-
Big differences stalemate EU-UK Brexit talks
Jul 03, 2020 03:30A round of intensified Brexit talks ended on Thursday between the UK and the European Union with both sides warning of big remaining differences but committing to more negotiations next week in London.
-
Worst virus fears realized in poor or war-torn countries
Jul 01, 2020 08:49Coronavirus lockdowns are likely the most effective safeguard, but they have exacted a heavy toll even on middle-class families in Europe and North America, and are economically devastating in developing countries. India’s lockdown, the world’s largest, caused countless migrant workers in major cities to lose their jobs overnight.
-
President Rouhani: ‘World once again witnessed US political defeat against Iran at UNSC’
Jul 01, 2020 08:40President Hassan Rouhani highlights the US’s failure in its unlawful attempt at the UN Security Council to extend a UN arms ban on Iran, saying the meeting once again put on display another American political defeat for the world to see.
-
‘Day of Rage’ protests against Israeli annexation to hit US, Europe
Jun 29, 2020 02:42Protests condemning the Israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank are set to take place in the United States and Europe on the same day Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to begin the process.
-
Polish incumbent wins first round of presidential vote - exit poll
Jun 29, 2020 02:35Incumbent Andrzej Duda won the most votes in the first round of the Polish presidential election on Sunday (June 28), an exit poll showed, setting the stage for a tight run-off vote that may shape Poland's relations with the European Union for years to come.
-
Syria demands UN report on legality of US, EU economic sanctions under international law
Jun 29, 2020 01:35Syria has called on the United Nations to prepare a report on the legality of economic sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union against the country under the international law and relevant Security Council resolutions.
-
EU covering up Greek rights violations against refugees: Turkey
Jun 25, 2020 11:10Turkey has strongly denounced remarks by top Greek and EU officials critical of Ankara’s handling of the refugee issue along its borders, calling them an attempt to whitewash Athens’ human rights violations.
-
European stocks tumble on concerns over recovery
Jun 25, 2020 07:14European shares dropped on Thursday again amid bleak prospects for a recovery in the global economy, but shares in Lufthansa rose after a major shareholder endorsed a massive state bailout.
-
Emerging markets are awash in confidence
Jun 25, 2020 05:48Emerging markets head into the final full week of the first half buoyed by confidence the global liquidity rush will keep risk assets supported even as the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up. Developing-nation stocks are approaching their highest level since March, while dollar-denominated bonds have just clocked up an eighth week of gains.
-
What Donald Trump really thinks of European leaders
Jun 25, 2020 05:41Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton in his explosive book writes of the 2018 G7 summit in Canada, saying “Trump didn’t really like either Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or French President Emmanuel Macron, but he tolerated them, mockingly crossing swords with them in meetings, kidding on the straight.”