France wants FCA-Renault job guarantees and Nissan on board
France will seek protection of local jobs and other guarantees in exchange for supporting a merger between carmakers Renault and Fiat Chrysler, its finance minister...
Britain’s Hunt says pursuing no-deal Brexit would be “political suicide”
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said it would be “political suicide” for Britain to pursue a no-deal Brexit, becoming the most senior figure vying to succeed...
Brazil’s mangroves on the front line of climate change
Fishermen like Jose da Cruz have made their living for decades hunting for crabs among Brazil’s vast coastal mangrove forests, dense thickets of twisted plants...
Netanyahu could face election rematch after ballot he said he won
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to declare himself winner of last month’s Israeli election, but he now has until Wednesday to appease an erstwhile...
Rights groups call for investigation of killing of Pakistani activists
Human rights groups have called on Pakistan to investigate the killing of three people by the military during a protest by ethnic minority Pashtun people...
UK equality watchdog opens antisemitism probe into opposition Labour party
Britain’s equality watchdog said on Tuesday it was launching a formal investigation to determine whether Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party has discriminated against, harassed or victimized...
Illinois to ask residents to vote on how income tax is levied on 2020 ballot
The Illinois House of Representatives on Monday voted to put a proposal that would change the state’s personal income tax system on a ballot to...
Defying scientists, Hungary will overhaul academic network, website reports
Hungary is preparing legislation to strip the Hungarian Academy of Sciences of its research network, giving the government more control over scientific activity, the news...
Oklahoma, Johnson & Johnson face off in first opioid crisis trial
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson is set to face trial in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma aimed at pinning the blame for the...
For battles with Congress, Trump reshapes legal defense team
President Donald Trump is restructuring his legal team with lawyers more at home in a courtroom than a television studio as he shifts from dealing...