EU targets Russia's lucrative diamond industry in latest round of Ukraine war...
BRUSSELS — The European Union said Monday that it has imposed fresh sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine, targeting the lucrative diamonds industry, more than 140 officials and...
View ArticleBiden's failures mean he gets little credit for the positive state of the...
The post-pandemic American economy is the bright star on the global stage, yet President Biden gets little credit and could lose his job in the 2024 election.Growth in third-quarter gross domestic...
View ArticleEU hails a migration deal breakthrough after years of talks. Critics worry...
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders and top officials hailed on Wednesday a major breakthrough in talks on new rules to control migration, but critics said the reforms will weaken the rights of...
View ArticleEuropean Union court annuls approval of French pandemic aid to Air France and...
BRUSSELS — Low-cost airlines Ryanair and Malta Air won a court case Wednesday against the European Union's decision to approve billions of euros in state aid by the French government to Air France and...
View ArticleWhat a difference a year makes: Vladimir Putin confident, Ukraine on the...
A version of this story appeared in the Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each Wednesday.One leader is...
View ArticleChristmas barrage: Ukraine says it foiled massive Russian drone assault
Ukraine intercepted more than two dozen attack drones and several missiles fired by Russian forces in a massive Christmas Day barrage, Ukrainian military officials said Monday.The massive onslaught...
View ArticleJacques Delors, 'Mr. Europe,' dies aged 98
BRUSSELS — Jacques Delors, a Paris bank messenger’s son who became the visionary and builder of a more unified Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European Union, has died in...
View ArticlePolish president defies new government in battle over control of state media
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's political battle over state media continued Wednesday as the president filed a revised spending bill in defiance of the new pro-European Union government's goal of...
View ArticleBorder and immigration concerns are deciding elections in Europe
Loose immigration policies have generated a wave of frustration throughout the European Union. Governments with no plan or willingness to respond have suffered electoral defeat. Growing concern over...
View ArticleEU loses around million workers to aging annually, migration official urges...
ATHENS, Greece — The European Union’s top official for migration said Monday that member states will have to confront tough policy challenges — even in the current election year — to cope with the...
View ArticleMicrosoft allows cloud users to keep personal data within Europe to ease...
LONDON — Microsoft said Thursday that it is upgrading its cloud computing service to let customers store all personal data within the European Union instead of having it flow to the U.S. where national...
View ArticleBelgian customs seized record 116 tons of cocaine as EU faces rise in...
BRUSSELS (AP) — Customs seized 116 tons of cocaine in the port of Antwerp in 2023, setting a record for the second year in a row, Belgian authorities said on Wednesday.Demand for cocaine is growing...
View ArticleEU pushes for Palestinian statehood, calling it the only credible path to peace
BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers argued Monday that the creation of a Palestinian state is the only credible way to achieve peace in the Middle East, and they expressed concern about Israeli...
View ArticleEU, UN Human Rights Office express regret over Alabama execution of a man...
BRUSSELS — The European Union and the U.N. Human Rights Office expressed regret Friday over the first execution of a man with nitrogen gas in the U.S. state of Alabama.The 27-nation European Union and...
View ArticleEuropean Union moves toward using profits from frozen Russian assets to help...
BRUSSELS — European Union nations have decided to approve an outline deal that would keep in reserve the profits from hundreds of billions of dollars in Russian central bank assets that have been...
View ArticleProtesting farmers have France's government in a bind
PARIS — Farmers have captured France's attention by showering government offices with manure and besieging Paris with traffic-snarling barricades of tractors and hay bales.The farmers say their...
View ArticleEU leaders press allies to do more for Ukraine as ministers debate ways to...
BRUSSELS — The leaders of five European Union countries urged their neighbors and allies Wednesday to ramp up military support for Ukraine, while the bloc’s defense ministers debated ways to help meet...
View ArticleTraffic-blocking farmers closing in on EU capital in a protest seeking better...
HALLE, Belgium — Farmers blocked more traffic arteries across Belgium, France and Italy on Wednesday, as they sought to disrupt trade at major ports and other economic lifelines. They also moved closer...
View ArticleLive updates | 150 people are killed in Gaza in 24 hours, Health Ministry says
Gaza’s Health Ministry says 150 people have been killed in the territory in the last 24 hours and another 313 were wounded as Israeli forces continue to battle militants, even in the northern part of...
View ArticleHungary opposed to billions in new EU aid for Ukraine. A new summit will try...
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders at a summit on Thursday will focus on the one member state blocking a 50-billion-euro ($54 billion) war support package for Ukraine: Hungary, the country in the bloc...
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