Europe

Brexit ‘moment of truth’ approaching, EU officials say

LONDON — From Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough, the border separating the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland snakes for about 500 kilometers through peaceful countryside. Most of the time nowadays, travelers only...

WHO vows tighter, broader actions against tobacco

GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled a global strategy on Saturday to scale up the tobacco control agenda over the next few years, and to prevent further interference by the...

World digests UN General Assembly, Trump’s tough talk on Iran, China

LONDON — As global leaders digest the fallout from a stormy United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, China has strongly denied accusations from President Donald Trump that it is...

Macedonia’s President Calls Name Change ‘Historical Suicide’

President Gjorge Ivanov on Thursday urged Macedonians to boycott a referendum on changing the country's name, saying making such a change would amount to "historical suicide." "On September 30, I will not...

Turkey’s Erdogan Visits Berlin to Reset Relations

ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began a three-day state visit to Germany on Thursday, the latest step in rapprochement efforts after more than a year of acrimony that pushed bilateral...

EU States divided over how national governments should exercise power

European Union leaders increasingly are at cross-purposes with agreement elusive on the big issues facing the bloc — as witnessed midweek at a summit in the Austrian city of Salzburg, where...

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