Virus Spreads Worldwide: Italy Cases Surge 50%; France Closes the Louvre

JOHN LEICESTER and COLLEEN BARRY / The Associated Press Mar 1, 2020 New fronts in the battle to contain the virus open rapidly, deepening a sense of crisis that has already sent financial markets plummeting. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Germany, Allies Celebrate 30 Years Since Berlin Wall Fell

FRANK JORDANS / The Associated Press Nov 9, 2019 Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders place flowers on the remains of the wall that divided the German capital for 28 years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Europe Is Acting Like Climate Change Is No Big Deal—Even as It Melts

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 29, 2019 Here are 5 things Europe is doing that are insane in light of what we now know about climate change and how it's impacting the continent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Benjamin Netanyahu Is Cozying Up to Europe’s Worst Authoritarians

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Jul 9, 2018 Critics fear his recent maneuverings signal Israel’s “moving away from the values of a liberal democracy.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

EU Sets Crisis Summit on Migration

LORNE COOK and NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Jun 23, 2018 European Union leaders will try to find common ground for tackling a growing political drama that is threatening to undermine the entire alliance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S., Allies Punish Russia in U.K. Spy Case

JOSH LEDERMAN / The Associated Press Mar 26, 2018 Reacting to the poisoning of an ex-spy in Britain, the White House says 60 Russian diplomats will be expelled; Canada and 14 EU nations also order expulsions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pro-Russia Incumbent Wins Czech Presidential Election

KAREL JANICEK / The Associated Press Jan 27, 2018 Milos Zeman has divided the nation with his pro-Kremlin stance, support for closer ties with China, and strong anti-migrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Guatemala Will Move Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

The Associated Press Dec 24, 2017 Guatemala becomes the first nation to follow the lead of President Trump in ordering the change. Its president, Jimmy Morales, has not announced a time frame for the move. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is ‘Frexit’ Next? Other Euroskeptics May Follow Lead of U.K. and Seek Their Own Referendums (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2016 Turns out some of the arguments Brexit supporters used to rally voters to support their cause aren't only applicable to the U.K. -- and neither is the idea of leaving the European Union. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Floodwaters Threaten Warsaw, Claim at Least 14 in Poland

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2010 The Polish people are having a rough time of it this spring. At least 14 people have died in recent days after Poland's largest river, the Vistula, flooded an area some 50 miles away from Warsaw, and the capital city is in danger of becoming waterlogged as well. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Puzzling, Dangerous U.S. Policy Comes to an End

William Pfaff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2009 President Barack Obama's cancellation of his predecessor's missile-defense scheme for Poland and the Czech Republic presumably brings to a close one of the least explicable and most dangerous American policy initiatives since the Cold War officially ended. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

EU President Calls Obama Policies ‘the Road to Hell’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2009 Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek is currently the EU's rotating president and, like a drunken sailor on karaoke night, he's letting everyone know what's on his mind. On President Obama's economic policies, for example, he declared: "All of these steps, these combinations and permanency, is the road to hell." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )