Rui Rio, president of Portugal’s main center-right opposition party, defeated a leadership challenge Saturday and will lead the Social Democrats
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UK mandates masks, PCR tests for arrivals to stem Omicron seeding
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced further measures to try to contain the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus
UK confirms two cases of Omicron variant
The United Kingdom’s health authorities have registered two confirmed cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said

France ‘ready to talk’ about autonomy for Guadeloupe
The French government has said it’s open to talks on granting autonomy to Guadeloupe following riots on the Caribbean-island territory.
The Channel blame game
How depressing to see the French and British leaders squabbling over responsibility for the migrants in the Channel just two

Lukashenko sends mixed signals over Belarus migrant crisis
The border crisis with the European Union sparked by the authoritarian leader of Belarus isn’t going away — although some
France’s Zemmour sues gossip mag over pregnancy claim
PARIS — French far-right pundit and presidential hopeful Eric Zemmour is suing French gossip magazine Closer over its Friday cover
Germany’s Scholz plans early December visit to Macron
Germany’s incoming chancellor, Olaf Scholz, will make his first state visit to France to meet French President Emmanuel Macron, an

France uninvites UK Home Secretary Priti Patel from migrants meeting
France today uninvited U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel from a meeting with European interior ministers scheduled for Sunday to discuss

At NATO, Polish president calls for allied response to Russian troop build-up near Ukraine
Polish President Andrzej Duda called on NATO to deploy additional forces on its eastern flank and step up its air