Poland dashes far-right hopes for alliance in new EU parliament
Far-right parties’ hopes of forging a powerful new bloc in the new European Parliament suffered a blow on Wednesday when Poland’s ruling nationalists ruled out...
Party of Ukraine’s new president well ahead in parliamentary election race
Servant of the People, the party of Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has increased its large lead over rivals ahead of a snap parliamentary election...
Rain clouds hang over Roland Garros as grand slam program is hit
Dark rain clouds hung ominously over Roland Garros on Wednesday as organizers grappled with scheduling changes....
Britain’s health service is not for sale, says defacto deputy PM
Britain’s defacto deputy prime minister, David Lidington, said on Wednesday the country’s public health service would not be put “up for sale” in any trade...
New season of ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ not meant to be ‘torture to watch,’ creator says
With its chilling portrait of a patriarchal dictatorship where women are routinely raped, mutilated and forcibly separated from their children, “The Handmaid’s Tale” has sometimes...
Fed’s slipstream leaves stocks beaming, dollar subdued
Global stocks gained for a third straight day on Wednesday, bolstered by investors’ growing hopes that the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates this year...
Divers find body from Budapest boat disaster, salvage plan begins
Divers found a body in the wreckage of a pleasure boat on Wednesday a week after the vessel capsized and sank on the River Danube...
Five dead, dozens feared missing after landslides in Uganda
Landslides after heavy rains in eastern Uganda have killed at least five people and dozens more are missing, the country’s Red Cross said on Wednesday....
One killed, six hurt in accident at Swiss Alps resort
One person was killed and six others injured in an accident at the Swiss mountain resort of Engelberg Titlis on Wednesday during maintenance work on...
‘Bravery and sacrifice’: Queen Elizabeth and world leaders applaud D-Day veterans
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth joined world leaders including Donald Trump and Angela Merkel to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history...