Europe

EU slashes Italian growth outlook, says recession caused by government

BRUSSELS, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Commission slashed its economic growth forecasts for Italy for 2019 and 2020 on…

Russia says blocked from Venezuela talks in Uruguay

MOSCOW/CARACAS, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said it had “counted on” being invited to an international dialogue in Montevideo on…

EU, UK agree to alter Brexit political declaration, no legally-binding change

London, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The British prime minister was adamant she would secure legally-binding changes to the Irish backstop…

Portugal Welcomes Signing Of Peace Agreement In CAR

LISBON, Portugal, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Portuguese government, welcomed the signing of a Peace and Reconciliation Agreement between the…

Russia hopes Eurasian bloc signs FTA agreements with more countries

MOSCOW, Feb 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Russia expects the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to sign agreements on free trade areas (FTAs)…

British PM Theresa May brings Brexit tour back to Brussels

BRUSSELS, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Theresa Mayheads back to meet EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday as…

Body recovered from wreckage of plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala

LONDON, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — : A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane that was carrying…

Macedonia signs NATO accession accord

BRUSSELS, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Macedonia signed accession papers with NATO on Wednesday, a key step on the way to…

Trump: End of Daesh territory to be announced next week

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The formal end to Daesh’s territorial holdings in Iraq and Syria is likely to be…

French lawmakers approve anti-riot bill

PARIS, Feb 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — The French National Assembly gave the green light to the government to implement an anti-riot…