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Hundreds of Georgians march in support of country's candidacy for European Union membership
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Hundreds of people marched in Georgia's capital Saturday to support the Caucasus region country becoming a candidate for European Union membership. The EU is expected to announce Dec. 15 whether it has decided to grant Georgia candidate status, a crucial...
Polish truck drivers are blocking the border with Ukraine. It's hurting on the battlefield
KORCZOWA, Poland (AP) — Pickup trucks and tourniquets bound for Ukraine’s battlefield are stuck in a mileslong line at the border with Poland. Components to build drones to fight off Russian forces are facing weeks of delays. Ukrainian charities and companies supplying the...
With Putin's reelection all but assured, Russia's opposition still vows to undermine his image
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Behind bars in penal colonies or in self-exile abroad, Russian opposition figures vow they will still put up a fight against President Vladimir Putin as he seeks yet another term in office in an election in March. Although they believe Putin will be declared...
Europe reaches a deal on the world's first comprehensive AI rules
LONDON (AP) — European Union negotiators clinched a deal Friday on the world's first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity. ...
Danish EU commissioner pulls out of the race for the top job at the European Investment Bank
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The European Union’s powerful antitrust chief has withdrawn as a candidate for the presidency of the European Investment Bank, the Danish government said Friday after EU finance ministers gave their support to someone else. Margrethe Vestager, who took...
Post-summit news conferences highlight the divide between China and the EU
BEIJING (AP) — From trade to human rights, the leaders of China and the European Union differed on a wide range of issues at a summit this week in the Chinese capital. China, which sees Europe as an important export market, raised concerns about trade protectionism and...
AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
Dec. 1–7, 2023 A military cadet applies lipstick before a National Day parade in Bucharest, Romania. A ram travels in a rickshaw before a ram fighting competition in Lagos, Nigeria, and rainfall destroys a road in Gamba, Kenya. And Pope Francis is greeted by nuns...
Hopes for a Mercosur-EU trade deal fade yet again as leaders meet in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — The heads of state from South America's Mercosur trade bloc gathered Thursday in Rio de Janeiro for a meeting all but certain to once again disappoint members hoping to finalize a long-delayed trade deal with the European Union. Negotiations with the EU were set to...
A China, EU summit exposes divisions over Ukraine, trade and subsidies
BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of China and the European Union held talks Thursday that focused on their disputes over trade, subsidies and a deep divide over the war in Ukraine. Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing with the two European presidents, Ursula von der Leyen from...
Climate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The mood is about to shift, the hours grow longer and the already high sense of urgency somehow amp up even more as the United Nations climate summit heads into its final week. Every sentence, every word — especially those about the future...
