NEWSWORTHY
May stands firm on her Brexit plan, but skepticism among other lawmakers persists
Prime Minister Theresa May said she will not allow compromises to her Brexit strategy that go against the national interest, seeking to allay fears among some in her Conservative Party that she will cave in to Brussels' demands in negotiations. But her words drew ...
U.S. President Donald Trump shocked allies at a fraught NATO summit on Wednesday by suddenly demanding that members double their defense spending commitments. Trump's surprise demand came after he clashed with Chancellor Angela Merkel, calling Germany a "captive" of Russia because of its gas links ...
Johnson uses colorful language to make point about May's latest Brexit plan
British Foreign Secretary (foreign minister) Boris Johnson strongly criticized Prime Minister Theresa May's latest Brexit proposal in typically colorful terms before agreeing with his colleagues to back the compromise Friday, reports said. Johnson, a leading supporter of a decisive break by Britain from the European ...
Prosecutors sought a four-year jail term on Tuesday for a man who hired out his apartment to two Islamic State jihadis after the 2015 Paris attacks, but they said there was insufficient evidence to convict him on terror charges. Jawad Bendaoud, who was nicknamed the ...
The main terrorism suspect behind the 2015 Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, will go on trial in Belgium under tight security on Monday over the shootout in Brussels that led to his capture. It will be the first public glimpse of the 28-year-old who led police ...
Almost 50,000 march in Brussels to 'wake up Europe' over Catalan struggle for independence
A sea of nearly 50,000 pro-Catalonia protesters demonstrated in Brussels on Thursday to show support for the region's deposed president Carles Puigdemont, who addressed the crowd, and to urge the EU to support its drive for independence from Spain. Demonstrators chanted "Wake up Europe!" and ...
Struggling Brussels church hops to it, hopes brew gets believers to belly up to the pews
A Brussels church that was nearly forced to close its doors for lack of parishioners has turned to the Belgian brewing tradition and launched a new beer in order to raise more funds for a now growing congregation. St. Catherine's Church, by the city's increasingly ...
Newspaper reports U.K. ready to pay up to €40 billion to leave EU
Britain is prepared to pay up to €40 billion ($47 billion) as part of a deal to leave the European Union, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported, citing three unnamed sources familiar with Britain's negotiating strategy. The EU has floated a figure of €60 billion ...
Japan and EU reach free trade accord in blow against protectionism
Senior European Union and Japanese officials reached a free-trade agreement on Wednesday, paving the way for leaders to conclude the political accord Thursday, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said. "We've reached political agreement at ministerial level on an EU-Japan trade deal. We now recommend to ...
Don't make hasty decision to exit Paris climate pact, Macron urges Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Donald Trump on Thursday not to take any hasty decisions on a global climate change deal that the U.S. president threatened during his election campaign to abandon. Macron and Trump also discussed the Syrian crisis, counterterrorism and defense spending over ...
Trump may find rougher reception in NATO, EU meetings amid defense, trade, climate concerns
After a warm welcome in the Middle East and a "fantastic" visit with the pope, U.S. President Donald Trump walks on shakier ground on Thursday when European Union and NATO leaders will press him on defense, trade, and environmental concerns. The Republican president, midway through ...
Craft beer collaboration celebrates shared values of three very different businesses
A newspaper and a pub chain walk into a brewery... It has all the makings of a joke, but this is no wisecrack —it's the story of how The Japan Times, Kyoto Brewing and the Brussels bar chain came together to make a truly newsworthy ...
