European Union

EU backs ICC after US revokes prosecutor's visa over probe into Afghan war crimes

Apr 12, 2019 12:40

The European Union has expressed its “full support” for the International Criminal Court (ICC), voicing “serious concern” after the United States revoked the entry visa for the intergovernmental organization’s chief prosecutor over a possible probe into US soldiers’ actions in Afghanistan.
UK PM May admits 'huge frustration' over Brexit delay

Apr 12, 2019 01:59

British Prime Minister Theresa May has defended her decision to delay Brexit, though admitting it has created a “huge frustration” among many people in the UK, as some members of her own party repeating their call for her to resign.
Sudan army takes over amid growing calls for civilian rule

Apr 12, 2019 01:26

Sudan's Defense Minister Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf has been sworn in as the chief of the new military council that has replaced Omar al-Bashir, the country’s ousted president, amid growing calls for a civilian government.
EU leaders agree Brexit delay until October

Apr 11, 2019 01:28

European Union leaders have agreed to grant British Prime Minister Theresa May a new Brexit deadline of October 31, officials say, after French President Emmanuel Macron opposed efforts to give her another year.
EU likely to give Britain long delay to Brexit: Report

Apr 10, 2019 01:02

Reports from a meeting of European Union foreign ministers show member states are mostly opposed to a demand by Britain for another short delay to a withdrawal deadline imposed by the bloc, as top diplomats insist any extension to UK membership should be a long one accompanying some strict conditions.
France, EU partners pressing US to moderate Iran bans, Macron tells Rouhani

Apr 10, 2019 00:29

French President Emmanuel Macron says Paris and its European partners are pressing the Trump administration to moderate the sanctions it imposed against Tehran after withdrawing the US from the Iran nuclear deal.
China, EU stress commitment to ‘continued, full’ implementation of Iran’s nuclear deal

Apr 09, 2019 23:58

China and the European Union have once again reaffirmed their commitment to the “continued, full and effective” implementation of a 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement as a leading factor in the global non-proliferation architecture.
Confidence in UK governing system at 15-yr low: Research

Apr 08, 2019 07:48

British voters want a strong leader, who is willing to break the rules and force through wide-scale reform after three years of Brexit crisis pushed confidence in the political system to a 15-year low, a research shows.
Unpopular NATO turns 70, has the organization reached its retirement age?

Apr 08, 2019 06:53

Like a snake shedding its skin, NATO is attempting to rebrand itself in an effort to remain of service to the US Empire, greatly expanding its remit as it did after the fall of the Soviet Union, says Scottish academic and writer Alan MacLeod, the author of book “Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting”, in his article for MintPress, titled: “Unpopular NATO turns 70, has the organization reached its retirement age?”
Pope blames US, Europe for deaths of people in war zones

Apr 07, 2019 01:28

Pope Francis says arms sales by the United States and Europe are to blame for the deaths of people, including children, in such places as Yemen, Syria, and Afghanistan.