French left, Macron scramble to block far-right win
PARIS — Candidates in France on Tuesday faced a deadline to register for the run-off round of a high-stakes parliamentary election,...
Alliance sets sights on minerals needed for global shift to green energy
The U.S. government’s representative to the Minerals Security Partnership, an alliance of mostly Western countries that aims to speed the...
Deepening Russia-North Korea ties test US-South Korea deterrence strategy
washington — The United States’ commitment to providing extended deterrence to South Korea is being put to the test, with some...
France’s left, center urge alliance against far-right ahead of 2nd round vote
France’s far-right has never been closer to power after winning the first round of snap legislative elections Sunday. It’s a...
Sweden’s new parental leave law pays grandparents to care for grandkids
copenhagen, denmark — Sweden launched a groundbreaking new law Monday, allowing grandparents to step in and get paid parental leave while...
France’s left and center urge alliance against far-right ahead of legislative runoff
Paris — France’s far-right has never been closer to power after winning the first round of snap legislative elections Sunday. It’s...
French parties in final push for votes ahead of crunch poll
Paris — France’s political forces were on Friday making final bids for votes in crunch legislative elections that could see the...
Meta risks fines over ‘pay for privacy’ model breaking EU rules
Brussels, Belgium — The EU accused Facebook owner Meta on Monday of breaching the bloc’s digital rules, paving the way for...
Hungary takes on EU presidency amid concerns
Budapest — Hungary takes over the EU’s rotating presidency on Monday, promising to be an “honest broker” despite widespread concerns over...
Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church elects new patriarch with pro-Russian views
Sofia, Bulgaria — Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church elected Daniil, a 52-year-old metropolitan considered to be pro-Russian, as its new leader Sunday in...
Greece fights dozens of wildfires in ‘most difficult day of year’
Athens, Greece — Firefighters were battling a series of wildfires near the Greek capital, Athens, on Sunday evening, as the country...
Dutch PM Rutte urges support for Ukraine, EU, NATO in farewell speech
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Long-serving Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged his country to support Ukraine and international cooperation in his...
Turkey arrests at least 15 protesters at Pride rally
ISTANBUL — Turkish police detained at least 15 protesters in Istanbul on Sunday for participating at a banned LGBTQ+ Pride rally,...
Greek firefighters battle new wildfire near Athens amid strong winds
ATHENS — Greek firefighters were battling a wildfire south of Athens on Sunday amid strong winds, just hours after managing to...
Hungary’s Orban moves to form new EU parliament group
Vienna, Austria — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday announced he wanted to form a new EU parliament alliance, together...
Turkey’s Pride Week ‘more about resistance than celebration’
Istanbul — For Iris Mozalar, a young transgender woman living in Istanbul, Pride Week is “more about resistance than celebration” under...
