By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer LA MALBAIE, Canada (AP) — Top diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies gathered in Canada on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump's trade and foreign policies have thrown the bloc's once solid unity into disarray. The meeting began ...
By GHAITH ALSAYED and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase. The nation's interim rulers have struggled to exert ...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Finland on Thursday announced a new arms package for Ukraine amounting to around 200 million euros ($217 million) and pledged more defense cooperation with Kyiv. The aid package for Ukraine involves artillery ammunition, "which is in great need right now," said ...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Veteran conservative lawmaker Constantine Tassoulas was sworn in as Greece's new president Thursday, as the government grapples with lingering public anger over a deadly rail disaster two years ago. The 65-year-old lawyer and former parliamentary speaker will serve a ...
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — United Nations-backed human rights experts on Thursday accused Israel of "the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence" in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The allegations came in one of the most extensive ...
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump threw a curve ball at China by linking the fentanyl issue to his tariffs on imports. The Chinese government is swinging back. First it issued a report detailing its efforts to control the illegal trade in fentanyl, specifically the ingredients for ...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's President Andrzej Duda again called on the United States to deploy nuclear weapons to Poland as a deterrent to Russia, the latest indication that the frontline NATO nation is increasingly considering nuclear protection as fears of Russia grow. Duda made his ...
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers decided unanimously Wednesday to eliminate so-called "sitting and standing" balloting — one of the four methods they use to vote in the National Assembly — agreeing that it discriminated against a parliamentarian who uses ...
By SARA ESPAÑA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine retirees and fans of several soccer teams clashed with police Wednesday during a protest in front of Congress in the capital, Buenos Aires, against the economic policies implemented by the government of President ...
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and PHILIPP JENNE Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The new Austrian government said Wednesday that family reunion procedures for migrants will be immediately halted because the country is no longer able to absorb newcomers adequately. The measure is temporary and ...