Copernicus: Record-breaking heat streak extended to 11 months in April
(CN) — The planet has gone through the hottest 11 months ever recorded after a record-breaking April, the European Union’s climate agency said Wednesday. In April, the global surface air temperature...
View ArticleWith European elections, far-right Italian PM Meloni could become kingmaker...
(CN) — Less than a month before European elections, far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is emerging as one of Europe’s most powerful leaders. Her clout may continue to grow once votes are...
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Pro-independence parties suffer setback in Catalonia vote
(CN) — Catalonia’s independence drive suffered a major setback in regional elections on Sunday after voters flocked to pro-union parties, giving the center-left Socialists the win and right-wing...
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shot, seriously wounded
(CN) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening wounds after he was shot Wednesday afternoon by a man in a sparse crowd waiting to greet the politician after he held a government...
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EU, US pressure Georgia over ‘foreign influence’ law
(CN) — American and European Union leaders are throwing support behind mass protests in Georgia against a law targeting foreign-funded organizations, a move that heightens tensions in the volatile...
View ArticleSlovak Prime Minister Fico listed in serious condition day after...
(CN) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was in stable but very serious condition on Thursday, a day after a 71-year-old man shot him, apparently out of anger over Fico’s polarizing politics,...
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Russia pounds Kharkiv front, Putin and Xi deepen ties in fight against...
(CN) — With his troops opening new fronts and advancing on the front lines in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin deepened ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday as the two leaders...
View ArticleWar in Middle East rages on despite ICC arrest warrants
(CN) — The prospect for an end to the bloodshed in the Middle East conflict appeared dim on Tuesday with little sign that likely arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders by the International...
View ArticleNaples on edge as huge underground volcano rumbles
(CN) — Naples, Italy’s ancient southern metropolis dominated by the volcano Mount Vesuvius, is in the grip of fear amid a swarm of small earthquakes triggered by another volcano, this one largely...
View ArticleEurope’s mainstream conservatives attacked for opening door to far-right...
(CN) — The cordon sanitaire against the far right in Europe is fraying. With only two weeks before crucial European elections, Europe’s mainstream conservatives, grouped under the European People’s...
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NATO chief wants to let Ukraine use Western-supplied missiles to strike...
(CN) — With Russia advancing on the battlefields of Ukraine, NATO’s chief is urging the Western military alliance to allow Kyiv to use Western-supplied missiles for strikes inside Russia. The United...
View ArticleEU watchdog: Europe trails US, China in AI race
(CN) — The European Union is falling behind the United States and China in the race to develop artificial intelligence, the bloc’s auditors said Wednesday in a report. The European Court of Auditors...
View ArticleEU high court says online giants based in Ireland, Luxembourg can’t be...
(CN) — The European Union’s high court on Thursday shot down an Italian law requiring European subsidiaries of online platforms like Airbnb and Amazon to submit business and financial details to...
View ArticleIn new escalation, US and Germany approve strikes inside Russia with Western...
(CN) — After long hesitation over fears of the Kremlin’s response, both Washington and Berlin on Friday approved allowing Ukraine to use Western-supplied weapons to strike inside Russia. This change...
View ArticleIt’s time to vote for a new EU Parliament and the far right looms large
(CN) — Citizens across the European Union on Thursday will begin four days of voting in European Parliament elections expected to result in a shift to the right amid economic hardship, a backlash...
View ArticleCopernicus: Record global heat spell stretched to 12 months in May
(CN) — The planet’s record-breaking heat streak extended to 12 months after May came in as the warmest ever recorded, the European Union’s climate change monitor said Thursday. Globally, last month...
View ArticleEurope holds breath over possible youth-led far-right wave in European elections
(CN) — Will the youth-led “green wave” from five years ago turn into a youth-led “far-right wave” this time around in European Parliament elections? With Europeans casting votes until Sunday in the...
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Europe lurches to the right after EU elections, but center holds
BRUSSELS (CN) — Voters in the European Union’s biggest countries gave conservatives and the far right decisive wins in bloc-wide European Parliament elections that ended Sunday, signaling a historic...
View ArticleEuropean elections open cracks in support for Ukraine
(CN) — At a summit in Berlin on Tuesday, European Union leaders welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and deepened their pledges to arm and rebuild his war-torn country and bring Kyiv into...
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G7 summit: It’s Meloni’s moment to shine on world stage, but neo-fascist...
FASANO, Italy (CN) — Under a brilliant southern Italian sun, the shrewd far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stood at the center of the world leaders lined up shoulder-to-shoulder Thursday...
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