The World Economic Forum in Davos will go virtual for the second year in a row, amid the surge of
Category: Politics
Macron’s two presidencies collide
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron is adamant his run for reelection won’t hijack his presidency of the Council of the EU, but
Switzerland extradites Russian businessman to US
Switzerland extradited Russian businessman Vladislav Klyushin to the U.S. on Saturday, where he faces insider trading charges involving tens of
The Netherlands goes into lockdown over Omicron fears
The Dutch government has ordered a shutdown of non-essential services in response to the spread of the Omicron variant, said
US Senate to vote on Nord Stream 2 sanctions
The Senate clinched an agreement early Saturday morning to confirm around three dozen nominees for ambassadorships and senior State Department
Iran nuclear talks go back to the future
VIENNA — After three weeks of talks, discussions on the Iran nuclear deal are essentially back to where they were at
UK, Netherlands considering new coronavirus restrictions
Government officials in the U.K. are considering imposing new restrictions around Christmas time to get coronavirus infections under control, according
Panic at the disco: Danes crack down on club cartel
Authorities in Denmark have fined a number of nightclubs for operating a cartel. The Danish Competition and Consumer Authority said
Friedrich Merz to be leader of Germany’s conservative CDU
BERLIN — Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the party of Angela Merkel, will be led by right-winger Friedrich Merz from next