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France’s options narrow to Le Pen and Macron in tense presidential election

April 23, 2017

EUROPE·Headlines·Politics

PARIS, FRANCE (LC – EUROPEAN UNION) The French headed to the polls today in the first round of voting for the 2017

British PM signs letter invoking Article 50, Brexit negotiations to start

March 28, 2017

EUROPE·News Wire·Politics

Brexit was triggered by Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday night, starting the United Kingdom’s negotiations to leave the European Union. The letter

Dutch elections to test populism in Europe, with far right Geert Wilders

March 15, 2017

EUROPE·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Dutch elections will be held today, testing the popularity of the right-wing populist Party for Freedom (PVV) of Geert Wilders. These elections are

New poll shows close presidential race for Marine Le Pen – the ‘Trump effect’?

March 11, 2017

EUROPE·Headlines·WORLD NEWS

Current national polling in the French presidential election has far right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen, and Emmanuel Macron, a former

Former CIA officer extradited to Italy to serve 4 year prison sentence for kidnapping

February 23, 2017

EUROPE·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY

Former CIA Foreign Service Officer Sabrina De Sousa (61) will be handed over to Italian authorities in the coming week to serve

VP Mike Pence presents Trump Admin policy to NATO

February 20, 2017

EUROPE·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·Politics·SECURITY·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

Vice President Mike Pence’s tour of Europe, the Trump administration’s debut on the continent, began with Pence attending the Munich Security Conference

Germany escalates global military role and NATO spending

February 19, 2017

Cyber·EUROPE·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire

On Friday, German Defense Minister Ursula Von der Leyen opened the Munich Security Conference reaffirming an increase in German military spending. “We are aware that