Salvini vows to unite EU populists yet lacks partners
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 07:41
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Italy's victorious right-wing leader, Matteo Salvini, says the European elections have created "a new geography" of anti-elite sentiment in the EU. But it is far from certain that he will be able to...
EU divided over top jobs after polls redraw political map
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 07:35
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
European Union leaders stood divided Tuesday over who to name to the bloc's top jobs, after elections shredded comfortable old political alliances and raised troubling questions about the future of...
European Parliament wants to choose EU Commission head - Tajani
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 13:28
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani says the legislature believes the new head of the EU executive Commission should be chosen from the candidates put forward by the political groupings in...
Updated: EU leaders face evening of haggling over Europe's top jobs
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 12:23
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
European Union leaders are converging on Brussels to haggle over who should lead the 28-nation bloc's key institutions for the next five years after weekend elections shook up Europe's political...
Macron vs. Salvini: Two leaders face off over EU's future
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 11:23
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
France's pro-EU president and the leader of Italy's euroskeptic, far-right movement jockeyed for the role of chief powerbroker on the continent Monday after elections to the European Parliament...
EU elections: Gutted centre, high turnout, rising right
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 08:11
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The European Union prides itself on being a brilliant mosaic of nations, but its parliamentary elections produced a hodgepodge of sometimes contradictory results that complicates the future of both...
Knife-wielding man attacks schoolgirls in Japan, killing 2
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 07:53
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming "I will kill you!" attacked a group of schoolgirls waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, killing two and injuring 16 before killing...
European victory gives Salvini more leverage in Italy
Monday, 27 May 2019, 11:41
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The League party of Italy's hard-line interior minister, Matteo Salvini, was one of the biggest winners in the European elections, with sky-rocketing support that bolsters his role as the flagbearer...