British Prime Minister Theresa May hoped to have her Brexit trigger plans approved by the end of March. That not may not happen.

Next month, EU citizens who travel to Britain will no longer have the automatic right to stay in the UK permanently.

A tiny Canadian IT company was instrumental in shaping the future of Britain.

Ministerial expenses show over $1m spent in 3 months - and an intriguing dinner date.

Numerous US presidents have pressed other Nato members to spend more on defence in the past, to little effect. But this time may be different.

On a visit to Wellington, Hungary's Foreign Minister Szijjarto talks about being snubbed in Washington, and why Donald Trump is good for the world.

Donald Trump's trade chief accused Germany of using a "grossly undervalued" euro to "exploit" the US and the rest of the EU.

US President Trump and Russian President Vladi­mir Putin discuss coordinating on ISIS and Syria, Kremlin says.

Data published by the Office for National Statistics showed the UK economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the final three months of 2016.

Germany sought to calm European anxieties over Trump's presidency after he dismissed Nato as "obsolete" and said he believed the EU would break up.

In a post-Brexit minefield, Bill English managed to avoid inflaming European sensitivities on his first major international visit as a 'junior world leader'.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has given strong backing for the EU free trade deal with New Zealand, saying Germany would apply pressure in Brussels to hasten the talks.

Wading into foreign affairs days before his inauguration, US President-elect Donald Trump has taken aim at a key Western alliance.

Prime Minister Bill English wound up his trip to Europe after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel early this morning.

Prime Minister Bill English will wind up his trip to Europe after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Prime Minister Bill English has visited the New Zealand memorial in Hyde Park after a day of Brexit meetings in London.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has refused to budge on restrictions on New Zealanders rights to live and work in the UK.

COMMENT: Bill English would have been entitled to feel quite cock-a-hoop when he rolled up to 10 Downing St with Theresa May early this morning.

The European Union seems keen for a trade agreement with New Zealand.

New Prime Minister Bill English arrives in Brussels tonight on his first overseas trip as PM.

Bill English leaves today for a trip to Brussels, London and Berlin - his first trip since former PM John Key stood down last December.

Last year was the hottest ever record, according to a European climate agency and a US-based climate centre.

Facebook risks a multimillion-euro fine for allegedly misleading EU merger watchdogs when it won approval to buy the WhatsApp messaging service.

Apple has furiously rejected charges from Brussels that it should pay €13 billion in unpaid Irish taxes.

British Prime Minister Theresa May was met with awkward silence following a brief presentation to EU leaders.

A new trade agreement is going to be a priority for New Zealand's new High Commissioner to London.

Italy is set to finalise a state-backed rescue for lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena as soon as this weekend.

The European Union has approved Microsoft's $36.5 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, after the software giant agreed to fair competition safeguards.

If you think 2016 is a mess, just wait until you see what's next. A toxic mix of potential disasters could send Europe into a death spiral.

The next 18 months presents Europe with a series of potentially existential challenges that could lead to the end the EU as we know it.