Oct 06 EU summit to look at how to welcome Ukraine, others as new members By Raf Casert, Iain Sullivan, Associated Press Since the war in Ukraine began last year, most of the 27 EU nations have said they'll work steadfastly on “lasting unity,” leading eventually to Ukraine’s membership of the wealthy bloc. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: European Union leaders gather in Kyiv pledging support for Ukraine’s war effort In our news wrap Monday, European Union leaders gathered in Kyiv and insisted they're still united over supporting Ukraine's war effort, the last of some 100,000 people from Nagorno-Karabakh crossed into Armenia and the Nobel Prize for medicine goes to… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 1:11 News Wrap: New Yorkers begin drying out after day of intense flooding In our news wrap Saturday, New York City remains under a state of emergency after Friday’s record rainfall overwhelmed the city’s drainage system and turned roadways into rivers, and the White House is sounding the alarm about a build-up of… Continue watching
Sep 28 EU struggles to update asylum laws three years after announcing sweeping reforms By Lorne Cook, Associated Press European Union governments are struggling to overcome obstacles to put a new asylum system in place three years after unveiling a plan to reform the bloc's outdated asylum rules. Some fear the plan may never see the light of day. Continue reading
Sep 26 Musk’s X is the largest source of disinformation, EU official says By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova also said Tuesday that Google, TikTok, Microsoft and Meta have more to do to tackle disinformation. Continue reading
Sep 25 EU commissioner calls for more balanced trade with China, warns that Ukraine could endanger relations By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press He also warned in a speech on Monday to a university audience in Beijing that China's position on the war in Ukraine could endanger its relationship with Europe. Continue reading
Sep 22 EU official says United Nations is in urgent need of reform By Associated Press The EU is not a U.N. member-state but is one of three permanent observers allowed to speak at the General Debate. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 12:09 Turkey’s Erdogan says he trusts Russia ‘just as much as I trust the West’ By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The nation of Turkey sits at a crossroads of the world, and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is its preeminent leader. Reelected to office earlier in 2023, he has now been in power for 22 years. In an exclusive interview… Continue watching
Sep 15 EU lets Ukrainian grain ban expire as countries threaten to pass their own By Associated Press The European Union has decided not to renew a ban on Ukrainian food imports heading to nearby countries. Continue reading
Sep 15 European regulators hand TikTok $368 million fine for failing to protect kids’ privacy By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press It's the first time that the popular short video-sharing app has been punished for breaching Europe’s strict data privacy rules. Continue reading