Russia weaponized migration to help bolster populists, say Latvian experts

European Union governments have accused Russia of weaponizing migration by helping illegal migrants cross into the EU, stoking political tensions in countries such as Finland, Poland and Latvia

Putin makes renewed push for gas pipeline deal with China 

washington — During his recent trip to Mongolia, Russian President Vladimir Putin promoted a plan to build a pipeline from his country to China

Like Brazil, the European Union also has an X problem

Brussels — Elon Musk's woes are hardly limited to Brazil as he now risks possible EU sanctions in the coming months for allegedly breaking new content rules

Macron names EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France's new prime minister 

Paris — President Emmanuel Macron named EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France's new prime minister on Thursday after more than 50 days of caretaker government

Munich police kill armed man during exchange of fire near museum and Israeli Consulate

Munich — Police in Munich exchanged fire with a man on Thursday, fatally wounding the suspect in an area near a museum on the city's Nazi-era history and the Israeli Consulate

Trump, Harris offer different futures for Ukraine as they vie for US presidency

Washington — Ukraine faces wildly different prospects under a potential Trump or Harris presidency — but analysts say it's clear Kyiv is not waiting for November to let its fate be decided

Pentagon leaders head to Germany for talks on Ukraine military aid

WASHINGTON — Top U

7 rescued, 21 missing after migrant shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa

ROME — Seven people were rescued and 21 people were missing at sea after a migrant shipwreck off the island of Lampedusa, the Italian coast guard said on Wednesday

Ukrainians react to conscription drive with mixed feelings, many questions

A new conscription law has been in force in Ukraine for more than three months, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the mobilization has been going according to plan

Russia struggles to sell Arctic gas amid tightening Western sanctions

Russia appears to be struggling to find buyers for its liquefied natural gas from a flagship Arctic development after the West imposed sanctions, forcing Moscow to store the gas in a huge container vessel in the Arctic Sea

4 shot, killed at high school in US state of Georgia; student in custody

WINDER, Georgia — A 14-year-old student opened fire at a high school in the U

Trump, Harris offer different futures for Ukraine as they vie for US presidency

Ukraine faces wildly different prospects under a potential Donald Trump or Kamala Harris U

China's envoy not expelled; he left because term ended, says US

washington — China's consul general in New York left his post as scheduled after completing his posting last month, the State Department said on Wednesday, hours after New York's governor said she asked for his expulsion in the aftermath of the arres[..]

White House signals it may block sale of US Steel to Nippon Steel

WASHINGTON — The White House is signaling an openness to blocking the acquisition of U

Teen charged with killing 4 at Georgia high school had been focus of earlier tips about threats

WINDER, Georgia — More than a year ago, tips about online posts threatening a school shooting led Georgia police to interview a 13-year-old boy, but investigators didn’t have enough evidence for an arrest