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Jul 23, 20241 min read
Flights resume at Italy's Catania after Etna ash disruption
ROME - Flights serving the eastern #Sicilian city of Catania were halted for much of the day on Tuesday after an eruption from nearby...
Jul 21, 20243 min read
Analysis-Italy's Meloni put domestic concerns first in rejecting von der Leyen
ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's decision not to back Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission chief was driven by fear...
Jul 17, 20242 min read
Malta's Metsola wins second term as EU Parliament chief, warns against polarisation
STRASBOURG - Roberta Metsola, a Maltese lawmaker from the centre-right European People's Party, easily won a second term on Tuesday as...
Jul 12, 20242 min read
Factbox-Biden makes a series of verbal gaffes at NATO summit
U.S. President Joe Biden had a series of verbal slip-ups on Thursday alongside the NATO summit in Washington, an unfortunate development...
Jul 12, 20242 min read
China says it will never accept 'unfounded accusations' at NATO summit
BEIJING - China will never accept the "unfounded accusations" made against it at the NATO summit this week in Washington, Foreign...
Jul 12, 20241 min read
China says NATO statement about its role in Russia-Ukraine conflict are 'malicious'
BEIJING - China on Thursday criticized a communique from the NATO summit in Washington that described it as decisive enabler of Russia's...
Jul 12, 20242 min read
Factbox-NATO summit highlights defense deals for RTX, Boeing and others
WASHINGTON - The NATO summit in Washington showcased a series of significant deals for top U.S. defense companies and others, including...
Jul 12, 20244 min read
Analysis-Macron tries to reassure NATO allies despite French political limbo
WASHINGTON - French President Emmanuel Macron once shook up NATO by declaring it was suffering "brain death". But his days of such...
Jul 12, 20241 min read
Hungary will not support NATO becoming 'anti-China' bloc, minister says
BUDAPEST - Hungary does not want NATO to become an "anti-China" bloc, and will not support it doing so, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto...
Jul 12, 20241 min read
Some EU states won't send ministers to presidency meetings in protest at Orban's Russia trip
STOCKHOLM - Sweden and several other European Union countries will not send ministers to government meetings linked to Hungary's EU...
Jul 12, 20242 min read
Pressure grows in Lisbon for referendum to tackle holiday rentals boom
LISBON - Rosa Santos has lived in Lisbon's historic neighbourhood of Castelo for decades but a boom in holiday rentals has made her feel...
Jul 11, 20244 min read
Housing crisis in Spain's cities drives rise in homelessness as tourism booms
MADRID - Francisco Carrillo sobbed with relief as he lay on the bed in his new apartment in Madrid provided by a charity after three...
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