The European Commission in Brussels will soon give some pointedly negative updates to Turkey’s progress in joining the European Union in its country report. In a draft version of the upcoming report, the EU Commission noted that “Turkey has made big … Read More
Russia said there would be consequences for the US-led military action in Syria. Could revenge come in the most modern of forms? Britain is braced for cyber attacks, with warnings that critical infrastructure could be hit. The fears were echoed … Read More
In 2016, the European Union issued its Global Strategy, the union’s latest foreign and security policy strategy document. The strategy “nurtures the ambition of strategic autonomy for the European Union.” American policymakers’ feelings about these aspirations are, to say the least, mixed. Several … Read More
London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced a tough crackdown on knives Sunday as the city reels from a spike in stabbings that have led its number of homicides to top New York City’s for two straight months. He tweeted: “No excuses: … Read More
File photo of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. REUTERS BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron will attempt a pincer movement on Donald Trump, with China emerging as the likely target of … Read More
EMMANUEL Macron has been slapped with THREE MONTHS of punishing strikes from tomorrow in retaliation of the French President bowing down to the EU. The relentless strikes begin tomorrow and will run for a gruelling 12 weeks in successive waves … Read More
Donald Tusk has hinted at plans to quit the EU and return to domestic politics in his native Poland. GETTY Donald Tusk has hinted at plans to quit the EU and return to domestic politics. The European Council President and … Read More
Vatican statement denies, says not a ‘faithful transcription’ of pontiffs words. Pope Francis holds up the Gospel as he celebrates a Chrism Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, March 29, 2018. Francis urged priests on Thursday to … Read More
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Minister of European Union Affairs Omer Celik, speaks during a news conference at Ataturk International airport in Istanbul, Turkey March 26, 2018. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS … Read More
© Pascal Pavani, AFP French security and police gather outside the Super U supermarket in the town of Trèbes, where a man took hostages before he was killed by security forces on March 23. A 26-year-old Moroccan national was fatally … Read More