Explainer-France's political alliances and their election pledges
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PARIS - France's political parties have scrambled to form political alliances after President Emmanuel Macron's surprise move to call a...
- Jul 6
- 3 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
'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
- 1 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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...
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