German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats have opened a seven-point lead over the centre-left Social Democrats five months ahead of the Sept. 24 election, according to a poll on Sunday in the Bild am Sonntag newspaper. The Emnid institute survey found the Christian...

Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen softened her stance on Saturday on a timetable for ditching the euro, a week before she faces off in the decisive second round of voting with pro-EU rival and favorite Emmanuel Macron. Earlier this year, Le Pen repeatedly said that, if...

 The EU's top officials will seek a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a NATO summit next month amid mounting tensions with Ankara, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday. EU President Donald Tusk made the announcement to 27 European Union leaders holding a...

Morocco Saturday voiced satisfaction at a U.N. Security Council resolution endorsing a new peace initiative on the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Friday's vote came as U.N. military observers confirmed that Polisario Front forces, fighting for independence in Western Sahara, had...