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EU Divisions Over Russia Mount as France, Germany Seek Peace in Ukraine

EU Divisions Over Russia Mount as France, Germany Seek Peace in Ukraine

French and German attempts to end the conflict in east Ukraine risk increasing tensions that were already rising in the...

Exit Poll: Portugal’s Socialists Win Most Votes in Election

Exit Poll: Portugal’s Socialists Win Most Votes in Election

The center-left Socialist Party collected the most votes in Portugal’s general election Sunday, an exit poll indicated, leaving it poised...

Kosovo Opposition Wins Snap Vote for New Parliament

Kosovo Opposition Wins Snap Vote for New Parliament

Two Kosovo opposition parties emerged as the top-vote getters in Sunday’s snap election of a new parliament held amid calls...

Turkey Summons US Diplomat Over a Twitter ‘Like’

Turkey Summons US Diplomat Over a Twitter ‘Like’

Turkey summoned a top American diplomat Sunday after the U.S. Embassy’s official Twitter account “liked” a tweet that said the...

Greece Transfers 570 Migrants from Overcrowded Camp

Greece Transfers 570 Migrants from Overcrowded Camp

Greek authorities were transferring around 570 migrants from an overcrowded camp on the island of Lesbos on Sunday, officials said.A...

Swedish Teen Climate Activist to Vsit Dakotas Reservations

Swedish Teen Climate Activist to Vsit Dakotas Reservations

A 16-year-old climate activist who garnered international attention when she scolded world leaders at the United Nations is visiting American...

Astronauts Replacing Old batteries in 1st of 5 Spacewalks

Astronauts Replacing Old batteries in 1st of 5 Spacewalks

Astronauts kicked off the first of five spacewalks to replace old batteries at the International Space Station on Sunday.Christina Koch...

Second Whistleblower Comes Forward in Trump-Ukraine Scandal

Second Whistleblower Comes Forward in Trump-Ukraine Scandal

A second whistleblower has come forward about U.S. President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, the lawyer representing the person said.Zaid...

Thousands in Kyiv Protest President’s Plan For Local Elections in Eastern Ukraine

Thousands in Kyiv Protest President’s Plan For Local Elections in Eastern Ukraine

Thousands of demonstrators are rallying in Kyiv against President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s plan to hold local elections in eastern Ukrainian territory...

Kosovars Go to Polls in Early Parliamentary Elections

Kosovars Go to Polls in Early Parliamentary Elections

Voting has begun in Kosovo’s snap parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by the issues of corruption, high unemployment, and...

An African First, Madagascar Caviar Tickles Tastebuds in France

An African First, Madagascar Caviar Tickles Tastebuds in France

Caviar, a food associated with luxury, is being produced for the first time in Madagascar. The product makes consumers in...

Climate Activists Occupy Paris Mall as Global Extinction Rebellion Protests Begin

Climate Activists Occupy Paris Mall as Global Extinction Rebellion Protests Begin

Hundreds of climate activists barricaded themselves into a Paris shopping center Saturday as security forces tried to remove them, ahead...

Pompeo Calls Ukraine Inquiry ‘Silly Gotcha Game’

Pompeo Calls Ukraine Inquiry ‘Silly Gotcha Game’

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the Ukraine inquiry a ‘silly gotcha game’ on Saturday.”This is what’s wrong when...

US-North Korean Nuclear Talks Come to Abrupt End, Pyongyang Negotiator Says

US-North Korean Nuclear Talks Come to Abrupt End, Pyongyang Negotiator Says

North Korea’s top nuclear negotiator says working-level nuclear talks Saturday with the U.S. in Stockholm ended shortly after they began.”The...

Thousands in Scottish Capital March for Independence

Thousands in Scottish Capital March for Independence

Thousands marched in Edinburgh Saturday calling for Scottish independence, with a possible British exit from the European Union just weeks...

US, North Korean Officials Set to Resume Nuclear Talks in Stockholm

US, North Korean Officials Set to Resume Nuclear Talks in Stockholm

U.S. and North Korean officials are set to resume working-level nuclear talks in Stockholm.They will be the first formal negotiations...

Pompeo Defends Ukraine Probe Push as Impeachment Roils

Pompeo Defends Ukraine Probe Push as Impeachment Roils

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday defended the Trump administration’s approach to Ukraine that is at the center...

EU Rejects Weekend Talks on Johnson’s Proposal

EU Rejects Weekend Talks on Johnson’s Proposal

The European Union has rejected a British request to hold Brexit talks this weekend, British media reported, as Prime Minister...

Europe Tries to Save Turkey Migrant Deal, Amid Humanitarian Crisis Fears

Europe Tries to Save Turkey Migrant Deal, Amid Humanitarian Crisis Fears

Senior German and European Union officials have finished a two-day visit to Turkey to save a migrant deal in an...

Microsoft: Hackers Linked to Iran Targeted US Presidential Campaign

Microsoft: Hackers Linked to Iran Targeted US Presidential Campaign

Jeff Seldin contributed to this report.Microsoft said hackers linked to the Iranian government targeted a U.S. presidential campaign, but were...

Pompeo in Europe as State Department Embroiled in Inquiry

Pompeo in Europe as State Department Embroiled in Inquiry

With Washington in tumult over the escalating impeachment inquiry, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo toured southeast Europe on Friday, trying...

Robots, Holograms Staff Hotel in Japan

Robots, Holograms Staff Hotel in Japan

A high-tech hotel in Japan is science fiction come to life, with virtual ninjas staffing the front desk, facial recognition...