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Conservatives reject move to topple PM Theresa May, for now

British Prime Minister Theresa May's job is safe, for now, after Conservative lawmakers decided against enabling a new ...

UK begins search for new Bank of England governor

The British government on Wednesday started the process to appoint the successor to Mark Carney as governor of the Bank of ...

AP Interview: Weber warns populists to back a united Europe

The leading conservative candidate in next month's European Parliament elections says he would like to see Britain stay in ...

Revulsion in Northern Ireland over riot, fatal shooting

The dramatic riot in Londonderry last week was starkly reminiscent of the violence that plagued Northern Ireland for decades ...

The Latest: Analysts: Iran sanctions bullish for oil prices

The Latest on the U.S. move to end Iran sanction exemptions (all times local): 4 p.m. Energy analysts at Raymond James & ...

The Latest: Ukraine's routed leader vows to reclaim office

The Latest on comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy's projected landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election (all times ...

Protesters punch Turkish opposition leader at funeral

Protesters assaulted the leader of Turkey's main opposition party during a funeral held Sunday for a soldier who was slain ...

Anti-govt protests resume against Serbia's populist leader

Several thousand people turned out for an anti-government protest in Belgrade on Saturday, a day after Serbia's populist ...

Police: 'New breed' of terrorists in Northern Ireland

Police in Northern Ireland arrested two teenagers Saturday in connection with the fatal shooting of a young journalist during ...

Ukraine's presidential candidate pledges NATO referendum

The comedian who is odds-on favorite in Ukraine's presidential election promised Thursday to hold a nationwide referendum on ...

Populists expected to gain seats in May's EU elections

The European Parliament is predicting that nationalist, populist and anti-migrant groups will make significant gains in the ...

Trump cracks down on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela

The Trump administration on Wednesday intensified its crackdown on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, rolling back Obama ...

Mike Pompeo

The Latest: US sanctions on Venezuelan bank aimed at Maduro

The Latest on the Trump administration's position on Cuba (all times local): 2:15 p.m. The U.S. says it's imposing sanctions ...

Serbia seeks greater Russian role in talks with Kosovo

Serbia on Wednesday sought to secure a greater Russian role in European Union-mediated talks with the former province of ...

Czech police advise indictment of prime minister for fraud

Czech police are recommending the indictment of Prime Minister Andrej Babis over alleged fraud involving European Union ...

EU threatens to tax $20 billion of US goods over Boeing aid

The European Union has drawn up a list of $20 billion worth of U.S. products it could tax in an escalating feud over plane ...

German government halves 2019 growth forecast to 0.5%

The German government on Wednesday slashed its 2019 economic growth forecast for the country for the second time this year, ...

The Latest: Macron pledges to rebuild cathedral in 5 years

The Latest on the fire that swept through Paris' Notre Dame cathedral (all times local): 11:50 p.m. Among those watching with ...

Notre Dame fire shows the power of monuments to the French

Monuments are the emotional backbone of France. That accounts for the despair over a blaze that killed no one, yet seared the ...

Greece looks to repay IMF early as bond yields tumble

The Greek government on Monday said it is in talks with European bailout lenders to repay its debts to the International ...