Rome: Italy’s new populist leaders commemorated the founding of the Italian republic by attending a pomp-filled military parade Saturday – and then promised to get to work creating jobs and expelling migrants. “The free ride is over,” League leader Matteo Salvini, … Read More
Developing now, Friday, June 8, 2018 President Trump heads to potentially tense talks at the G7 summit in Quebec City on Friday after accusing allies Canada and France of putting heavy economic burdens on the U.S. A former security director for the Senate … Read More
Chancellor caution in response to Emmanuel Macron’s desire for radical leap forward German chancellor Angela Merkel talks to German national soccer players at Eppan, Italy. Photograph: Guido Bergmann/EPA After 13 years in power there is little that chancellor Angela Merkel … Read More
Mark Muller (righT) works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday. Stocks are off to a mostly lower start on Wall Street as losses for banks and consumer products makers offset gains for technology … Read More
No one should be surprised by the position in which Angela Merkel and Europe find themselves today. But only a dangerous fool would celebrate German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: AP One of the most common mistakes European leaders make in … Read More
‘Anchor’ camps will undermine country’s reputation for being welcoming, say critics. Manching (Germany): Mass holding centres that Germany’s interior ministry wants to roll out across the country will stoke social tension between locals and migrants and undermine the welcoming image … Read More
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and Chancellor Angela Merkel during a news conference in Berlin on Feb. 7, 2018. KRISZTIAN BOCSI/BLOOMBERG INGOLSTADT, Germany — Franklin Uweh’s home of eight months, ever since he arrived in Germany after fleeing his native … Read More
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas speaks during a joint news conference with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov following their meeting in Moscow, Russia May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin BERLIN – 13 May 2018: Germany wants to help its companies continue … Read More
President Macron and Chancellor Merkel embrace at the Charlemagne Prize ceremony in AachenCREDIT: WOLFGANG RATTAY/REUTERS President Emmanuel Macron of France has urged Germany’s leaders to “live up to their responsibilities” in Europe amid foot-dragging from Angela Merkel over his ambitious reform plans … Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and British Prime Minister Theresa May meet in the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (Maurizio Gambarini/dpa via AP) The two leaders expressed their continuous support for the nuclear deal, while urging Iran … Read More