Despite outcry, Iranian minister addresses UN rights body
An Iranian government minister facing EU and Swiss sanctions for human rights violations has criticized U.S. and Saudi polices at the U.N.'s top human rights body, defying calls for him to stay away
View ArticleUS cuts aid to Cambodia, citing 'anti-democratic' actions
The United States is cutting back its aid to Cambodia to protest the shrinking space for democracy in the Southeast Asia nation, after the party of longtime ruler Hun Sen swept Senate elections where...
View ArticleWhy the Irish border is a bugbear in Brexit negotiations
After Britain leaves the European Union in 2019, the 310-mile (500-kilometer) border between Northern Ireland and Ireland will be the U.K.'s only land frontier with a member of the bloc
View ArticleEU demands that Russia, Iran, Turkey halt Syria fighting
The EU is demanding that Russia, Iran and Turkey take responsibility for ensuring that the fighting stops in Syria and that a real 30-day halt in fighting is respected
View ArticleEuropean Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds a draft document...
European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds a draft document as he addresses a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. European Union Brexit...
View ArticleEuropean Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds a draft document...
European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds a draft document after addressing a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. European Union Brexit...
View ArticleEuropean Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds a draft document...
European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds a draft document after addressing a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. European Union Brexit...
View ArticleEU unveils Brexit draft, ramping up pressure on Britain
Concerned that time is fast running out, the EU is moving to force Britain's hand in Brexit negotiations by publishing a draft text that distils into legal language progress so far in talks about...
View ArticleThe Latest: Former UK PM warns over May's Brexit approach
Former British Prime Minister John Major says the U.K. government's self-imposed "red lines" on Brexit have made a favorable outcome impossible.
View ArticleEU's Juncker urges Kosovo solve border deal with Montenegro
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker calls on Kosovo to ratify border demarcation deal with Montenegro and improve ties with Serbia
View ArticleBerlusconi pick for premier, Tajani, campaigns in Brussels
The man tapped by Silvio Berlusconi as his choice for Italy's next premier has met with laid off Italian union workers and vowed to pull strings to intervene in the politically clamorous closure of...
View ArticleIranian FM on Eastern Europe trip meets Bulgarian officials
The foreign ministers of Bulgaria and Iran have discussed the state of affairs in the Middle East and bilateral economic relations
View ArticleEU aspirants from Balkans urged to get on with reforms
Leaders from the Western Balkans say they are determined to implement a wide array of reforms in order to join the European Union in the future
View ArticleTop EU official asks Romania not to reverse corruption fight
A senior European Union official has urged Romania not to backslide on the anti-corruption fight amid a judicial overhaul that critics say will make it hard to punish high-level graft
View ArticleMay and Tusk meet as UK and EU differ on Irish border, trade
Britain is urging the European Union to be constructive and the EU is telling the U.K. to get realistic, as the divorcing partners differed over the Irish border and their post-Brexit economic...
View ArticleBritain's Prime Minister Theresa May meets with EU Council President Donald...
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May meets with EU Council President Donald Tusk at 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, March 1, 2018 .(AP Photo/Frank Augstein, pool)
View ArticleBritain's Prime Minister Theresa May meets EU Council President Donald Tusk...
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May meets EU Council President Donald Tusk at 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, March 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, pool)
View ArticleBritain's Prime Minister Theresa May greets EU Council President Donald Tusk...
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May greets EU Council President Donald Tusk at 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, March 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
View ArticleThe Latest: EU promises retaliation to Trump tariff plan
Sanders says Trump tariff plan comes from concern about 'forgotten' Americans
View ArticleStocks dive after Trump promises tariffs on steel
U.S. stocks dove in another dizzying day of trading after President Donald Trump promised stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.
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