Tag: International incidents
UK set to irk EU with bid to change post-Brexit trade rules
LONDON — Tense post-Brexit relations between Britain and the European Union face further strain on Wednesday, when the U.K. calls for major changes to...
Israel shells Lebanon after rockets fired over border
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said its artillery shelled southern Lebanon early Tuesday after two rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory.
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Albania leader blames nationalism for EU expansion deadlock
ATHENS, Greece — Albania's prime minister says he thinks a resurgence of nationalism in Europe is holding back plans to expand the European Union...
Taliban say they now control 85% of Afghanistan’s territory
MOSCOW — The Taliban claimed on Friday that they now control 85% of Afghanistan's territory amid a surge in wins on the ground and...
World Bank estimates cost of rebuilding Gaza at $485M
JERUSALEM — Rebuilding Gaza after the latest devastating war between Israel and the territory's militant Hamas rulers will cost up to $485 million, the...
Putin OKs revised Russian national security strategy
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a revised version of Russia’s national security strategy that envisages “symmetrical and asymmetrical measures” in response...
US official: EU expansion delays are helping West’s rivals
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — A top U.S. diplomat for Europe says delays in European Union accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia are helping...
In UAE visit, Israeli minister builds ties after Gaza war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israeli's foreign minister acknowledged Wednesday during his first state visit to the United Arab Emirates that when tensions flare...
Poland, Israel in diplomatic spat over Poland’s property law
WARSAW, Poland — Poland and Israel have summoned each other's diplomats in a growing dispute over Poland’s planned changes to property restitution rules that...
Belarus cuts cooperation on migration with EU over sanctions
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus on Monday retaliated to the European Union sanctions by halting cooperation on stemming illegal migration and denying entry to EU...