europe

Biden to release 1 million barrels of gasoline in bid to lower prices at pump

Business
Jessica Roberts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve established after ...

Europe’s far right groups launch unofficial campaign for the European Union elections

World
David Turner

MADRID (AP) — Europe’s far-right political parties unofficially launched their campaign Sunday for European Union elections in Spain with strong messages against ...

Georgia’s president vetoes media legislation that has provoked weeks of protests

World
David Turner

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s president on Saturday vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests. ...

Ukraine’s divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops

World
David Turner

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers ...

Georgia passes controversial Russia-style ‘foreign agents’ law

World
David Turner

A brawl broke out this week over the bill in the Georgia Parliament, with rival lawmakers shoving each other. Protesters smashed through ...

Who is Robert Fico? Slovakia Prime Minister shot multiple times

World
David Turner

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times after a political event Wednesday afternoon, an episode of ...

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico shot and is fighting for his life

World
David Turner

BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot multiple times and gravely wounded Wednesday while greeting supporters ...

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian troops locked in battles with Ukrainian soldiers around Vovchansk

World
David Turner

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops were locked in intense battles with Ukrainian soldiers around the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeast ...

Europe’s televote shows support for Israel’s Eden Golan at Eurovision

Entertainment
Laura Davis

Over the past several months, one can be forgiven for thinking that Israel was the most hated nation on Earth. Campus ...

Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu says Israel ‘will stand alone’ after threatened US arms holdup

World
David Turner

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a U.S. threat to withhold some arms would not prevent Israel from ...