‘Ballet was definitely my escape,” says Misty Copeland. “It was the first thing I’d ever experienced in my life that was mine – only mine, not my five other siblings’. It gave me a voice, made me...

The Democratic Unionist party has demanded the publication of government legal advice given to ministers about a possible Brexit deal, saying that it could not accept any solution that involved “annexing Northern Ireland from Great Britain”. Jeffrey Donaldson,...

Boeing is planning to write to airlines using its 737 MAX jet about how to deal with erroneous cockpit readings that could cause the airliner to dive, according to reports. The advice is based on preliminary information...

Instead of bringing calm to the besieged Yemeni city, calls for a ceasefire in Hodeidah have brought some of the worst violence the vital port has yet faced in the three-year war. Baseem al-Janani, who lives in the city, said:...

Gjergj Erebara Albanians usually mind their language and swear words are a taboo in public speech, but politicians have increasingly been using vulgar expletives to insult their opponents. Vangjush Dako, 52, has had a fascinating career....

The European Union is stepping up pressure on Moldova to punish those behind a $1 billion bank heist in 2014 and recover the money, amid suspicions the government is buying time for possible political gain. Ilan...

A regional forum on innovation, entrepreneurship and technology aims to boost chances for Bosnians starting their own businesses, but bureaucratic complexities still create problems for the country’s budding businesspeople. Denis Zvizdic, the chair of Bosnia and...

Basking in the glow of a creditor settlement to save the biggest private company in the Balkans, Croatia’s governing elite, including the prime minister, filed into the National Library in Zagreb late last month for the...

Even before computers became a staple of our daily lives, we’ve dreamed of a more natural and intuitive way to interact with them. Smart speakers and voice assistants are fundamentally changing the way we engage with technology....

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters because of an injury, a move that means Novak Djokovic will take over as world No 1 when the new ATP rankings are announced on Monday. Tournament organisers in Paris...