The Latest: France's new president visits military hospital
France's freshly inaugurated President Emmanuel Macron is paying tribute at the tomb of the unknown soldier beneath the Napoleonic triumphal arch in a highly symbolic ceremony
View ArticleExtremism, jobs, Europe _ challenges facing France's Macron
France's new president faces the daunting task of reuniting a divided nation riven by anxieties about terrorism, chronic unemployment, immigration and France's relationship with the rest of Europe
View ArticleFrance's new president vows to fortify EU, revamp politics
Emmanuel Macron has swept into office as France's new president pledging to fortify the European Union, redesign French politics and glue together the divided nation
View ArticleFILE - In this Saturday, April 29, 2017 file photo, Irish Prime Minister Enda...
FILE - In this Saturday, April 29, 2017 file photo, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny listens to questions during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels. Kenny says he is resigning as leader of...
View ArticleFILE - In this Saturday, April 29, 2017 file photo, Irish Prime Minister Enda...
FILE - In this Saturday, April 29, 2017 file photo, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny arrives for a meeting of the EPP prior to an EU summit in Brussels, Belgium. Kenny says he is resigning as leader of...
View ArticleIreland to get new leader as Enda Kenny steps down
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny says he is resigning as leader of the Fine Gael party, paving the way for his replacement as the country's head of government
View ArticleMacedonia opposition leader given mandate to form government
Macedonia's president has handed the mandate to form a government to a left-wing opposition leader as an initial step toward ending a political crisis that culminated last month in angry protesters...
View ArticleIntel spat adds to Israeli concerns about Trump visit
Ahead of Trump's visit to Mideast, apprehension replaces post-election joy among Israel's nationalist right wing
View ArticleThe Latest: Macron seeks EU favorable to workers, investment
French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants a Europe that is both more conducive to investment and more protective of workers
View ArticleTalks on airplane laptop ban end with no ban, more talks
Talks on a proposed U.S. ban on laptops and tablets in flights from Europe ended Wednesday with no ban _ and a promise of more talks and better intelligence sharing
View ArticleFrench president's Cabinet mixes old and new, left and right
French President Emmanuel Macron has named prominent and unknown figures from the left and the right to his Cabinet
View ArticleEuropean Union says Philippines declines new EU grants
The Philippines will no longer accept new grants from the European Union, officials said Thursday, forgoing possibly more than 250 million euros ($ 278.7 million) in funds for development projects in...
View ArticleEU fines Facebook over misleading information
The EU's competition watchdog has fined Facebook 110 million euros ($122 million) for providing misleading information over its buyout of mobile messaging service WhatsApp
View ArticleFILE - This Feb. 19, 2014, file photo, shows WhatsApp and Facebook app icons...
FILE - This Feb. 19, 2014, file photo, shows WhatsApp and Facebook app icons on a smartphone in New York. The EU’s competition watchdog has fined Facebook 110 million euros ($122 million) for providing...
View ArticleUnaccompanied minors among stranded migrants in Serbia
More than 100 unaccompanied minors have been brought to a center for asylum-seekers in Serbia's capital in recent days
View ArticleUK's May promises voters immigration curbs, fairer society
Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed her core election promises and political vision, saying she will slash immigration and take Britain definitively out of the EU, then build a "great meritocracy"...
View ArticleAlbanian politicians postpone parliamentary vote to June 25
Albania's political parties have reached a compromise on next month's parliamentary election following intensive talks mediated by a senior U.S. official
View ArticleTurkish leader says nation 'forced to crawl' by EU
Turkey's foreign minister says his country won't beg Germany to stay at its Incirlik airbase
View ArticleCanada pact with European Union worries US lobster industry
Members of the U.S. seafood industry are fearful that Canada's approval of a new trade deal with the European Union will cause big problems for the American lobster business, just as the catch hits...
View ArticleFrench president talks to Putin, faces media uproar
French President Emmanuel Macron has held a special security meeting, spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and convened his Cabinet for the first time _ all under a growing cloud of concern that...
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