Europe

Italian police, anti-G7 protesters clash in Turin

Sep 30, 2017 03:26

Clashes have broken out between Italian riot police and hundreds of people, mostly students, who protested against the policies of the leading industrial powers, known as the Group of 7 (G7), in the northwestern city of Turin.
Iran calls on Europe to defy US sanctions if Trump abandons nuclear deal

Sep 30, 2017 03:19

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged Europe to defy US sanctions if US President Donald Trump’s administration abandons Tehran’s nuclear agreement with the world powers.
Merkel, Macron outline plans for post-Brexit EU

Sep 30, 2017 01:59

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have outlined a new order for the European Union with Britain out of the equation.
Libya’s Haftar requests helicopters from Europe to curb migration

Sep 29, 2017 12:51

Powerful Libyan military commander General Khalifa Haftar has requested helicopters and drones from Europe to curb rampant migration on Libya’s southern border.
Not enough progress on Brexit to open trade talks: EU

Sep 28, 2017 17:16

The European Union and Britain have not made enough progress to move to the next phase of Brexit discussions about a transition period or a future trade deal, according to EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.
EU plans to accept 50,000 refugees from Africa, Mideast

Sep 27, 2017 14:22

The EU unveiled plans Wednesday to take at least 50,000 refugees directly from Africa, the Middle East and Turkey to discourage refugee boats from making the risky Mediterranean crossing.
Certain Western states still back terror groups in Syria: Assad

Sep 17, 2017 13:43

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says “certain Western countries” still support, directly or indirectly, terrorist organizations and groups in Syria despite the fact that this wrong policy has already backfired on their governments and people.
Lithuania proposes creation of ‘military Schengen’

Sep 09, 2017 03:52

Lithuania has proposed the creation of a “military Schengen” zone within the European Union (EU), where defense cooperation among member states would be increased.
Newly leaked document reveals UK plans to block low-skilled EU workers

Sep 07, 2017 00:29

Britain will end the free movement of labor immediately after Brexit and introduce restrictions to block the entry of low-skilled workers from the European Union and strip EU citizens of rights to bring family members to Britain, a leaked government paper suggests.
UK home to up to 25,000 Takfiri extremists: EU official

Sep 02, 2017 03:07

The European Union’s top terror official has warned that Britain is home to up to 25,000 Takfiri extremists who could pose a terrorist threat to the country as well as other EU countries.