Europe
EU wants strong strategic ties with UK but will defend its own interests: European Council president
The European Union (EU) aims to build a strong strategic relationship with the United Kingdom (UK) but not at the expense of its own interests, Charles Michel, president of the European Council, said on Friday.
Germany: 1 dead, 11 injured in apartment building explosion
One person died and 11 were injured in an explosion at an apartment building in eastern Germany on Friday, authorities said.
Corbyn calamity: Labour Party implodes, will seek new leader
The Labour Party's crushing defeat at the hands of turned-off voters will bring the left-wing party a new leader — ending Jeremy Corbyn's unsuccessful reign — and give it an urgent task: To recover the allegiance of its core working class voters.
Macron pushes ahead with pension reform despite strikes
France's president said Friday that he wants the government to push ahead with an overhaul of the nation's pension system despite more than a week of damaging strikes.
Johnson claims Brexit mandate with new conservative majority
Boris Johnson's gamble on early elections paid off as voters gave the UK prime minister a commanding majority to take the country out of the European Union by the end of January, a decisive result after more than three years of stalemate over Brexit.
EU leaders include nuclear energy in green transition
European Union leaders agreed Friday that nuclear energy will be part of the bloc's solution to making its economy carbon neutral by 2050, allowing them to win the support of two coal-dependent countries.
UK vote eases corrosive uncertainty hurting businesses
British businesses that have been hobbled for three years by fear and confusion over Brexit are getting a break.
Fire on Russia's only aircraft carrier injures 11
Russia's only aircraft carrier suffered a massive fire Thursday that injured 11 people and significantly damaged the ill-fated ship that has been haunted by incidents throughout its service.
EU to boost measures to protect trade after WTO impasse
The European Union says it is taking measures to protect its trade interests in the ongoing row with the United States over the shutdown of the World Trade Organization's appellate body.
France: 8th day of pension strikes cripple train travel
Paris commuters crammed into the city's only two working Metro lines as labor strikes over pension reforms crippled France's train services for an eighth day.