French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday the EU could only agree to extend the Brexit negotiations if Britain gave a clear reason for requesting a delay, striking a firmer tone than Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel. Britain is due to exit the EU on March 29 but its parliament...

The Chinese and Russian foreign ministers voiced their opposition to military action in Venezuela on Wednesday, as President Nicolas Maduro faces increasing pressure from the United States to step down. Russia and China, which have had close relations with Maduro over the years, have...

France on Wednesday called Poland a "key player" in Europe, signalling warming ties between the two countries that had been chilled by diverging political views and Warsaw's cancellation of a major military contract. "Poland can play a key role in the future of Europe, and France is aware...

France on Tuesday strongly backed India’s right to protect itself against cross-border terrorism. In a written statement, France’s Foreign Ministry also urged Pakistan to put an end to the operations of terrorist groups formed on its territory. It also condemned the Feb. 14 suicide car...

Prime Minister Theresa May will on Wednesday face a vote by MPs over her newly revised Brexit strategy, which could allow them to approve an eventual delay to Britain's EU departure. The embattled leader will ask lawmakers to approve a three-step plan set out Tuesday that would give her...

The leader of Italy’s 5-Star Movement began on Tuesday to try to stem a steady slide in support since the anti-establishment party stormed to power last year, pledging to reconsider some of its hallmarks and founding principles. 5-Star won 33 percent of the vote at the March 2018 ballot,...

French President Emmanuel Macron denounced on Tuesday the "yellow vest" protesters who allow themselves to get mixed up in violent demonstrations, at a time when public opinion is growing increasingly irritated with ongoing violence. "Those who join violent demonstrations are complicit with...

Moldova's pro-Russian Socialist party edged out its pro-European rival to take the most votes in a parliamentary election, results showed Monday, but without the majority needed to avoid a hung parliament. Sunday's vote was being watched for signs of whether ex-Soviet Moldova would seek to...

U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive in Vietnam on Tuesday evening, Vietnam’s foreign ministry said on Monday, ahead of his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump will meet Vietnam’s president, who is also general secretary of the ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu...

The British government is considering different options on what to do if parliament fails to approve Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal to leave the European Union by March 12, a government official said on Monday. May’s decision to push back a vote on her deal, which she is trying to change...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity has recovered to levels not seen since “yellow vest” protests broke out in mid-November as support for movement wanes, a poll showed on Monday. The share of people who consider Macron a good president rose to 32 percent this month, where his...

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to protest against a visit by Spain’s King Felipe VI to the Catalonia region that made a failed bid to secede in 2017. The king has become a polarizing figure in Catalonia since making a rare political intervention at the height...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent statement in which he said anti-Zionism is a form of anti-Semitism has drawn criticism. Critics are of the view that being critical of Israel and its aggressive policies in Palestine should not be labelled as anti-Semitism. “France wants to be...

British Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Sunday to bring a vote on her Brexit deal back to parliament by March 12, the latest delay in her attempts to win approval for a plan to ease Britain’s departure from the European Union. With just 33 days until Britain is due to leave the bloc,...

Prime Minister Theresa May is making progress on winning Brexit concessions from the European Union, a senior minister said on Sunday, as British lawmakers plotted to delay Britain’s March 29 exit and the Labour Party tilted toward another referendum. As the United Kingdom’s labyrinthine...

French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday that Germany should ease its strict arms export rules for countries outside the European Union to strengthen the defense industry. France has complained that joint arms manufacturing projects are being stalled by Berlin’s refusal to...

Thousands of people marched on Saturday in Paris and other cities and dozens were arrested as France’s “yellow vest” movement staged its 15th consecutive weekend of demonstrations against the government. Some 11,600 people joined the protests nationwide, including 4,000 in the capital, the...

Yellow vest protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday for a 15th straight weekend of demonstrations, trying to re-energize supporters while tamping down on the violence and anti-Semitism in the movement's ranks. Hundreds gathered at the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris for a...

The United States and Russia have agreed to explore options on securing travel waivers for Taliban negotiators to participate in talks to end the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. peace envoy said ahead of a fresh round of peace talks scheduled on Monday. Lifting the travel ban imposed over...

Germany is still making payments to more than 2,000 people worldwide under a law that provides for "war victims", including those who collaborated with the World War II Nazi regime. Official data from the Labour Ministry showed that 2,033 people benefited from such payments in February....