An empty tin can of pasteurised milk plunged from the ceiling during a joint sitting in Parliament, narrowly missing a group of MPs.

Dairy farmers sprayed thousands of litres of fresh milk at the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday in protest at what they say are excessive milk quotas and prices below the cost of production.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce on Monday that he intends to step down as leader of the ruling Liberals after nine years in office but he will stay on in his post until the party ...