AMSTERDAM – On Wednesday, the Netherlands commemorated the 298 victims of flight MH17, which was shot…
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Portugal’s Socialists Propose Budget Talks with Minority Government
LISBON – Portugal’s main opposition Socialists have proposed initiating negotiations in “good faith” with the center-right…
Malta’s Metsola to Head EU Parliament for Second Term
STRASBOURG – Roberta Metsola has secured broad support for a new term as president of the…
Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething Steps Down
LONDON – Vaughan Gething announced on Tuesday that he would step down as First Minister of…
Russia Mulls Banning Electric Scooters, Fining ‘Daredevil’ Riders
MOSCOW – Vycheslav Volodin, speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament and a close ally of…
UK Deputy PM Dismisses ‘Islamist’ Nuclear State Remark by Trump’s VP Pick Vance
LONDON – On Tuesday, Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner downplayed comments made by U.S. vice…
Baltic Countries to Leave Joint Power Grid with Russia and Belarus
VILNIUS – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have signed an agreement to decouple from the Soviet-era BRELL…
Bangladesh Deploys Police as Job Protests Flare Up
DHAKA – Thousands of riot police were deployed at university campuses across Bangladesh on Tuesday, following…
Singapore Vows to Continue Pursuit of 1MDB Fugitive Jho Low
KUALA LUMPUR – On July 16, Singapore police reaffirmed their commitment to pursuing Malaysian fugitive Low…
Population in England and Wales Rises by Most in 75 Years
LONDON – Record immigration has driven the population of England and Wales to increase by 610,000,…
France’s Left-Wing Parties Struggle to Unite, Socialists’ Leader Says
PARIS – France’s left-wing parties plan to form a joint government after emerging as the strongest…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Urges Green Energy Transition to Avoid Carbon Border Tax
PRETORIA – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa warned on Monday that future carbon taxes proposed by…