Trump arrives in Japan for ceremonial visit as trade tensions loom
U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, landed in Japan on Saturday on a largely ceremonial visit meant to showcase strong ties with Tokyo even as trade tensions loom.
Alissa de Carbonnel
Surfing the Green wave? Climate party hopes ride high in EU vote
BUDAPEST/BRISTOL An ebb in support for mainstream parties is raising hopes among Europe's Greens that they could act as kingmakers in the next European Parliament, with growing concerns over climate change likely to hand them their strongest showing yet.
Unknown but undeterred, lead EU candidates take to the road
MALAGA/DUBLIN/BUDAPEST A convoy of black Mercedes pulled up at the 'Bar El Gusto' near Malaga, disturbing the peace of European pensioners sitting in beachwear, and a man in a dark suit and tie stepped onto the terrace.
Unknown but undeterred, lead EU candidates take to the road
MALAGA/DUBLIN/BUDAPEST, May 17 A convoy of black Mercedes pulled up at the 'Bar El Gusto' near Malaga, disturbing the peace of European pensioners sitting in beachwear, and a man in a dark suit and tie stepped onto the terrace.
Who burned Notre Dame? Brussels goes after fake news as EU election nears
BRUSSELS/DUBLIN The European Union has launched a coordinated fight against fake news ahead of this month's European Parliament elections, but officials acknowledge there are limits to what can be achieved against a danger barely recognized a few years ago.
Dueling in the dark: EU candidates pitch to (some) voters
BRUSSELS Raising corporate taxes and wages, cutting carbon emissions, handling African migrants and standing up to Russia, China and the United States all got an airing in Europe's "presidential debate" on Wednesday.
UPDATE 3-EU to grant UK PM May a Brexit delay, with conditions
* May is begging from EU leaders -Northern Irish ally (Adds May comment on arrival)
Smileys and selfies: Europe's far-right tries to end divisions
BRUSSELS Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini sends texts with smileys to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and posts selfies with Austrian far-right politician Heinz-Christian Strache.
Centre-right to top European Parliament vote, edging out nationalists: poll
BRUSSELS The centre right is set to remain the biggest political group in the European Parliament according to the assembly's latest forecast of results from the upcoming elections, despite gains by eurosceptic nationalist parties.
Facebook tightens rules on political ads ahead of EU vote
BRUSSELS/SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Inc toughened its rules on political advertising in Europe on Friday under pressure from EU regulators to do more to guard against foreign meddling in the bloc's upcoming legislative election. Chastened since Russia used the social media platform to influence polls that swept U.S. President Donald Trump to power, Facebook says it has ploughed resources and staff into safeguarding the ballot across 27 EU nations on May 26.
EU leaders to warn of cyber, fake news threat to May elections
By Alissa de Carbonnel, Alastair Macdonald and Jean-Baptiste Vey