Biden in UK on Trip to Meet with Allies, Putin
U.S. President Joe Biden meets Thursday with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on a European trip that includes high-level talks with other Western heads of state and a meeting with…
Biden Administration Weighs New Sanctions Against Belarus
The top U.S. envoy to Belarus told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday that the country’s dependence on Russia had significantly increased. The warning came as a U.S. Senate panel considered policy options in…
Biden Kicks Off UK Tour
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Newquay, Cornwall, Wednesday evening in anticipation of the G-7 summit, which starts Friday.Biden kicked off his United Kingdom visit…
French Government Spokesman: Slap Won’t Stop Macron Travel
A spokesperson for French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that an incident in which a man slapped the president would not deter his national tour.Macron was slapped Tuesday while shaking…
Угорський прем’єр назвав «абсурдними» плани запровадження глобального корпоративного податку
Ставка податку на прибуток, яка в Угорщині становить 9%, є найнижчою в Європейському союзі, що складається з 27 держав …
Europe Prepares Warm Welcome for Biden at G-7, but Skepticism Remains
Leaders of the G-7 group of industrialized nations meet this weekend in Britain, with an agenda topped by the global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, taxation, and the…
Albania Parliament Votes to Impeach President
Albania’s Parliament voted Wednesday to impeach President Ilir Meta, after the ruling Socialist Party accused him of meddling in the April 25 national election and violating the country’s constitution. …
EU Parliament Approves Digital COVID-19 Travel Certificate
The European Parliament gave final approval Wednesday to the COVID-19 digital certificate — a smart phone app that European Union citizens can use to travel freely among European countries without…
НБУ не дав долару послабитися до 27 гривень
Національний банк України 9 червня був головним гравцем на українському міжбанківському валютному ринку …
Russian Court Considers Ban on Groups Founded by Opposition Leader Navalny
A Russian court has begun considering a request from prosecutors to ban organizations founded by jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny. Along with a new law, a ruling to outlaw the organizations…
Britain Grappling with Decision to Ease COVID Restrictions
When to unlock? Britain’s Boris Johnson is coming under mounting pressure from Conservative lawmakers and their allies in the media to keep to a previously outlined timetable that would see…
US Forming Expert Groups on Safely Lifting Global Travel Restrictions
The Biden administration is forming expert working groups with Canada, Mexico, the European Union and the United Kingdom to determine how best to safely restart travel after 15 months of…
Biden Heads to the UK and Europe on His First Trip Abroad
President Joe Biden is heading to the United Kingdom and Europe on his first trip abroad, sending a signal that his administration values close trans-Atlantic relationships as it deals with…
Europe’s Spring Coldest Since 2013, UN Climate Agency Says
The World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations climate agency, reported Tuesday that Europe saw its coldest March through May since 2013, with temperatures 0.45 C below the 1991-2020 average.During a…
President Macron Slapped During Tour of Southern French Town
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped Tuesday while shaking hands across a barrier in a small southeastern French town. Video from the scene showed Macron striding toward a small…
Світовий банк назвав причину «непевних» економічних перспектив України та інших держав регіону
Кредитне відділення Міжнародного валютного фонду (МВФ), базоване у Вашингтоні, зазначає, що економічне зростання країн регіону в 2021 році становитиме 3,9% …
Україна провела рекордне в 2021 році розміщення облігацій
Уперше цього року Міністерство фінансів запропонувало новий довгостроковий інструмент із погашенням у травні 2026 року …
France’s Macron Slapped During Walkabout
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on Tuesday by a man in a crowd of onlookers while on a walkabout in southern France, video of the incident…
Internet Outage Hits Major Websites
A number of major websites could not be reached early Tuesday because of an outage at the cloud services company Fastly.The affected sites included news agencies CNN, The Guardian and…
UN Court to Rule on Bosnia War Crimes Appeal
U.N. judges are set to rule Tuesday on former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic’s appeal of his 2017 conviction for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Mladic, 78, was sentenced to…
German Military Solves Alcohol Problem in Afghanistan
The German Defense Ministry said Monday it had been forced to deal with an unexpected problem regarding their troops in Afghanistan — a surplus of beer. At a news briefing in…
Biden Invites Ukrainian Leader to White House
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, pleading to meet U.S. President Joe Biden prior to Biden’s talks in Geneva next week, was rebuffed by the White House on that request but was…
Greece Deploys Drones to Stop Partygoers From Breaching COVID Rules
Authorities on Greece’s most popular tourist island, Mykonos, will deploy more than a dozen drones to spot those who defy safety protocols aimed at preventing the spread and resurgence of…
НБУ посилив гривню ще на 10 копійок щодо долара
Регулятор відбив тенденції, які спостерігалися на міжбанківському ринку впродовж майже всієї сесії 7 червня …
To the Beach! Spain Opens Borders to Tourists, Cruise Ships
Spain jumpstarted its summer tourism season on Monday by welcoming vaccinated visitors from most countries as well as European visitors who can prove they are not infected with coronavirus. It…
Міжнародні резерви України скоротилися. НБУ пояснив причину
У третьому кварталі тиск на міжнародні резерви України посилиться через пікові цього року виплати за зовнішніми зобов’язаннями, сума яких наближається до 6 мільярдів доларів США …
НБУ не зміг зупинити посилення гривні на міжбанку
На українському міжбанківському валютному ринку триває тенденція посилення гривні, хоча Національний банк і наприкінці минулого, і на початку цього тижня виходить із викупом надлишку пропозиції долара …
Turkey Vows to Defeat ‘Sea Snot’ Outbreak in Marmara Sea
Turkey’s environment minister pledged on Sunday to defeat a plague of “sea snot” threatening the Sea of Marmara, using a disaster management plan he said would secure its future.A thick,…
Serena Williams Knocked Out of French Open; Federer Withdraws
Serena Williams turns 40 in September. Roger Federer hits that milestone the month before. No one knows how many more French Open appearances each will make, and this year’s tournament…
Veterans Mark 77 Years Since Allied Liberation of Europe
Sunday marked the 77th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces landed on the beaches of France’s Normandy region. Historians say the months-long battles that followed liberated Europe from Nazi Germany…