Europe
Boris Johnson's party suffers defeat in UK special election
London, Aug 2 (AP/UNB) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's governing Conservative Party has a lost a special election, leaving it with a wafer-thin working majority in Parliament of just one vote.
Boris Johnson's government faces test in special election
London, Aug 1 (AP/UNB) — After a first week in office that saw him booed in Scotland and berated in Belfast, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was facing his first electoral test on Thursday — a special election that could see the Conservative government's working majority in Parliament cut to just one vote.
Dubai ruler, princess in London court over welfare of kids
London, Jul 30 (AP/UNB) — A dispute between the ruler of Dubai and his estranged wife over the welfare of their two young children will play out over the next two days in a London courtroom amid reports the princess has fled the Gulf emirate.
Johnson presses EU to give way amid no-deal Brexit warnings
London, July 29 (AP/UNB) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed Britain closer to a no-deal exit from the European Union on Monday, insisting he will not hold Brexit talks with EU leaders unless the bloc lifts its refusal to reopen the existing divorce deal.
Boris Johnson heads to Scotland amid Brexit disagreement
London, Jul 29 (AP/UNB) — Boris Johnson is making his first official visit as British prime minister to Scotland, pledging to boost "the ties that bind our United Kingdom" amid opposition from Scottish leaders to his insistence on pulling Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal.
Macron to host Putin next month ahead of G-7 summit
Paris, Jul 28 (AP/UNB) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month, days before hosting a Group of Seven summit with the leaders of rich democracies.
Nearly 1,400 detained in Moscow protest; largest in decade
Moscow, Jul 28 (AP/UNB) — Nearly 1,400 people were detained in a violent police crackdown on an opposition protest in Moscow, a Russian monitoring group said Sunday, adding that was the largest number of detentions at a rally in the Russian capital this decade.
Paris hits new heat record, London boils in Europe heat wave
Paris, July 25 (AP/UNB) — Hot, hotter, hottest! Paris, London and places across Europe are sweltering under all-time high temperatures or near-record heat Thursday as the second heat wave this summer bakes the continent.
Johnson convenes first Cabinet meeting after becoming PM
London, Jul 25 (AP/UNB) — Boris Johnson is convening his first Cabinet meeting as Britain's prime minister, pledging to break the impasse on issues that flummoxed predecessor Theresa May.
180 flights canceled at Amsterdam's airport over fueling
The Hague, Jul 25 (AP/UNB) — Thousands of passengers flying to and from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport suffered delays and canceled flights Wednesday because of problems refueling planes that crippled the busy European aviation hub for hours.