Europe

Experts Say Trump's Hostility To The WTO Could Cripple It

4:36pm September 20, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

The World Trade Organization is rarely in the headlines — but the Trump administration's hostility and the issues connected with Brexit and the U.S.-China trade dispute has pushed the WTO to the fore.

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Supporters celebrate the result of the May 25 referendum in which voters backed the repeal of Ireland's abortion law. The country's health minister predicts the services will be free when they're offered in 2019.

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Ireland Plans To Offer Abortions For Free, As Ban Is Officially Repealed

4:12pm September 20, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"Yes, it is my intention that the services will be free," Health Minister Simon Harris said, adding that the goal is to ensure access and not force women to travel for the procedure.

British Prime Minister Theresa May addresses a press conference at the end of the EU Informal Summit of Heads of State or Government at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria, on Thursday.

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In The U.K.-EU Faceoff, Neither Side Is Blinking

2:30pm September 20, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

British Prime Minister Theresa May appealed to her European counterparts, trying to preserve Britain's access to the EU's single market after the Brexit. But EU leaders are playing hardball.

A Spanish government relief worker plays with a young migrant child at a sports center in San Roque, southern Spain, after the child was rescued by Spain's Maritime Rescue Service in the Strait of Gibraltar on Aug. 1.

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Spain Now Sees More Migrant Arrivals Than Any Other European Country

9:01am September 20, 2018

by Lucia Benavides

Far more immigrants and asylum-seekers are crossing the Spanish border than those entering other usual Mediterranean entry points Greece and Italy.

Yogurt selections like this one at a Los Angeles 365 by Whole Foods Market store are getting larger, but a new U.K. study warns that many contain lots of added sugar.

Yogurt May Not Be So Healthy If It's Pumped Full Of Sugar

7:18pm September 19, 2018

by Rachel Cohen

A study of some 900 yogurts sold in supermarkets in the U.K. found a shocking amount of sugar is hiding in this so-called healthy food, particularly in organic yogurts.

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Russia Blames Israel For Plane Shot Down By Syria

3:48pm September 19, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Russia blamed Israel after Syria downed a Russian reconnaissance plane, killing 15 people. Israel expressed condolences for those killed but in turn blamed Iran and Hezbollah guerrillas.

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European Leaders Talk Brexit In Austria

7:19am September 19, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

With just six months to go before Britain leaves the EU, European leaders are meeting in Austria to discuss progress — while the U.K.'s ruling party continues to tear itself apart over the issue.

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Polish President Wants U.S. Military Base

7:19am September 19, 2018

by David Welna

Polish President Andrzej Duda went to the White House with a big ask of President Trump: a permanent U.S. military base on Polish soil — named Fort Trump.

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News Brief: Kavanaugh Latest, Brexit, Koreas Summit

7:19am September 19, 2018

We have the latest developments on the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh. Also, European leaders are meeting to discuss Brexit, while leaders of North and South Korea also met.

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A municipal employee (right) talks to a pedestrian next to a controversial street urinal installed on the Seine river banks of Île de la Cité, Paris, in August.

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Paris Plunges Deeper Into Potty Talk With New Appeal Against Public Urination

1:11pm September 18, 2018

by Amy Held

A new video flush with toilet humor is the latest roll-out in Paris's campaign aimed at urging people — mainly men — not to foul its streets and monuments.