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February 20, 2019

UK's May, EU chief call latest Brexit talks 'constructive'

After the resignations of three of her party's lawmakers over Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May came away from more ...

February 20, 2019

EU border guard chief says 'no burning crisis' over migrants

The European Union faces "no burning crisis" right now over migrant arrivals, but more people from Africa are trying to enter ...

February 18, 2019

EU states mixed on Trump demand to take back IS fighters

U.S. President Donald Trump's demand that European countries take back their citizens fighting in Syria received a mixed ...

February 14, 2019

11,000 march in Brussels climate protest

Thousands of Belgian teenagers skipping school to protest for better climate protections have been joined by university ...

February 13, 2019

China's Huawei soft power push raises hard questions

Canada's national game — brought to you by China's Huawei. As a nasty diplomatic feud deepens between the two countries over ...

February 07, 2019

Ex-hostages say suspect in Belgian shooting was their jailer

Two journalists who were taken hostage in Syria testified Thursday that a 33-year-old man who is now on trial for the fatal ...

February 07, 2019

The Latest: Belgian students march in climate protests

The Latest on student climate protests (all times local): 3:20 p.m. More than 10,000 teenagers in Belgium have skipped school ...

February 06, 2019

EU chief ponders 'special place in hell' for some Brexiteers

European Council President Donald Tusk took a swipe Wednesday at some Brexit-backers in Britain, wondering aloud what ...

Federica Mogherini, Nabil Elaraby, Ahmed Al Dirdiri

February 04, 2019

EU, Arab League agree to disagree over meeting statement

The European Union and Arab League say they agree on tackling conflicts in Syria and Yemen or stalled Middle East peace ...

January 31, 2019

Daughters of slain Israeli couple face accused in Belgium

The young daughters of an Israeli couple gunned down at a Jewish museum in Belgium came face to face on Thursday with the man ...

January 30, 2019

EU won't budge on Brexit deal as May seeks cross-party unity

European Union leaders offered a united chorus of "No" on Wednesday to Britain's belated bid to negotiate changes to the ...

January 30, 2019

The Latest: EU calls for cross-party approach to Brexit

The Latest on Brexit negotiations (all times local): 5:45 p.m. The European Parliament's chief Brexit official has called on ...

January 30, 2019

Belgian prosecutors probe theft at attack lawyer's office

Belgian prosecutors said Wednesday that they are investigating an apparent attempt to intimidate a lawyer in the trial of a ...

January 28, 2019

Germany says EU soon to launch Iran funding scheme

The European Union is on the verge of launching an alternative channel to send money to Iran that would sidestep U.S.

January 27, 2019

Some 70,000 Brussels protesters demand action on climate

At least 70,000 people braved cold and rain in Brussels on Sunday to demand the Belgian government and the European Union ...

January 16, 2019

Theft of church painting puzzles Belgian police

It's probably not a long-lost painting by Michelangelo. It almost certainly wasn't stolen by a sophisticated gang of ...

January 15, 2019

Suspect in Brussels Jewish museum attack refuses to testify

A French citizen charged with "terrorist murder" for the slayings of four people at a Jewish museum in Belgium refused to ...

January 10, 2019

Jewish museum attack suspect on trial in Belgium

The trial of a man accused of shooting dead four people at a Jewish museum in Belgium in 2014 after fighting alongside ...

January 09, 2019

Convicted terrorist charged over Belgium attacks data theft

Belgian authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested a man who served jail time on terrorism charges over the theft of ...