear deal uranium limit in 10 days

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday (June 7), that he hoped a final ratification of the Canada-European Union Free Trade Agreement (CETA) can be adopted by French lawmakers in the coming weeks.

Macron wants to ratify EU-Canada trade agreement in coming weeks

UK PM Theresa May to officially resign today. But May will remain in office until another new PM is elected.

UK PM May to officially resign today

Anti-EU populist Nigel Farage's new Brexit Party failed to win its first seat in Britain's parliament as it lost out to the main opposition Labour Party in a crunch by-election, results on Friday showed.

UK: Nigel Farage's new Brexit Party fails to win by-election against Labour

European Union leaders are engaged in a spar over who should become the next chief of the European Commission. Watch this video to know more.

Macron-Merkel spar over top EU post

Alastair Campbell has been expelled from the Labour Party. He defends his decision to vote Liberal Democrat by saying he believes he voted in the best interests of the Labour Party. Watch this video to know more.

UK: Labour party expels Alastair Campbell

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Britain is facing a fresh political turmoil since Theresa May’s announcement to quit as country’s prime minister in the wake of the failure to get her Brexit deal passed.

Filling May's boots: What happens to Brexit after British PM resigns

The European People's Party (EPP) is going into Sunday's European elections with a declaration of war on nationalists and populists, as well as appeals for new unity in the EU.

Weber vows to fight populists, calls for EU unity

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