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Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday urged members of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement to back a new coalition with the...

Kremlin Critic Wants Film to Open West’s Eyes About Putin’s Russia

09/02/2019 Newsmaker

Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky hopes a new documentary film about his life chronicling his journey from being Russia’s richest man...

Britain’s Johnson Threatens Expulsion of Tory Rebels Over Brexit Dispute

09/02/2019 Newsmaker

Updated Sept. 2, 2019, 3:40p.m.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened Monday to expel any Conservative Party rebels if they try...

Lithuania: Chinese Diplomats Interfered at Pro-Hong Kong Protest

09/02/2019 Newsmaker

Lithuania said on Monday it had lodged an official protest to the Chinese embassy after some of its diplomats became...

Populists Surge in Germany’s East

09/02/2019 Newsmaker

Regional government elections in Germany Sunday, in which the anti-immigrant, nationalist far-right AfD party surged in support, are testimony to...

Russia’s Ambassador to Egypt Dies, Aged 68

09/02/2019 Newsmaker

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says that its ambassador to Egypt has died. He was 68. The ministry said Sergei Kirpichenko...

Greece Ends Crisis-Era Capital Controls

09/02/2019 Newsmaker

Greece has formally ended the last remaining banking restrictions imposed four years ago during a financial crisis that saw the...

US, Poland Sign Joint Document on 5G Technology Cooperation

09/02/2019 Newsmaker

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The U.S. and Poland signed an agreement on Monday to cooperate on new 5G technology amid growing concerns about Chinese...

Britain Set For Explosive Week Ahead In Brexit Showdown

09/02/2019 Newsmaker

Britain is bracing for an explosive week of political battles which could prove crucial in Britain’s proposed exit from the...

Britain Set For Explosive Week Ahead In Brexit Showdown

09/02/2019 Newsmaker

Britain is bracing for an explosive week of political battles this week which could prove crucial in Britain’s proposed exit...

US Stock Futures Fall as New Tariffs Darken Global Outlook

09/02/2019 Newsmaker

Wall Street stock futures weakened in early trade on Monday, setting a dour tone for Asian markets after tit-for-tat tariffs...

Start of WW II Marked in Poland with German Remorse

09/01/2019 Newsmaker

Germany’s president bowed his head and asked for forgiveness for the suffering his nation inflicted on Poland and the rest...

Pence: United States Will Continue to Support Ukraine

09/01/2019 Newsmaker

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said the United States will continue to support Ukraine in the country’s conflict with Russia...

Where’s the Pope? Stuck in Vatican Elevator until Rescue

09/01/2019 Newsmaker

Where’s the pope? He’s stuck in a Vatican elevator.Thousands of people who were gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the...

Environment, Poverty, Corruption on Agenda for Pope’s Africa Trip

09/01/2019 Newsmaker

Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and corruption are expected to...

Funding Sought for Emergency Education for Millions of Children in Crisis

09/01/2019 Newsmaker

A global fund for education in emergencies is seeking $1.8 billion by 2021 to provide schooling for nine million children...

Poland Marks 80th Anniversary of Start of World War II

09/01/2019 Newsmaker

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence joined local leaders on Sunday to commemorate 80 years since...

Departing Dutch Ambassador Reflects on US Physical, Political Landscapes

09/01/2019 Newsmaker

Dutch Ambassador to Washington Hendrik Jan Jurriaan Schuwer has had ample opportunities to indulge his U.S.-acquired fondness for American country...

Ukraine, Poland Want Continued Sanctions on Russia

08/31/2019 Newsmaker

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Saturday that he and Poland’s president had agreed that sanctions ought to continue against Russia until Ukraine regained the territory it...