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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, 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...


Jul 5, 20242 min read
Mbappe calls far-right election win catastrophic and urges action
HAMBURG, Germany - France captain Kylian Mbappe said gains by the far-right National Rally party in last weekend’s first round of French...


Jul 4, 20242 min read
France to deploy more police to prevent trouble after Sunday election
PARIS - Some 30,000 police will be deployed across France late on Sunday following the high-stakes runoff of a parliamentary election to...


Jul 4, 20241 min read
Romanian ruling coalition agrees parliamentary, presidential election dates
BUCHAREST - Romania's ruling coalition of leftist Social Democrats and centre-right Liberals has agreed to hold a presidential election...


Jul 4, 20243 min read
Analysis-As France votes, Europe holds its breath
BRUSSELS/PARIS - When President Emmanuel Macron shocked France last month by calling a snap election, he was gambling with the future of...


Jul 4, 20242 min read
China's Xi greets EU Council president ahead of EV tariffs taking effect
BEIJING - China's President Xi Jinping made a congratulatory call on Thursday to incoming European Council President Antonio Costa,...


Jul 4, 20242 min read
US resumes talks with Venezuela, pushes for fair July 28 election
CARACAS/WASHINGTON - Senior U.S. and Venezuelan officials restarted talks on Wednesday, with Washington saying it urged President Nicolas...


Jul 4, 20243 min read
France's far-right seen falling short of majority in run-off, poll shows
PARIS - Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) will not win a majority of seats in next Sunday's parliamentary run-off election, according...
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