Britain concedes it will have to pay EU exit bill

Hong Kong university hires US law firm to seek Tiananmen statue’s removal

Oil prices jump 20% after attacks halve Saudi output

Spanish PM urges EU to cut energy costs or be Putin’s ‘hostage’

Turkish court defies tribunal in dispute over seized company

US officials say Russia has asked China for military help in Ukraine

Family fears for health of activist on hunger strike in Egyptian jail

Spies, cash and luxury hotels: EU corruption probe explores Morocco links

EU foreign ministers will today hold talks on the Gaza conflict, but policy analysts predict they'll end up playing the role "they have played in previous crises ... bystanders while the rockets fly and paymasters once reconstruction begins."

Italian parliament elects pro-Putin Eurosceptic as speaker