Tag: European Union

Police in Europe bust gang hijacking celeb phones, arrest 10

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LONDON — Police have arrested 10 people in the U.K., Belgium and Malta for allegedly hijacking mobile phones belonging to U.S. celebrities including internet...

AstraZeneca, German firm to try speeding vaccine delivery

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LONDON — Drugmaker AstraZeneca says it will work with German firm IDT Biologika to increase shipments of its COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union...

Italian populists dither over support for Draghi government

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The populist 5-Star Movement, the largest party in the Italian Parliament, put on hold Wednesday its commitment to back the new government that former...

3 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes in northern Iraq

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ANKARA, Turkey — Three Turkish soldiers were killed in a new Turkish military offensive against a Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defense Ministry...

EU urges Ukraine to speed justice reform, battle corruption

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BRUSSELS — The European Union on Thursday appealed to Ukraine to make good on long-promised justice and economic reforms and to step up the...

Populist party backs Draghi as Italy’s new PM in online vote

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MILAN — Grassroots members of Italy’s populist 5-Star Movement, the largest political force in the Italian Parliament, signaled their approval Thursday for a new...

Which COVID-19 tests are required for international travel?

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Which COVID-19 tests are required for international travel? It depends on...

Czechs re-declare state of emergency to keep restrictions

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PRAGUE — The Czech government on Sunday re-declared a state of emergency for next two weeks to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in one of...

Boat with 422 migrants, some with COVID-19, heads to Sicily

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ROME — A rescue ship with 422 migrants aboard, a small number of whom tested positive for COVID-19, was headed to a port in...

Greece says Turkey’s 2-state model for Cyprus a non-starter

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NICOSIA, Cyprus — Greece’s prime minister said on Monday that it’s unlikely “substantial” talks to reunify ethnically split Cyprus could resume if Turkey and...