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EU Tells UK It Will ‘Never, Never, Never’ Compromise on Single Market

EU Tells UK It Will ‘Never, Never, Never’ Compromise on Single Market

The European Union will “never, never, never” compromise on the integrity of its single market, its chief Brexit negotiator warned...

US Noncommittal on Keeping Troops in Africa

US Noncommittal on Keeping Troops in Africa

The United States is refusing to rule out shrinking the size of its military presence in Africa despite warnings that...

Britain’s Decision on Huawei Tests Special Relationship with US

Britain’s Decision on Huawei Tests Special Relationship with US

This week Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads to London as British officials weigh whether or not to allow Chinese...

Europe Tour Boosts Venezuela’s Guaido in Struggle Against Maduro

Europe Tour Boosts Venezuela’s Guaido in Struggle Against Maduro

Efforts by Venezuelan parliamentary leader Juan Guaido to garner European support to unseat president Nicolas Maduro revealed divisions among EU...

Italian Town Where Bryant Played As A Kid Mourns

Italian Town Where Bryant Played As A Kid Mourns

For a city already familiar with losing a basketball hero, Kobe Bryant’s death made a particularly strong impact in the...

Turkey Ends Rescue Efforts After Earthquake Toll Reaches 41

Turkey Ends Rescue Efforts After Earthquake Toll Reaches 41

ELAZIG, TURKEY — Turkey called off rescue operations on Monday in eastern areas hit by Friday’s earthquake after emergency workers...

France Urges US to Stay in Fight Against Islamists in Africa’s Sahel

France Urges US to Stay in Fight Against Islamists in Africa’s Sahel

France hopes “good sense” will prevail and the United States will not slash support for French military operations in West...

Italy’s Regional Voters Thwart Hopes of Right-Wing Forces

Italy’s Regional Voters Thwart Hopes of Right-Wing Forces

Italian voters thwarted right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini’s hopes of turning an election in a key northern region into a...

Report: Poorer Nations Squeeze More Out Off Limited School Budgets

Report: Poorer Nations Squeeze More Out Off Limited School Budgets

Consider the places that best prepare their students for the future and what comes to mind are nations such as...

Workers Criticize Amazon on Climate Despite Risk to Jobs

Workers Criticize Amazon on Climate Despite Risk to Jobs

Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon’s record on climate change despite what they say is a company policy that...

New Reports Highlight Russia’s Deep-Seated Culture of Corruption

New Reports Highlight Russia’s Deep-Seated Culture of Corruption

New reports from Transparency International and the Russian Academy of Sciences on education highlight a pervasive culture of corruption in...

US Warns Britain Against China’s Huawei 5G Network

US Warns Britain Against China’s Huawei 5G Network

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned British Prime Minister Boris Johnson of “serious consequences” if he allows the Chinese telecom...

Italians Vote in 2 Regions; Salvini Eyes Return to Power

Italians Vote in 2 Regions; Salvini Eyes Return to Power

Right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini is telling Italians who are voting in two regions to use their ballots to help...

Back To The Gates Of Hell: Survivor Prepares For Return To Auschwitz

Back To The Gates Of Hell: Survivor Prepares For Return To Auschwitz

Hundreds of former prisoners will return to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz Monday to mark the 75th anniversary of...

Dozens Pulled From Rubble as Turkey Quake Toll Hits 35

Dozens Pulled From Rubble as Turkey Quake Toll Hits 35

Rescue teams working through the night pulled 45 people from collapsed buildings, Turkey’s disaster authority said on Sunday, as the...

Thousands Support Venezuela’s Guaido at Madrid Rally 

Thousands Support Venezuela’s Guaido at Madrid Rally 

Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido joined thousands of supporters at a demonstration in Madrid on Saturday after arriving in Spain...

Back to Gates of Hell: Survivor Prepares for Return to Auschwitz

Back to Gates of Hell: Survivor Prepares for Return to Auschwitz

Hundreds of former prisoners will return Monday to the Nazi concentration and extermination camp at Auschwitz, Poland, alongside several world...

Death Toll From Eastern Turkey Earthquake Climbs to 29

Death Toll From Eastern Turkey Earthquake Climbs to 29

The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 29 on Saturday night as rescue crews...

Death Toll From Eastern Turkey Earthquake Climbs to 21

Death Toll From Eastern Turkey Earthquake Climbs to 21

The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 22 on Saturday as rescue crews searched...

Powerful Quake Kills at Least 20, Injures More Than 1,000 in Eastern Turkey

Powerful Quake Kills at Least 20, Injures More Than 1,000 in Eastern Turkey

ELAZIG, TURKEY — A powerful earthquake has killed at least 20 people and injured more than 1,000 in eastern Turkey,...

Erdogan Looks to Diplomacy Amid Concerns About Military Deployment in Libya

Erdogan Looks to Diplomacy Amid Concerns About Military Deployment in Libya

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is accusing Libyan militia leader General Khalifa Haftar of violating a cease-fire agreement. Despite deploying...

NPR Reporter: Pompeo Lashed Out at Her After Testy Interview

NPR Reporter: Pompeo Lashed Out at Her After Testy Interview

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cursed at a National Public Radio reporter and repeatedly “used the F-word” in a...