Oct 07 EU summit struggles to form gas price cap plan By Lorne Cook, Karel Janicek, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press European Union leaders are struggling to bridge significant differences over a natural gas price cap as winter approaches and Russia's war on Ukraine fuels an energy crisis. Continue reading
Oct 07 Biden signs executive order promising EU citizens better data privacy By Frank Bajak, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed an executive order designed to allay European concerns that U.S. intelligence agencies are illegally spying on them. Continue reading
Oct 06 22 dead and dozens missing after 2 migrant ships sink near Greece By Thanassis Stavrakis, Srdjan Nedeljkovic, Associated Press Bodies are floating amid splintered wreckage in the water off two Greek islands as the death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats in Greek waters has risen to 22, with many still missing. Continue reading
Oct 05 EU agrees on price cap for Russian oil over Ukraine war By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press European Union countries agreed Wednesday to impose a price cap on Russian oil and other new sanctions after Moscow illegally annexed four regions in Ukraine amid its monthslong war, EU officials said. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: European Union inflation hits 10 percent, Cubans protest lingering power outage In our news wrap Friday, the war in Ukraine sent natural gas prices and overall inflation soaring across the European Union, rare public protests have broken out in Cuba over lingering power outages from Hurricane Ian and Congress gave final… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 5:05 News Wrap: Data shows U.S. economy shrank in the second quarter In our news wrap Thursday, revised government data confirmed the U.S. economy shrank in the second quarter, U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss defended her economic plan that includes billions in tax cuts for high earners without offsetting spending reductions and… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 4:06 News Wrap: European Union says it will retaliate against attacks on energy networks In our news wrap Wednesday, the European Union says it will retaliate against attacks on its energy networks after explosions damaged two pipelines in the Baltic Sea, Palestinian authorities say Israeli forces killed four Palestinians and wounded more than 40… Continue watching
Sep 28 EU plans sanctions on Russian trade after ‘sham’ Ukraine referendum By Lorne Cook, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press European Union officials say the 27-nation bloc should impose "biting sanctions" on Russian trade and hit officials responsible for "sham referendums" held in parts of Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 5:55 Right-wing victory in Italian election raises concerns across Europe By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Italians have chosen their first far-right government since World War II. Giorgia Meloni is expected to become the first female prime minister to lead Europe’s third largest economy. Her party, Brothers of Italy, draws its roots from the country’s fascist… Continue watching
Sep 25 EU divided on response to Russians fleeing military service By Jon Gambrell, Adam Schreck, Associated Press Russia’s rush to mobilize hundreds of thousands of recruits to staunch stinging losses in Ukraine is a tacit acknowledgement that its “army is not able to fight,” Ukraine’s president said Sunday, as splits sharpened in Europe over whether to welcome… Continue reading