Tag: European Union
UK-EU Brexit spat over N Ireland clouds G7 leaders summit
FALMOUTH, England — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday on the...
Aid groups appeal to G-7 for cash to get shots into arms
FALMOUTH, England — Rich nations must do more than just donate surplus vaccines if they hope to end the COVID-19 pandemic, according to public...
Hungary plans to ban ‘promoting’ homosexuality to under-18s
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s governing conservative party has prepared new legislation that bans showing pornographic material of any kind, or any content encouraging gender...
Russia spars with EU and US at meeting on EU-UN cooperation
UNITED NATIONS — Russia sparred with the European Union and the United States at a U.N. meeting Thursday that highlighted the strained relations between...
G-7 nations gather to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world
CARBIS BAY, England — World leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to commit at their summit to share at least...
Lucky number: Biden is 13th US president set to meet queen
LONDON — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who’s met, well, almost everyone.
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Greece willing to back ‘positive’ EU agenda for Turkey
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister said Friday that his government is willing to back the European Union’s “positive” agenda for relations with Turkey,...
Europe tells tourists: Welcome back! Now work out the rules
PARIS — Europe is opening up to Americans and other visitors after more than a year of COVID-induced restrictions, in hope of luring back...
EU vows a firm response as Brexit tensions rise anew
BRUSSELS — Top European Union officials vowed Thursday to use all measures available to ensure that the United Kingdom respects the terms of its...
18th-century villa in Geneva park to host Biden-Putin summit
GENEVA — Switzerland’s foreign ministry says an 18th-century manor house in the middle of a public park with lakeside views will host the summit...