Top Polish court to rule if EU or national law has primacy
<p>WARSAW, Poland — A constitutional court judge in Poland who has called the European Union flag a “rag" is due to issue a ruling...
France unveils new counterterrorism and intelligence bill
<p>PARIS — The French government on Wednesday unveiled a new counterterrorism and intelligence bill aiming at better preventing attacks, notably via a greater surveillance...
UK government facing mounting criticism over aid budget cuts
LONDON — The British government faced mounting criticism Wednesday over its planned cuts to overseas aid spending as leaked details point to big reductions...
UN Syria envoy says there’s interest in stepped up diplomacy
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Syria said Wednesday that key global players are interested in stepped-up international diplomacy to “unlock progress”...
BioNTech chief: Europe will reach herd immunity by August
<p>BERLIN — Europe can achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus within the next four months, the head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed...
Police in North Macedonia bust ring selling drugs, weapons
<p>SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Police in North Macedonia have broken up a major criminal ring of drug, weapons and ammunition traffickers and arrested nine...
EXPLAINER: China prepares space station core module launch
BEIJING — China plans to launch the core module for its first permanent space station this week in the latest big step forward for...
Russian FM: US-Russia ties worse than during Cold War
MOSCOW — Russia's top diplomat said Wednesday that relations with the United States are now even worse than during the Cold War times because...
Turkish Cypriots to UN: two-state basis best for Cyprus deal
GENEVA —
Cyprus’ rival leaders remained polar opposites on what...
Prince Charles charity joins UK aid efforts to India
<p>LONDON — Prince Charles said Wednesday that he is “deeply saddened” by the surge in coronavirus deaths in India.</p>
...