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September 22, 2017

The Latest: EU's Brexit chief welcomes 'constructive' speech

The Latest on British Prime Minister Theresa May's speech on Brexit (all times local): 4:50 p.m. The European Union's Brexit ...

September 22, 2017

German election: 2 votes, many coalitions and lengthy talks

German voters will elect their new parliament Sunday, but don't expect a new government to be in place next week. With the ...

September 22, 2017

May to urge new partnership, transition period for Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May will try to kick-start faltering Brexit negotiations on Friday by proposing a new economic and ...

September 10, 2017

Saakashvili's Ukraine gambit a typically headstrong move

Mikheil Saakashvili's brash attempt Sunday to enter Ukraine echoes the day he burst into the Georgian parliament with a crowd ...

September 05, 2017

Cuba opens 5-month transition likely to end Castro reign

Cuba on Monday began a five-month political transition expected to end with Raul Castro's departure from the presidency, ...

August 04, 2017

Pakistani president swears in members of new Cabinet

Pakistan on Friday swore in a new Cabinet, following a week of turmoil that included the election of a new prime minister ...

July 28, 2017

Pakistan's prime minister resigns after high court ruling

Pakistan's beleaguered Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stepped down Friday after the Supreme Court ordered him removed from ...

July 24, 2017

Kosovo President fails political compromise for new Cabinet

Kosovo's president has failed to secure a compromise among political parties to create a new government. His ethnic Albanian ...

July 14, 2017

Turkey marks anniversary of failed coup against Erdogan rule

Turkey is commemorating the first anniversary of the quashed military coup that sought to overthrow President Recep Tayyip ...

July 10, 2017

UN envoy says Syria cease-fire generally holding

The U.N.'s special envoy for Syrian peace talks on Monday said a U.S. and Russia-brokered cease-fire in the country's ...

June 27, 2017

Colombia takes big step to peace as rebels lay down guns

Colombia reached a major milestone on its road to peace Tuesday as leftist rebels relinquished some of their last weapons and ...

June 27, 2017

Openly gay Serbia premier-designate to head pro-Russia gov't

Serbia's future prime minister on Tuesday proposed a staunchly pro-Russia official as the defense minister, dampening hopes ...

June 17, 2017

Trump acknowledges for first time he's under investigation

President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time Friday that he is under federal investigation as part of the expanding ...

June 16, 2017

Key moments in Russia's campaign, involvement in Syrian war

Russia's announcement that the Islamic State group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may have been killed in a Russian airstrike ...

June 13, 2017

Trump transition aide did not disclose role in Turkish work

A business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn took part in sensitive hiring and policy discussions ...

June 12, 2017

The Latest: May seeks to rally party behind her leadership

The Latest on the outcome of Britain's general election (all times local): 5:55 p.m. Prime Minister Theresa May has sought ...

June 10, 2017

The Latest: Trump says he looks forward to working with May

The Latest on Britain's parliamentary election (all times local): 11:40 p.m. President Donald Trump has told British Prime ...

June 09, 2017

A look at what a hung Parliament means for Britain

Britain's general election has ended with no party winning an outright majority, bringing the second so-called hung ...

June 06, 2017

The Latest: VA senator say Russia hacking more widespread

The Latest on the Trump administration and the Russia investigation (all times local): 4:15 p.m. The ranking Democrat on the ...