Category: 3. Europe

AU SABLE FORKS, N.Y. (WCAX) – The blooming tulips and lilies may smell good right now, but the prices for those and other flowers may soon stink. Flower wholesalers in the Adirondack region are among those in the industry who say Trump…

The first vote of the conclave – the secretive process to choose a new pope – has failed to reach a decision.

After a lengthy wait, black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney at around 9pm local time – meaning the 133 cardinals inside have not been able to choose a new pontiff.

Crowds…

Al-Sharaa, a former Al Qaeda member, has received a cautious welcome from the international community after his forces toppled brutal Syrian dictator Bashar Assad late last year.

He has vowed to protect minority groups in Syria and to pursue more inclusive policies. But sectarian violence…

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The Pentagon wants the UK military to focus more on Europe and less on Asia, in a major policy shift from the…

Tesla’s China-made vehicle sales dropped sharply in April, bucking the trend of strong growth among major Chinese EV competitors, according to CNEVPOST.

According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), Tesla sold 58,459 vehicles last…

Syria interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on Wednesday evening, in his first official visit to Europe since taking office following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024.

For al-Sharaa, the visit…

Names of frontrunners —  to be taken with communion-wafer-sized grains of salt — have surfaced.

One is Maltese Cardinal Mario Grech, who presided over the so-called synods, consultative bodies intended to give more power in daily church decision-making to laypeople, women and small…

After the US imposed sweeping tariffs on imports, causing volatility across asset classes, US asset manager PineBridge Investments shared its latest insights on navigating investments during periods of peak uncertainty, offering a cross-asset…