Rule-Breaking Italy Offered Key EU Budget Job
Former Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni was nominated Tuesday to take the key role of European Commissioner for Economic Affairs,...
Reports: US Had High-Level Russian Spy
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency had a source with high-level access to the Kremlin who played a key role in...
Facebook, Instagram Close Accounts of Italian Neo-fascist Groups
Facebook and Instagram on Monday blocked the social media accounts of two Italian neo-fascist groups and some of their activists...
Melting Ice Sees Sweden’s Highest Peak Lose Crown After 139 Years
The south peak of Kebnekaise, Sweden’s highest peak for well over a century, has been demoted to second place after...
Populist Surge Spells Trouble Ahead for Norway’s Government
Norwegians voting in local elections abandoned major parties in record numbers on Monday, according to early counts, opting for a...
Italy’s Prime Minister Hopes for EU Harmony, Economic Revival
Italy’s prime minister said on Monday his new coalition combining the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the pro-Europe Democratic Party (PD)...
States Led by Texas Target Google in New Antitrust Probe
Fifty U.S. states and territories, led by Texas, announced an investigation into Google’s “potential monopolistic behavior.” The Monday announcement...
End of an Era: UK House Speaker John Bercow to Step Down
A colorful era in British parliamentary history is coming to a close with Speaker of the House John Bercow’s abrupt...
Drones Offer Ghana’s Farmers Hope of Better Yields – and Income
Smallholder farmers in Ghana are adopting drone technology for crop surveillance in a bid to increase yields and incomes.The new...
Erdogan Fights Back as Challenges Loom From Former Allies
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is tightening his grip on his ruling party, expelling rivals amid weakening public support and...
Will Trump-Like Behavior Backfire on Britain’s Boris Johnson?
After Boris Johnson won the Conservative party contest in July to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s prime minister, U.S. President...
US Officials Fear Disjointed Battle Against the ‘Global Cyber Pandemic’
Security officials these days are anything but shy when they describe the dangers facing the United States in cyberspace.“We’re in...
British Airways Grounds Nearly all Flights as Pilots Strike
British Airways has canceled almost all its flights for 48 hours, affecting as many as 195,000 travelers, due to a...
UK’s Johnson Tells Irish Leader Brexit Deal Can Be Reached
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, facing staunch opposition at home, told Ireland’s leader Monday that a new Brexit deal can...
After Summer of Turmoil, Russians Hand Kremlin Election Setback
Russian voters handed setbacks to Kremlin-affiliated candidates in Moscow and other local elections nationwide — losses that came despite a...
Charity Ship Rescues 50 African Migrants in Sea off Libya
A charity ship run by humanitarian groups in the Mediterranean spent a rainy Sunday searching open waters for a fragile...
WWII ‘Screaming Eagle’ Veteran Henry Ochsner Dies at 96
World War II veteran Henry Ochsner, who landed on the beach at Normandy on D-Day and later received the French...
Thousands March in Bosnia’s First-Ever Gay Pride Parade
More than 2,000 people – including the U.S. ambassador and several other Western diplomats – marched in Sarajevo Sunday for...
British Politician Resigns Over Prime Minister’s Handling of Brexit
A senior minister of Britain’s ruling Conservative party has resigned because she does not think the prime minister is serious...
Russian Authorities Testing Strategies to Handle Election Discontent
In Russia, elections are Sept. 8 for municipal and Duma deputies and regional governors. The vote was preceded by months of...
Pope Says Deforestation Must Be Treated as a Global Threat
Pope Francis said on Saturday rapid deforestation and the loss of biodiversity in individual countries should not be treated as...
‘We’re Here,’ France’s Yellow Vests Say, but Numbers Are Smaller
With the French back from summer vacation, the yellow vest movement is vowing to turn this month into a “black...
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