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Jul 8, 20243 min read
Exclusive-South Korea's Yoon to discuss Pyongyang's 'distinct threat' to Europe at NATO
SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would discuss with NATO leaders the distinct threat North Korea poses to Europe by...


Jul 8, 20242 min read
2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks records
BRUSSELS - Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of...


Jul 8, 20242 min read
Explainer-After French election no party has a majority, so what comes next?
Here's what may come next after France's election on Sunday looked set to produce a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance in the lead...


Jul 8, 20242 min read
Factbox-Key figures to know in France's left-wing New Popular Front bloc
France's left-wing New Popular Front (NFP), an alliance of parties hastily assembled after President Emmanuel Macron called a surprise...


Jul 8, 20244 min read
French voters deliver a win for the left, a blow for Le Pen and a hung parliament
PARIS - France faced potential political deadlock after elections on Sunday threw up a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance...


Jul 8, 20242 min read
Explainer-France's political alliances and their election pledges
PARIS - France's political parties have scrambled to form political alliances after President Emmanuel Macron's surprise move to call a...


Jul 6, 20243 min read
Hungary's Orban talks Ukraine peace with Putin, stirring EU outcry
MOSCOW/BUDAPEST - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held talks on a potential Ukrainian peace deal with Russian President Vladimir...


Jul 6, 20242 min read
Spain's far-right Vox quits ECR to join Orban's new European Parliament group
MADRID - Spanish far-right party Vox said on Friday it would leave the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the European...


Jul 6, 20246 min read
UK's Conservatives face leadership "bloodbath" as party seeks new direction
LONDON - The recriminations and jostling for top positions among Britain's Conservative lawmakers began long before Thursday's crushing...


Jul 6, 20242 min read
EU resists calls to delay deforestation law, letter shows
BRUSSELS - The European Union has resisted calls from some industries and countries to delay its flagship policy to fight deforestation,...


Jul 6, 20241 min read
'Astonished' Germany says Hungary cancelled foreign minister meeting
FRANKFURT - Hungary has cancelled a meeting for Monday in Budapest with Germany's foreign minister and her Hungarian counterpart, a...


Jul 6, 20241 min read
NATO allies at summit to unveil Ukraine 'bridge to membership'
WASHINGTON - NATO allies at their summit in Washington next week will unveil a "bridge to membership" plan for Ukraine and announce steps...
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