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EU leaders to agree on top jobs, strategic agenda with focus on defence
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders are to agree on Thursday on the strategic course for the EU and on the people to run its...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
In race to regain rare earth glory, Europe falls short on mineral goals
LONDON - Four decades ago, a rare earth processing plant on France's Atlantic coast was one of the largest in the world, churning out...
Jun 27, 20246 min read
China's Communist Party to hold key third plenum on July 15-18, state media say
BEIJING - China's Communist Party will hold a long-delayed third plenum from July 15-18, the Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday....
Jun 27, 20241 min read
Poland, Baltics call for EU defence line on border with Russia, Belarus
BRUSSELS - Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia called on Wednesday for the European Union to build a defence line along the bloc's...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Sunak and Starmer clash in testy final UK TV debate
LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer went head-to-head on Wednesday in their last debate before an...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
In French Alps, Macron's party struggles to hold conservative heartland
ANNECY, France - Paul Guigue, an entrepreneur from the French Alps, twice voted for Emmanuel Macron's party but now plans to cast his...
Jun 27, 20243 min read
EU and Zelenskiy expected to sign Ukraine security pact
BRUSSELS - The European Union is expected to sign a security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday,...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
EU's new Anti-Money Laundering Authority is now official, seeks chair
FRANKFURT - The regulation that sets up the European Union's new agency to combat money laundering went into force on Wednesday, and the...
Jun 27, 20241 min read
Poland's huge air hub plan to go ahead, says PM
WARSAW - Poland will go ahead with plans conceived by the previous government to build a huge air hub in the centre of the country, but...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
EU countries agree sanctions on Belarus to plug 'biggest loophole' in Russian measures
BRUSSELS - European Union countries agreed a sanctions package against Belarus on Wednesday, EU diplomats and Belgium said, to try to...
Jun 27, 20241 min read
Bank of Italy signals potentially illegal transfers from Italian accounts to Russia in 2023
MILAN - The Bank of Italy reported potentially illegal bank transfers last year from Italian accounts to Russia, channelled through...
Jun 27, 20241 min read
Italy's Meloni says EU top jobs deal ignores voters' wishes
ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised on Wednesday plans to share out the top jobs in EU institutions, saying they...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
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