The European Union and the Philippines have reached substantial agreement on a new free trade deal.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is moving to reduce his country's dependence on the United States as President Donald Trump applies tariffs and other economic pressure to the U.S. longtime ally.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed making Canada the first "associate member" of the European Union.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has embraced the prospect of his country becoming the European Union’s first associate member.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says a scorching summer has shown the EU needs new tools to tackle climate change.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed banning children under 13 from accessing social media, online games and chatbots.

The European Union needs a NATO-like mechanism to better respond to drone incidents, acts of sabotage and cyberattacks across Europe, many of them blamed on Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed opening a path for Canada to become the EU’s first associate member.

President Donald Trump is taking a break from the pressures of the Iran conflict and its economic fallout by heading to his golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland.

Top European Union officials say they are shocked by hero’s funeral Serbia gave to Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes.

The European Union is grappling with how to respond to an attempted drone attack at a German airport blamed on Russia.

The German government has blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives.

President Donald Trump plans to visit Ireland next month.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's migration policies are facing criticism from EU leaders after a surge of migrants arrived in Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa.

French lawmakers have reached a compromise that could lead to a ban on social media for children under 15.

The European Union’s top official has signed an agreement to move forward on joint weapons production deal with Ukraine.

A top European Union official is calling for limits on children using social media.

Western leaders came to Turkey to discuss security in an increasingly perilous world.

The European Union has introduced two measures to protect its steel industry and limit small e-commerce parcels.

For eight years, the United States has waged economic war on China, slapping big taxes on Chinese products before they enter America.

The Trump administration is telling European nations that they need to step up their travel restrictions for people from Ebola-hit countries in Africa.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nordic and Baltic leaders at summit in Estonia amid tensions over Ukrainian drones straying into the region.

Armenia's parliamentary elections Sunday will focus on its geopolitical future as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks closer ties with the EU and the U.S. That is despite Armenia's longstanding relations with Russia that are favored by most of the country's opposition parties.

Montenegro is on track to join the European Union by 2028, according to EU leaders and the country's president.

The European Union has agreed on a major overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to increase deportations and establish detention centers abroad.

Official say the European Union will unlock 16.4 billion euros or ($18.6 billion) in funds for Hungary after recently elected Prime Minister Péter Magyar enacted rapid reforms.

President Donald Trump says goods from the European Union will face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year’s trade framework by July 4.

Armenia is hosting the first European Union summit in Yerevan.

The long-awaited trade deal between the South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union is finally on, at least provisionally.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced nearly six hours of questioning Wednesday from House lawmakers for the first time since President Donald Trump’s administration launched the war against Iran.

Top European Union officials say the bloc is looking into funding alternative energy infrastructure in the Middle East that would circumvent conflict hot spots like the Strait of Hormuz.

Brazil’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin says the trade deal between South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union offers some solace at a time when unilateral moves have dominated the geopolitical landscape.

The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster fueled global fears about nuclear energy and slowed down its development in Europe and other regions.

The president of Cyprus says fellow European Union leaders meeting on the island nation need to start preparing a playbook on what should happen if an EU country under attack puts out the call to bloc partners for help.

Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar says he would talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin but won't initiate contact.

Greece has become the latest European Union country to unveil plans for a total social media ban for kids 15 and under.

The European Union's energy commissioner says skyrocketing oil and gas prices in Europe as a result of the ongoing Iran war won’t return to normal levels any time soon, even if peace is declared tomorrow.

The European Parliament has approved a trade deal between Washington and Brussels but with amendments added to protect European interests should the United States fail to hold up its end of the bargain.

The European Union and Australia have agreed on the final text of a free trade agreement some two years after negotiations broke down over Australian demands for more red meat market access and complaints about Australian products labeled with traditionally European names such as prosecco.

EU leaders are accusing Hungary’s Viktor Orbán of blocking major aid to Ukraine to score points at home ahead of elections next month.

European leaders have demanded the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a moratorium on strikes on water and energy infrastructure in the Middle East as they met in Brussels to grapple with rising energy prices caused by the war.

Paraguay has ratified the Mercosur and European Union free trade deal to complete South America’s approval of a huge new trade zone.

Hungary’s leader Viktor Orbán is urging the European Union to suspend sanctions on Russian energy as oil and gas prices jump.

The European Union has agreed to expand funding for citizens needing to leave their home countries to access safe abortions elsewhere in the 27-nation bloc.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russia has not “broken Ukrainians” nor triumphed in its war.

The European Union’s top diplomats met with the director of the Board of Peace in Brussels following a shaky and controversial embrace of U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure and rebuild the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

The European Commission says the United States needs to honor its tariff deal with the EU after the Supreme court blocked parts of President Donald Trump’s trade agenda.

