Lorne Cook

Tens of millions across the European Union voted Sunday in EU parliamentary elections in a massive exercise of democracy that is expected to shift the bloc to the right and redirect its future.

Politics |
Far-right gains in European Union deal stunning defeats to France’s Macron and Germany’s Scholz

June 9, 2024 at 4:34 p.m.

Tens of millions across the European Union voted Sunday in EU parliamentary elections in a massive exercise of democracy that is expected to shift the bloc to the right and...

Sweden’s national flag was raised at NATO headquarters on Monday, cementing the Nordic country’s place as the 32nd member two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine persuaded its reluctant public to seek safety under the alliance’s security umbrella.

World News |
Sweden’s flag raised at NATO headquarters, cementing its place as the 32nd alliance member

March 11, 2024 at 9:58 a.m.

Sweden’s national flag was raised at NATO headquarters on Monday, cementing the Nordic country’s place as the 32nd member two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine persuaded its reluctant public...

NATO's leader is warning that Donald Trump is putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk. The alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg issued a statement Sunday after the Republican presidential front-runner said Russia should be able to do “whatever the hell they want” to alliance members who don’t meet their defense spending targets. Stoltenberg said that the 31 allies are committed to defending each other. Trump’s remarks caused deep concern in Poland, which has been under Russian control more often than not since the end of the 18th century. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called for European NATO members to increase their defense spending.

World News |
NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risk by saying Russia can ‘do whatever the hell they want’

February 11, 2024 at 4:42 p.m.

NATO's leader is warning that Donald Trump is putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk. The alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg issued a statement Sunday after the...

National News |
Theresa May asks a wary EU to delay Brexit until June 30

August 22, 2019 at 3:46 p.m.

Exactly 1,000 days after Britain voted to leave the European Union, and nine days before it is scheduled to walk out the door, Prime Minister Theresa May hit the pause...

National News |
EU president ponders ‘that special place in hell’ for some Brexit backers

August 22, 2019 at 3:27 p.m.

European Council President Donald Tusk took a swipe Wednesday at some Brexit-backers in Britain, wondering aloud what "special place in hell" might be reserved for those who had no idea...

National News |
100 days to Brexit: EU starts prepping to ease shock of ‘no deal’ U.K. exit

August 22, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

The European Union marked 100 days until Brexit on Wednesday by triggering an action plan to ensure planes can still fly and money can still flow between Britain and the...

National News |
Knife-wielding man shot dead in Brussels ‘terror attack’

August 22, 2019 at 5:38 a.m.

Belgian soldiers shot a man dead in downtown Brussels on Friday evening after he attacked the troops with a knife in what prosecutors described as a "terror attack." Spokeswoman Esther...

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