Europe
US-backed forces warn last Islamic State fighters in Syria to give up or die
Civilians to be evacuated before final military assault on IS holdouts
Ahead of election, tech could unite Europe’s populist groups
The web platform was named for a revered French populist philosopher and created by an Italian internet entrepreneur to transform common grievances into proposals and activists into political candidates. When Italy's deputy prime minister offered the populist 5-Star Movement's Rousseau platform to France's "yellow vest" protesters, he took a step too ...
Pressure grows on Europe to back Venezuelan opposition leader
Pressure is growing on European Union to formally back Venezuela's opposition, after three EU lawmakers were refused entry into the country
Iran: Europe not doing enough to keep nuclear deal alive
Tehran’s foreign minister accuses U.S., Israel of seeking war
Update: Iran urges Europe to do more to keep nuke deal
The Latest on the Munich Security Conference (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Iran's foreign minister says European nations need to do more than talk if they want to preserve a deal meant to keep Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon after the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the treaty. Mohammad Javad ...
Iran blasts US efforts to turn Europe against nuclear deal
Iran's foreign minister is blasting the United States' "unhealthy fixation" with his country and condemning the Trump administration's efforts to press European countries to pull out of the nuclear agreement with Tehran. Mohammad Javad Zarif addressed the Munich Security Conference on Sunday, a day after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence prodded ...
Pence rebukes Europe over Iran, Venezuela, Russia links
Attack on allies stokes tensions at key Munich summit
Transatlantic rift laid bare as US rebukes EU allies over Iran deal
Vice President Pence says EU trying to break US sanctions
Trump warns Europeans not to try to evade Iran sanctions
The Trump administration is closely eyeing efforts in Europe to set up an alternative money payment channel to ease doing business with Iran and avoid running afoul of sanctions the U.S. has levied on the Islamic republic. The White House is putting the Europeans on notice, saying that if they try ...
Italy accuses France of ‘impoverishing Africa’ as migration tensions erupt
Dispute a foretaste of EU Parliamentary elections campaign, say analysts
WHO: Migrants do not bring diseases into Europe
Contrary to common perception, there is a very low risk of refugees and migrants transmitting communicable diseases to their host populations, global health body says
Interest rates could stay lower for longer in Europe
Multiple threats stalking Europe's economy mean the European Central Bank could keep interest rates at rock-bottom levels longer than expected, extending skimpy returns for savers — but supporting indebted companies and governments with low borrowing costs. Speculation about a possible longer path to the first rate increases in Europe since 2011 ...
EU trade chief: US talks will not include agriculture
Cecilia Malmstrom says the European Union and the United States not yet agreed on the scope of trade negotiations, but the bloc will not include agriculture in the talks
Activists warn of gaps as EU lifts ban threat on Thai fishing industry
EU says Thailand made progress on addressing illegal and unregulated fishing
In shift, EU sanctions Iran over planned Europe attacks
The European Union on Tuesday froze the assets of an Iranian intelligence unit and two of its staff
New cases of HIV rise in eastern Europe, decline in the West
Some 37 million people worldwide are infected with HIV
Czech president says to push for Jerusalem embassy move
Milos Zeman, who spoke before Israel's parliament Monday, is a strong backer of Israel and has long favored moving the Czech embassy out of Tel Aviv
Where did North Korea’s cyber army come from?
Pyongyang's hackers continue to circumvent protections to compromise computer systems around the globe
Brexit, Italy, trade: Risks piling up for Europe’s economy
Europe's five-year economic expansion is facing a mid-life crisis as it copes with a potential debt explosion in Italy, a U.S.-China trade war and the risk of a disorderly British exit from the European Union. How those risks play out will decide whether the economic upswing that began in early 2013 ...
Trump to Attend WWI Centenary in Paris, as France Warns of Threats to Europe
President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must defend itself from U.S., Russia, China

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