Interior Minister Marco Minniti credits his 'desert diplomacy' with stopping the flow of migrants to Italy.

More government borrowing from the new tax plan will likely boost the US trade gap despite Trump's wishes, former US trade chief Michael Froman says.

Teng Hongfei, sales chief of Huawei’s consumer business group in China, taken into custody by public security agents

Beijing will never accept Pyongyang as a nuclear power, China’s former head of Korean peninsula affairs Yang Xiyu says

President Donald Trump has accused China of allowing oil into North Korea in violation of international sanctions, despite denials from Chinese officials. “Caught RED HANDED – very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea,” Mr Trump tweeted.

A pair of northern Italy's largest cities have introduced traffic restrictions in a bid to tackle air pollution and smog. Bans on certain types of vehicle have been introduced temporarily in Milan and Turin, both of which have exceeded safe limits for pollution in recent days.

Two-day conference held in Kabul to discuss peace efforts to help end the country's 16-year bloody insurgency

Over the past 10 years, the proportion of households renting from private landlords has doubled. By the end of 2021, a quarter of UK homes will be provided by the private rental sector.