Europe
MBS mingles with G20 leaders as Trump fuels summit tensions
Fissures on trade, climate change and Ukraine divided world leaders Friday as US President Donald Trump came under sustained fire and Saudi ...China, US showdown looms on trade at fractious G20
The United States and China, the world\'s two largest economies, will see Saturday if they can find a breakthrough to exit a ...New border crossings open in divided Cyprus, first in 8 years
Cypriot officials opened two new border crossings Monday for the first time in eight years, the latest push for peace by the ...Separatist areas elect leaders as Ukraine and Moscow trade barbs
Two separatist-controlled regions of eastern Ukraine announced the winners of leadership elections on Monday that were dismissed by Kiev and its international ...Former Croatian PM convicted of war profiteering
Croatia\'s former premier Ivo Sanader was convicted on Monday of war profiteering, in a re-trial that found him guilty of taking a ...Dozens evacuated as forest fire erupts in southern Croatia
A forest fire erupted Tuesday in Croatia\'s southern Peljesac peninsula, prompting the evacuation of dozens of villagers and tourists and destroying four ...Ex-French PM Valls to run for Barcelona mayor
France\'s combative former prime minister Manuel Valls announced Tuesday that he will run for mayor of Barcelona, in what will be an ...Swedish parliament ousts PM in vote of no-confidence
Sweden\'s centre-right opposition and the far right ousted Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in a vote of no-confidence on Tuesday, as the left ...Defiant British PM hits back at EU over Brexit plan
Prime Minister Theresa May hit back Friday at the European Union after it roundly rejected her Brexit plan, saying its refusal to ...Russia launches biggest ever war games
Russia launched Tuesday what it called its largest ever military drills, with hundreds of thousands of troops taking part along with Chinese ...