Nov 17 IBM, EU and Lionsgate pull ads from X over concerns of antisemitic messages By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Musk sparked outcry this week with his own tweets responding to a user who accused Jews of hating white people. Continue reading
Nov 14 The European Union is struggling to produce and send the ammunition it promised to Ukraine By Raf Cassert, Associated Press With much fanfare early this year, EU leaders promised to provide 1 million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine's front line by spring 2024. That would amount to a serious ramp-up of production. Continue reading
Nov 10 An EU plan to fight climate change will go to final votes, even if watered down By Raf Cassert, Associated Press European Union institutions and conservationists have given a conditional and guarded welcome to a major plan to better protect nature and fight climate change in the 27-nation bloc. Continue reading
Nov 04 EU official von der Leyen visits Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s path to join the European Union By Associated Press Russian attacks in Ukraine wounded at least 14 civilians over the past day, officials said Saturday, as the president of the European Union's executive arm returned to the Ukrainian capital to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 1:07 News Wrap: Deadly earthquake strikes northwestern Nepal In our news wrap Saturday, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in a remote area of Nepal killed at least 157 people, and the president of the European Commission met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s path to join the… Continue watching
Oct 27 EU summit turns its eyes away from Ukraine despite its commitment to stay the course By Raf Casert, Associated Press The European Union summit showed that Ukraine will be facing tougher times to get all the attention and political, economic and military aid that it wants. EU leaders focused on the Israel-Hamas war instead. Continue reading
Oct 26 Serbia and Kosovo leaders break off talks without result despite EU push for improved relations By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister Albin Kurti met with the leaders of France, Germany and Italy, plus the two EU officials supervising a stuttering "dialogue" between them. Continue reading
Oct 26 European Union leaders seek aid access to Gaza and consider ways to help EU citizens there By Lorne Cook, Associated Press At a summit Thursday, they also worked on helping EU citizens in peril, including some held hostage by Hamas. EU nations have long been divided in their approach to Israel and the Palestinians. Continue reading
Oct 25 Amazon rolls out independent cloud for Europe to address stricter privacy standards By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Amazon Web Services said Wednesday that its AWS European Sovereign Cloud, which will be located in and operate out of Europe, will have the same security, availability, and performance as existing AWS Regions but will be separate from them. Continue reading
Oct 23 Orbán blasts the EU on the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising By Justin Spike, Associated Press Orbán accused the EU of seeking to strip Hungary of its identity by imposing a model of liberal democracy that he said Hungarians reject. Continue reading