BRUSSELS — Alexandr Vondra, a Czech member of the European Parliament, did not disclose his role as honorary chair of an influential think tank in the Czech Republic, despite negotiating files affecting the companies funding the organization.
Transparency International argues that Vondra’s…
BRUSSELS — Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar late Wednesday announced Budapest had struck a deal with Kyiv that would clear the way for the EU to open accession negotiations with Ukraine.
Magyar said the agreement would expand the “linguistic, educational, cultural and political…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday urged European countries to step up deliveries of critical air defenses, as funding pledges from a key NATO-backed program fall behind schedule.
“Ballistic missiles are Russia’s last argument in this war against Ukraine, and we must find…
House Republicans for the first time failed to block an effort to halt the Iran war, the latest sign that members of the president’s own party are willing to buck him on key aspects of his agenda.
The vote further stymies the White House’s political priorities in recent weeks after the…
TIRANA — The flamingo has become an unlikely mascot of intensifying protests in Albania against a proposed resort backed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, which would encroach on the birds’ breeding ground.
On Tirana’s main boulevard, thousands of protesters gathered Wednesday…
LONDON — The spy agencies of the Five Eyes international intelligence partnership warned on Wednesday that Chinese spies are attempting to recruit and compromise government and military personnel to gain a tactical advantage over the U.S. and its allies.
In a rare joint bulletin, the…
Chancellor Friedrich Merz suffered a humiliating defeat Wednesday after the United Nations General Assembly snubbed Germany and instead awarded Portugal and Austria two non-permanent seats on the Security Council.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul attributed the “bitter defeat” in part…
According to recent media reports, a real drama played out in Monaco.
Recently divorced Kristina Rusavina, a glamorous Anglo-Russian “socialite”, accompanied by her 14-year-old daughter, sent a €300,000 Ferrari 296 GTB hurtling through the Louis II tunnel at a staggering…
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday acknowledged that the agency is still playing catch-up when it comes to countering drones, even as the threat tops the agency’s list of concerns ahead of major events like the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
“We have spent a tremendous…