As Balkans sit in EU’s waiting room, China gets to work
AFP | From coal plants to airports and bridges, China is forking out for investments across the Western Balkans, laying groundwork for a new battle...
Britain’s Brexit blues by the numbers
AFP | Britons may be forgiven for suffering Brexit fatigue after watching their parliament spend 500 hours debating how to leave the EU without making...
German IS woman on trial accused of letting Yazidi ‘slave’ girl die of thirst
AFP | A German woman who joined the Islamic State jihadist group goes on trial Tuesday accused of the war crime of letting a five-year-old...
US proposes new tariffs on EU products over Airbus subsidies
AFP | The US on Monday threatened to impose tariff counter-measures of up to $11.2 billion on a host of European products in response to...
UK unveils plans to hold social media bosses liable for harmful content
AFP | The British government said on Monday it will explore making social media executives personally liable for harmful content published on their platforms, in...
‘Both sides’ must compromise in cross-party Brexit talks: May
AFP | British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday conceded that concluding a Brexit deal with the main opposition will need “compromise on both sides”...
May scrambles to avoid chaotic Brexit finale
AFP | Britain’s government redoubled its efforts on Thursday to win over the main opposition party in a last-gasp bid to avoid a chaotic exit...
Catholic priests burn Harry Potter books in Poland
AFP | Catholic priests in Poland burned books they say are sacrilegious this weekend, including tomes from British author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of...
Albania’s hidden MiGs for sale
AFP | On a barren hillside in northern Albania lies a portal to the country's communist past: a massive steel door creaks open to reveal...
How close is the UK to crashing out of the EU?
AFP | British MPs will attempt to chart a new Brexit path on Monday after rejecting Prime Minister Theresa May's deal for a third time,...
Poor hit hardest by air pollution in Europe
AFP | Coal, old cars, wood-burning stoves — Europe’s “serious problem” of air pollution affects its poorest inhabitants despite overall improvement, European Environment Agency chief...
Main points of proposed Brexit deal
AFP | The British government will have a third attempt on Friday at getting MPs to approve the Brexit withdrawal agreement concluded between London and...