EU court orders countries take hard line on air quality
The European Union’s top court ruled on Wednesday that cities needed to act if pollution levels were exceeded in a single black spot rather than...
Britain’s Hunt takes aim at PM rival Johnson’s ‘do or die’ Brexit pledge
Jeremy Hunt took aim at Boris Johnson’s “do or die” pledge to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31, saying his rival...
U.S. pushes Middle East economic plan, Palestinians reject it
Palestinians poured scorn on a $50 billion economic formula launched by the Trump administration for Israeli-Palestinian peace as the United States sought on Wednesday to...
Chinese farmers gear up for armyworm as government says situation severe
China’s agriculture ministry said on Wednesday it had now found fall armyworm in 19 provinces, across 5 million mu or about 333,000 hectares of crops....
Investors with $34tln demand climate action
Investors responsible for $34 trillion in assets have signed a joint letter demanding governments act to meet targets on climate change set down in the...
Mauritania opposition candidate challenges presidential election result
The third place candidate in Mauritania’s presidential election filed an appeal late on Tuesday contesting the victory of ruling party candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani....
Merkel: We stand by the ‘Spitzenkandidat’ system, but it’s complicated
The German government still supports the ‘Spitzenkandidat’ system for appointing the new president of the European Commission, but it is proving complicated to implement, Chancellor...
Spain’s Sanchez will go ahead with PM confirmation vote, risking new election
Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will next Tuesday set a date for a parliamentary vote on whether he can stay on in the role,...
EU will not renegotiate Brexit deal, ready to work with new PM: Commission
The European Commission repeated on Wednesday that the European Union was not prepared to renegotiate the withdrawal agreement struck with London despite the plans of...
Afghanistan’s Ghani to visit Pakistan in bid to step up peace effort
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani will visit Pakistan on Thursday to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan, less than a week after its neighbor hosted Afghan opposition...