europe
France’s far-right National Front to change name as Le Pen seeks rebound
World
March 5, 2018
France’s far-right National Front to change name as Le Pen seeks rebound
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen will this weekend unveil a new name for the 45-year-old National Front and a…
Merkel in line for a fourth term after months of uncertainty
World
March 5, 2018
Merkel in line for a fourth term after months of uncertainty
Germany ended months of political uncertainty Sunday when Chancellor Angela Merkel gained the support needed to preserve her governing coalition…
Euroskeptic parties surge in Italy election, but no majority
World
March 5, 2018
Euroskeptic parties surge in Italy election, but no majority
A rival pair of populist and stridently anti-European Union political forces surged in Italy’s parliamentary election, but neither gained enough…
British PM to back EU free trade deal after Brexit
World
March 2, 2018
British PM to back EU free trade deal after Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May will call Friday for an unprecedented free trade deal with the EU after Brexit in a…
Carles Puigdemont gives up candidacy for Catalan presidency
World
March 2, 2018
Carles Puigdemont gives up candidacy for Catalan presidency
Carles Puigdemont has abandoned his attempt to be reappointed Catalonia’s regional president and tapped an imprisoned politician to succeed him.…
France: Marine Le Pen charged for posting images of Islamic State atrocities
World
March 2, 2018
France: Marine Le Pen charged for posting images of Islamic State atrocities
Le Pen published the photos in response to a journalist who had compared the far right to jihadi militants. The…
Afghan officials detain alleged Taliban advisor from Germany
World
March 1, 2018
Afghan officials detain alleged Taliban advisor from Germany
A German citizen thought to be a military advisor to the Taliban in Helmand province has been detained by Afghan…
Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls
World
February 27, 2018
Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls
The stone walls that cut through the old quarter of Greece’s second-largest city defended Thessaloniki for more than 2,000 years.…
Brexit: UK Labour Party to advocate remaining part of an EU customs union
World
February 26, 2018
Brexit: UK Labour Party to advocate remaining part of an EU customs union
The UK’s opposition party is poised to advocate remaining part of an EU customs market post-Brexit. The move could see…
Ex-Trump aide paid Europeans to lobby for pro-Russia Ukraine: papers
World
February 24, 2018
Ex-Trump aide paid Europeans to lobby for pro-Russia Ukraine: papers
Donald Trump’s ex-campaign chief Paul Manafort secretly paid a group of former senior European politicians more than two million euros…