European Union leaders reached a broad agreement Thursday in a Belgian castle to restructure the 27-nation bloc’s economy as they face antagonism from Trump, strong-China and Russia.

India and the European Union have reached a free trade agreement that covers up to 2 billion people after nearly two decades of negotiations.

The European Union is ready to implement a free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries on a provisional basis.

European Union leaders have welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to drop his tariff threats over Greenland, but they are wary about his Board of Peace project.

Joe Biden promised Europe that "America is back" early in his presidency, aiming to mend ties after Donald Trump's tenure.

European Union lawmakers have voted to hold up a major free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries over concerns about the legality of the deal.

President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland and impose tariffs continue to raise concerns in Europe.

U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to drop his threat of imposing tariffs on several European countries.

President Donald Trump says he has scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for U.S. control over Greenland.

President Donald Trump meandered through a list of his administration’s accomplishments while speaking at a White House press briefing Tuesday.

European Union leaders are using strong language like "intimidation" and "blackmail" to describe U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of new tariffs over Greenland.

In a story published Jan. 19, 2026, The Associated Press reported that 77% of Gaza’s population is facing crisis-level food insecurity.

Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond plus untold numbers of activists, journalists and observers are converging on the Swiss town of Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.

The Swiss town of Davos hosts the annual meeting of elites from business, government and culture this week.

The eight European countries targeted by U_S_ President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland have criticized the move in an unusually strong joint statement, warning that his threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”.

The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries have formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrate the expected signing of a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur.

Ukraine's new defense minister says wide-scale desertions and draft-dodging are major challenges as Russia's invasion continues.

The European Union plans to allocate most of a new loan program to Ukraine's military needs over the next two years.

The European Union is renewing negotiations for a free trade agreement with five South American nations neighboring Venezuela.

Brazil's President Lula da Silva hopes the Mercosur-EU free-trade deal will be signed in January, after it was delayed on Friday.

European Union leaders have agreed to provide Ukraine with a massive interest-free loan to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years.

European Union leaders have agreed to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years.

The European Commission says the European Union is delaying a massive free-trade deal with South American countries after fiery protests by farmers and last-minute opposition by France and Italy.

European Union leaders have stalled in talks about providing a massive loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets.

Italy has signaled it might not support a major trade deal between the EU and South American countries.

European Union leaders are about to attempt something unprecedented.

European Union envoys are fine-tuning a plan to use frozen Russian assets as collateral for a massive loan to support Ukraine over the next two years.

France is creating a last-minute hurdle for a major trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc.

European nations have agreed to consider changes that rights advocates say would weaken migrant protections that have underpinned European law since World War II.

European Union leaders have committed to funding Ukraine's economic and military needs for the next two years.

The gala crowd at Milan's Teatro alla Scala has cheered the season premiere of Dmitry Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" with a 12-minute standing ovation.

The European Union has unveiled a plan to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine over the next two years.

Ukrainian officials met with U.S. President Donald Trump's representatives Sunday, and Washington officials are expected in Moscow for more peace talks this week.

The European Union’s defense chief has proposed deeper integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-nation bloc.

Ukraine’s Western allies have rallied around the country as they push to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow.

World leaders are arriving for a historic first Group of 20 summit in Africa that aims to put the problems of poor countries at the top of the global agenda.

Populations of brown bears and wolves are burgeoning in Greece, thanks to conservation efforts.

The European Union has introduced a new defense package to speed up the deployment of tanks and troops across its 27 nations.

European Union officials are warning Ukraine that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country’s ability to attract financial help.

European, Latin American, and Caribbean nations have started a two-day summit in Colombia to strengthen ties.

World leaders gathering the in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for the U.N.‘s annual climate summit warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change.

The European Union has announced plans to slash carbon emissions by 90% by 2040.

Australia has added Reddit and Kick to its list of social media platforms that must ban children under 16 from having accounts.

The European Union is working to establish new climate goals before the U.N. climate talks in Brazil starts next week.

European Union leaders are seeking a more active role in Gaza and the occupied West Bank after being sidelined from a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Belgium's prime minister says that his European partners must share the risk of using billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets that are held in his country to help keep Ukraine’s economy and war effort afloat in coming years.

The European Union's top official warns that Russia is conducting a "targeted gray zone campaign" against Europe.

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must take a tougher approach on Russia by shooting down drones the violate European airspace and boarding Moscow's shadow fleet ships.

Global Citizen surpassed its fundraising goals at its annual music festival in New York’s Central Park.

European defense ministers have agreed to develop a “drone wall” along their borders with Russia and Ukraine to better detect, track and intercept drones violating Europe’s airspace.

A growing number of experts have said Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip amounts to genocide, deepening Israel’s isolation and risking untold damage to the country’s standing even among allies.

Hundreds of world and business leaders are gathering to keep the fight against climate change alive.