Friday evening marked the opening of the annual carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, with an estimated six million revelers expected to flood the city’s exuberant street parties, where troupes of musicians, percussionists, and stilt performers att…
U.S. and European interests are ‘intertwined’, Rubio says
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the U.S. secretary of state stressed the importance of cooperation with Europe.
‘Bangladesh will be better’: BNP victory puts nation at crossroads
The victorious Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters are jubilant, but analysts warn of challenges ahead.
Havana refinery fire under control
Since the United States took control of Venezuela’s oil, the country’s longtime ally Cuba has been grappling with worsening fuel shortages, a situation intensified after Donald Trump pledged to cut off oil supplies to the communist-led island, while a…
Macron tells critics to follow Europe’s lead as leaders seek to reset US ties
French President Emmanuel Macron has struck a defiant but optimistic tone in Munich, urging critics to ‘take their cue’ from Europe rather than dismiss it, as world leaders gathered to reset strained transatlantic ties.
39th Arican Union Summit in Ethiopia: Water, Security and AI on the agenda
As the 39th summit of the African Union opened in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, the chair of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, used his opening address to denounce what he described as the “extermination” of the Palestinian p…
Prime Minister to warn that Europe must move away from overdependence on the US, to interdependence – and a more European NATO
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Live Updates: In Munich, Rubio Calls Europe a Friend but Says It Must Change
European leaders expressed relief at the tone of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks, but it was clear that the trans-Atlantic rift remained.
Replay: Europe and the US ‘belong together’, Rubio tells Munich Security Conference
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a robust message of unity with Europe on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference, saying Washington’s destiny was intertwined with Europe and that it had no intention of abandoning the Transatlantic all…
Navalny died after being ‘poisoned with dart frog toxin’
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison after being poisoned with a deadly toxin found in Ecuadorian dart frogs, the UK and other allies have claimed.