"Our Donald", or "the other Donald"? European Union leaders meeting in Malta found themselves taking sides, between their summit chairman, "our Donald" Tusk, and the new US president, Donald Trump.
But despite declarations of unity, EU states are (...)
JEAN-CLAUDE Juncker, the European Union's chief executive, had his annual moment in the spotlight on Wednesday, but his predecessor has cast an unwelcome if unmentioned shadow on his State of the Union address.
Just as Juncker was telling Europeans (...)
THE devil has the best tunes, they say; leaders of the European Union are taking the adage to heart by borrowing a slogan they think won the Brexit vote for the forces of euroskeptic darkness: "Take back control."
This being Europe, of course, the (...)
EUROPEAN leaders greeted the defeat of Turkey's coup on Saturday with relief as it averts chaos and keeps alive a deal that has helped to stem the migration crisis threatening the continent.
But while some hope a reminder of resistance to his (...)
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“World, please help us!” has been a refrain of Syrians under siege by their own government in Homs, Deraa and other cities.
So far, though, it is probably President Bashar Al-Assad who has had more outside assistance, highlighting how a (...)
