Berlin, Paris falter in push for EU integration
Illustration: Liu Rui/GT French President Emmanuel Macron won the election last May mainly because he vowed to “defend France, defend Europe, and strengthen links between Europe and its people.” Since he took power, he has expounded on how to reshape Europe and … Read More
Germany centre-left, conservative coalition talks drag into third day
BERLIN: Coalition talks between Germany’s centre-left and conservative parties were still going on Wednesday morning, as Chancellor Angela Merkel negotiated through the night to break four months of paralysis in Berlin. Merkel and Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz … Read More
Trump Threatens Shutdown as Negotiators Close In on Budget Deal
WASHINGTON — President Trump called on Tuesday for shutting down the federal government if Congress does not crack down on illegal immigration, even as congressional negotiators closed in on a major budget deal that would set spending levels for two … Read More
World War 3 fears as Russia to add FOUR nuclear submarines to Putin’s terrifying fleet
RUSSIA appears to be preparing for World War Three as it plans to add FOUR upgraded nuclear-powered submarines to its Pacific Fleet, deputy defence minister Yuri Borosov said today. GETTY Vladimir Putin’s military is set to add four nuclear subs … Read More
Israel widely condemns Poland’s new ‘Holocaust law’
JERUSALEM — The diplomatic backlash had been immediate. Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday signed into a law a controversial Holocaust bill that criminalizes ascribing blame for crimes committed by Nazi Germany to the Polish nation, including use of the term “Polish death camp.” Penalties range … Read More
Turkey is using Syrian refugees as bargaining chips as it moves against the Kurds
Kurdish protestors against the Turkish operation in Afrin outside the EU building in Lebanon on January 28. Wael Hamzeh/EPA When Turkish ground troops rolled into Afrin, a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria, in January, the regime was making a considered political calculation. … Read More
Powerful Taiwan earthquake kills 2, topples buildings
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake rocked Taiwan on Tuesday, killing at least two people, injuring more than 100, toppling buildings and damaging roads, authorities said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 13 miles north-northeast of Hualien, a city of … Read More
US and North Korea trade warnings on nuclear strikes
US Ambassador Robert Wood (R) waits next to US Army Captain Murzban Morris of the Department of Defense Joint Staff before their address on North Korea to the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland on … Read More
France: Migrant Crisis Spirals Out of Control
French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb described the level of violence in Calais as “unprecedented.” He attributed the fighting to an escalating turf war between Afghan and Kurdish gangs seeking to gain control over human trafficking between Calais and Britain, which … Read More
Brexit: EU to have power to punish UK at will during transition
Exclusive: Brussels could impose sanctions if it believes law infringed, leaked document says. Brussels will have the power to punish the UK at will during the Brexit transition period by closing off parts of the single market to British companies, according to … Read More
Russia intensifies bombing of Syria’s Idlib after rebels down jet, killing pilot
AMMAN, Jordan — Russian jets intensified their raids on rebel-held towns and cities in Syria’s northern Idlib province on Sunday night, a day after rebels shot down a Russian warplane and killed its pilot. Civil defense sources said air raids struck … Read More
US and North Korea’s political games threaten to overshadow the Olympics
(CNN)South Korea may be touting the Winter Games, which begin on Friday, as the “Peace Olympics,” but that hasn’t stopped the US and North Korea seeking to score political points against each other. In a move sure to annoy Pyongyang, … Read More