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European Council President Donald Tusk has appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump to value Europe’s cooperation with the United States on defense, saying, “America does not have, and will not have, a better ally than Europe.” Tusk made the statement in Brussels on July 10 after signing a joint EU-NATO declaration. His comments followed Trump’s …
European Council President Donald Tusk has admonished U.S. President Donald Trump amid tension on the eve of a NATO summit, saying that the U.S. president has been “criticizing Europe almost daily” over defense spending and urging the United States to ‘appreciate” its allies. …
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, is taking his first step Tuesday toward securing his place on the high court, when he begins meeting with senators to shore up support for his nomination ahead of a major confirmation battle. In what is likely to be one of the most consequential decisions of …
An Iranian woman who peacefully protested the obligatory hijab rule by removing her head scarf in public in Tehran in December says she has been sentenced to two years in prison in addition to an 18-year suspended prison term. …
Croatia’s soccer federation said it was firing an assistant coach for his role in a controversial video by a Croatian player following the team’s World Cup victory over Russia. …
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An internal review has revealed that Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan falsified data on emissions and fuel economy reports for vehicles produced and sold in Japan, according to a statement the company released Monday. The automaker said the data was altered to meet the company’s stricter internal standards. All cars except for one model — the …
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang stressed their commitment to a multilateral trade system Monday in the wake of Washington’s decision to impose widespread tariffs, saying it was to everyone’s benefit. Speaking in Berlin after the two countries signed deals worth 20 billion euros ($23.6 billion), Li told reporters the projects …
Iranians have posted a series of videos showing themselves dancing in solidarity with a social media star who was reportedly arrested for breaking social norms in Iran. …
U.S. President Donald Trump repeated criticism of NATO allies and their defense spending, days before he attends a crucial summit of heads of state from the North Atlantic alliance. …
An Israeli military court has indicted a Turkish national for allegedly smuggling funds to a terrorist group, reported to be Hamas. Agents arrested Ebru Ozkan at the airport in Tel Aviv June 11 as she was getting ready to fly back to Turkey. Her lawyer told Reuters that Ozkan was denied access to an attorney …
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British police say a woman who fell critically ill after being exposed to the same nerve agent used in the poisoning of Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter has died. …
British police have opened a murder investigation after a woman poisoned by the same nerve agent that sickened an ex-Russian spy in March died. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in a hospital in Salisbury, in southern England, police said on Sunday. She fell sick on June 30 along with another victim, Charles Rowley, who is hospitalized …
European Union and Ukraine will hold their annual summit on July 9, with the two sides expected to discuss topics that include Kyiv’s reform agenda and Russia’s seizure of Crimea in 2014 and backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine. …
While the Trump administration is putting tariffs on Chinese imports, another battle has been brewing about whether the United States should block Chinese investments in some U.S. companies that work in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and other key technology. Some of these technologies have U.S. national security implications, argues the Department of Defense in …
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British police say a woman who fell critically ill after being exposed to the same nerve agent used in the poisoning of Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter has died. …
Turkey issued a decree Sunday dismissing more than 18,000 civil servants, half of whom were from the police force, ahead of this month’s expected lifting of a 2-year-old state of emergency imposed after an attempted coup in July 2016. The decree follows President Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in last month’s presidential election and comes before he …
Turkey has issued a decree dismissing more than 18,000 civil servants, half of which were from the police force, over suspected links to groups that “act against national security.” …
Kurdish culture thrives in the Shahba refugee camp on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Afrin. Among the city’s displaced residents now living in the camp are members of a local theater group. Nevroz Resho visited the group in the camp as they rehearsed their play, “The Sin of the Horse.” Bezhan Hamdard narrates. …
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The Green Carpet Fashion Awards, now in its second year, challenges emerging designers worldwide to reinvent sustainability, with flair. Competitors must pair ethics with aesthetics by cutting waste, replacing chemicals with natural dyes and using recycled materials. Faiza Elmasry has this story narrated by Faith Lapidus. …
Levko Lukyanenko, a Ukrainian dissident who spent 26 years in Soviet prisons, has died in Kyiv at age 89, the country’s president says. …
A hospital in the British town of Salisbury says a police officer who sought medical advice over concerns that he had been exposed to the nerve agent Novichok appears to be free of the substance. …
The Head of the UN Migration Agency, William Lacy Swing, is appealing to Libyan authorities to stop detaining migrants intercepted or rescued at sea by the Coast Guard after trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. The International Organization for Migration praises Libya’s dramatically stepped up anti-smuggler operations. With European Union support, it notes the …
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Pope Francis denounced the “complicit silence” that has allowed violence to consume the Middle East and drive tens of thousands of Christians from their homes. He was speaking Saturday morning in the southern Italian port city of Bari, during a gathering of Orthodox patriarchs and Roman Catholic leaders united in praying for peace in the …
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