Europe

Bulgaria’s largest opposition party votes to quit parliament ‘for unspecified period’

SOFIA, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lawmakers from Bulgaria’s opposition Socialist Party (BSP) are leaving parliament for an unspecified period, saying…

UK PM Theresa May urges Tory MPs to back Brexit deal

LONDON, Feb 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — British Prime Minister Theresa May urged her conservative fellow MPs to unite and back the…

Russia pioneering return of ‘Daesh children’

MOSCOW, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As the end nears for the Daesh enclave in Syria and the fate of jihadists’…

World bishops head to Vatican for sex abuse summit

VATICAN CITY, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis gathers bishops from around the world at the Vatican this week for…

US urges Europe to ‘take back’ hundreds of captured Daesh fighters

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump called on his European allies to take back alleged militants captured in…

Northern Spain hit with 50 fires

MADRID, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Regional authorities in northern Spainsaid they were battling around 50 fires, some of which were…

US Pentagon chief said he felt ‘welcomed’ on European tour

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan said he felt “very welcomed” during his trip this week…

Bulgarian, Indian Fms Discuss Strengthening Bilateral Ties

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Bulgarian Foreign Minister, Ekaterina Zaharieva and her Indian counterpart, Sushma Swaraj, discussed here on…

UK’s May to speak to every EU leader in bid to break Brexit deadlock

LONDON, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday (Feb 16) vowed to speak to every EU…

UK and Russia hold first talks in over a year

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during the 55th Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on February 16, 2019. Photo…