European Union

May arrives in China eyeing post-Brexit trade links

by Ben Dooley Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in China on Wednesday as…

British Lords gear up for Brexit bill battle

by Alice RITCHIE Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain's House of Lords begins scrutiny Tuesday of a key piece…

Turkey detains top medical group members over Syria criticism

by Raziye AKKOC Agence France-Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) - Turkey on Tuesday detained all the top members of the country's main medical…

Duterte declines EU invite to October summit; “They have always been imperialists,” he says

(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte has declined an invitation  to the Asia-Europe meeting in Belgium this year sent by…

Trump apologises for retweeting far-right British group

by James PHEBY Agence France-Press LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - US President Donald Trump made a rare apology on Friday over…

PHL rejects Php 380 million aid from EU; another P2.4 billion in EU aid for renewable energy to be turned down next

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) -- The Philippine has formally rejected P380 million or 6.1 million euros worth of aid…

New party gives voice to Russian speakers in Cyprus

LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AFP) - Muscovite pensioner Svetlana Bogomilova emerges from a Russian grocery store into the Mediterranean sunshine near the Limassol beachfront…

Cars, castles and communism: things to know about the Czech Republic

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) - The Czech Republic emerged from four decades behind the Iron Curtain to become a member of…

Greece, Macedonia in new UN bid to solve name dispute

by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - Greece and Macedonia return to the United Nations on Wednesday seeking…

Juncker says would like Britain to rejoin EU after Brexit

STRASBOURG, France (AFP) - European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday he would welcome any British attempt to rejoin the…

Madrid to keep Catalonia reins if Puigdemont seeks remote rule

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -Spain warned Monday that Madrid would maintain its unpopular direct control over Catalonia if ousted regional leader Carles Puigdemont tries…

Iran hit by fifth night of protests

by Eric Randolph Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) - A fifth night of unrest in Iran saw a policeman killed and sporadic…

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