BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders failed to agree on a massive stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-affected economies on Saturday after two days of tense negotiations, but extended their summit for another day to try to overcome their differences. When the 27 leaders returned to their hotels after a …
Read More »France, Germany and Italy threaten arms sanctions for Libya
PARIS (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany and Italy on Saturday threatened for the first time to apply sanctions against countries that continued to violate a United Nations arms embargo against Libya. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called on “all …
Read More »When the chips are down, EU leaders take away potatoes
Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes and Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel take a break from the EU’s first face-to-face summit since the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and eat potato chips outside of the Maison Antoine friterie in Brussels, Belgium, on July 18. , 2020 in this image obtained from …
Read More »EU extends summit until Sunday after deadlock over COVID recovery plan
BRUSSELS / WARSAW (Reuters) – European Union leaders failed to agree on a massive stimulus fund to revive their coronavirus-affected economies on Saturday after two days of tense negotiations, but extended their summit for another day to try to resolve their differences. When the 27 leaders returned to their hotels …
Read More »Thai protesters call on government to resign
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Around 2,500 Thai protesters on Saturday night demanded the government’s resignation and the dissolution of parliament, challenging the coronavirus ban at meetings in one of the largest street demonstrations since a 2014 military coup. Protesters hold posters with photos of missing students during a protest demanding the …
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