German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the EU has "no need to be particularly nasty in any way" in the negotiations with Britain about its exit from the bloc.

Germany and France led demands for Britain to negotiate a quick divorce from the European Union, with Paris warning that populism will otherwise take hold after the vote to leave the bloc sent shockwaves around the world.

A petition calling for a second referendum on UK's membership of the EU gains more than one million signatures following the vote to leave.

Expressing concern over the current situation in Bangladesh, the European Union has pressed for political dialogue in a debate over the country’s issue at its parliament.

French finance officials have raided the Paris offices of US internet giant Google as part of a tax fraud investigation.

The president of the European Council says the only alternative to the EU is "political chaos" and labelled Boris Johnson's recent comments "absurd".

Sadiq Khan is elected London mayor, the first Muslim mayor of a European Union capital, in a boost for the opposition Labour Party.

The European Commission is to grant Turkey conditional approval this Wednesday for visa-free travel within the EU's Schengen area, sources have told the BBC.

European Union underscores the need for thorough investigation into the recent killings to bring the criminals to justice. France, Australia and Switzerland have also condemned the murders of LGBT magazine editor and the Rajshahi University professor and pledged to stand beside Bangladesh in fighting terrorism.

The Embassy of France and the European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh strongly condemns the gruesome murder of AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, a professor at of Rajshahi University.

Barack Obama urges the UK to stick with the EU, as he starts his final trip to Britain as US president by having lunch with the Queen.

Amid growing concern over illegal migration to Europe, a high-powered delegation from the European Union has arrived on a three-day visit.

The agreement between the EU and Turkey to tackle the migrant crisis has formally come into effect.

EU and Turkish leaders seek to turn into a lasting accord a plan on easing Europe's migrant crisis hailed as a game-changer by Ankara and Brussels but swiftly criticised by the UN's refugee chief.

EU ministers meet in Brussels later amid warnings the migrant crisis could threaten the bloc's survival.

David Cameron says a deal struck with EU leaders will give the UK "special status" and he will campaign with his "heart and soul" to stay in the union.

Officials in the EU have urged Turkey to let in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees trapped on its border at Kilis after fleeing fighting.

It is easy to see that Russia is pivoting towards Asia, and in a very big way. Like the EU, Russia too is hunting for new markets except that it has already found some markets and in the process of going after new ones.

European Union leaders have held no less than five emergency summits but still, they keep on coming: by the time this year ends, Europe would have received at least 1.2 million refugees.

Germany and several other nations are to discuss with Turkey ways of settling thousands of Syrian refugees ahead of the final EU summit of the year.