Tag: International relations
Luxembourg’s leader fears for minors over Hungary LGBT law
BRUSSELS — Xavier Bettel is a jaunty, sharply-dressed man with a keen sense of humor who leads one of Europe's smallest but richest countries....
EU pushes on with migrant policy outsourcing plans
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders pushed ahead Thursday with plans to outsource the bloc’s migration policy challenges by spending billions of euros to improve...
Israel’s new government OKs first settlement construction
JERUSALEM — An Israeli defense ministry body advanced plans for 31 West Bank settlement construction projects Wednesday, the first such move under the country’s...
Ex-Colombian rebels, kidnapping victims meet face to face
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Men and women who were kidnapped by Colombian’s biggest guerrilla group during a decades long internal conflict met face to face...
Germany hosts conference to push for progress in Libya
BERLIN — Germany and the United Nations are bringing together representatives of Libya with powers that have interests in the country at a conference...
Blinken brings Biden Europe charm offensive to Germany
BERLIN — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Germany as the Biden administration presses ahead with a diplomatic charm offensive designed to...
Myanmar’s junta leader attends military conference in Moscow
MOSCOW — The leader of Myanmar's military junta on Wednesday attended an international conference in Moscow, an appearance that reflected Russia's eagerness to develop...
Southern African leaders agree to send troops to Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG — A summit of southern African leaders has agreed to send a regional military force to Mozambique to help that country battle its...
PM Draghi defends Italy from Vatican objections to LGBT law
MILAN — Premier Mario Draghi defended the independence of Italy’s parliament on Wednesday in the face of formal objections by the Vatican to a...
US votes against UN resolution condemning US embargo on Cuba
UNITED NATIONS — The United States voted against a U.N. resolution Wednesday that overwhelmingly condemned the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 29th...
