Austrian economy minister adds his ‘nein’ to US trade talks debate

Austria's economy minister said talks on a EU-U.S. free trade agreement should be halted, adding his voice to an increasingly polarized debate on both sides of the Atlantic over whether to keep the negotiations going. A sign against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership free trade agreement is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, March 26, 2016.

German economy minister says EU-US trade talks have failed

In this April 23, 2016 file picture a man walking on stilts and dressed like the Statue of Liberty attends a protest against the planned Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP, ahead of the visit of United States President Barack Obama in Hannover, Germany. Germany's economy minister Sigmar Gabriel said Sunday Aug. 28, 2016 that free trade talks between the European Union and the United States have failed, citing lack of progress on any of the major chapters of the long-running negotiations.

How to Talk to Strangers

As my colleague Priscilla Alvarez reported on Wednesday , the Republican nominee has made several comments in recent days that suggested he might be softening up his views, veering away from the hardline stance in which the only suitable solution to illegal immigration was a massive deportation of some 12 million people. Trump only deepened the mystery later that day.

Drones could soon be buzzing about at an airport near you – on leashes

The mere mention of "drones" and "airports" in the same sentence is likely to cause those managing such sites to immediately break into a cold sweat . Data released by the Federal Aviation Administration earlier this year revealed nearly 600 reports of quadcopters and other remotely controlled flying machines coming worryingly close to aircraft in the U.S. during a recent five-month period, marking an upward trend in such incidents.

12 Reasons Why This Was Hillary Clinton’s Worst Week Ever

Peter Schweizer's book Clinton Cash made allegations of corruption and pay-for-play - that Hillary Clinton leveraged her power as Secretary of State to benefit big donors to the Clinton Foundation - and that scandal has simmered since before the book's release last May. Early on, several establishment news outlets investigated the narratives of Clinton Cash and confirmed many of its findings. Leaked documents from the Democratic National Committee showed that the party deemed the Clinton Foundation a vulnerability for Clinton; the global charity, worth billions, received zero mentions during the week-long Democratic National Convention.

Angela Merkel: Migrants Did Not Bring Radical Terrorism to Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a campaign event on Wednesday evening, that there is no relationship between the influx of some one million migrants and refugees into Germany in the past year and the incidents of radical Muslim violence in the country. She pointed out that Muslim radicalism as a phenomenon pre-existed the rise of Daesh and that even Daesh was there before the refugee crisis.

‘God help us’ – Robert De Niro compares Donald Trump to Travis Bickle from ‘Taxi Driver’

"God help us," De Niro said on Saturday at the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival, when asked what he thought of Mr Trump's candidacy. Yet the actor is just one of many to have spoken out after a week in which the Republican candidate's campaign lurched into even more uncharted territory and sought to even question the very legitimacy of the election itself.

Clinton Camp Not Planning Foreign Trip, Citing State Department Experience

Hillary Clinton watches a speaker during a campaign rally at Florida International University Panther Arena on July 23, 2016 in Miami, Florida. In the past two election cycles, presidential nominees have embarked on campaign trips overseas to gain international exposure and show off their foreign policy chops.

Clinton chooses Irish-American with Longford links as her vice-president

Presumptive Democratic US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has picked an Irish-American senator as her running mate ahead of November's election. Running mate: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her newly appointed vice president, Senator Tim Kaine.

The massacre in Nice will loom over Cleveland and Philadelphia

But of course a terrorist in love with death would choose one of the world's most beautiful coastal cities to mow down innocents in a moment of celebration. Over the next few days, as Republicans convene in Cleveland to celebrate another sort of pagan ritual, we'll hear the familiar words and refrains.

The latest on the truck attack in Nice on Bastille Day that killed 84 people

Manuel Valls, in an interview with the Journal du dimanche newspaper published Sunday, said the Islamic State group "is encouraging individuals unknown to our services to stage attacks." While the investigation is working on details, he said "that is without a doubt the case in the Nice attack."

“Bodies flying like bowling pins”: 84 dead in attack on Nice

A large truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at least 84 people and sending people fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city's famed waterfront promenade. The Thursday night attack on France's national holiday rocked a nation still dealing with the aftermath of attacks in November in Paris that killed 130 and in January 2015 that killed 17. No one immediately claimed responsibility.