Another Malta protest demands justice for slain journalist

Thousands of people in Malta took to the streets for the second Sunday in a row , saying they will not be silenced until there is justice for murdered journalist and anti-corruption blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia. Organisers said 10,000 people took part in the rally in Sliema, across the harbour from capital Valletta, in honour of the 53-year-old who was killed in a car bombing on 16 October.

Germany: Trump’s Iran plans driving EU toward Russia and China

German Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel delivers his speech during the opening of the Deutschland 8: Deutsche Kunst in China exhibition at the Imperial Ancestral Temple Art Museum in Beijing, China, 17 September 2017. [How Hwee Young/EPA/EFE] US President Donald Trump's expected move to "de-certify" the international nuclear deal with Iran is driving a wedge between Europe and the United States and bringing Europeans closer to Russia and China, Germany said on Thursday .

Austria Set for Rightward Political Turn After Sunday Vote

Ahead of Austrian national elections Sunday, the question is less whether the country will swing rightward under the next government and more about how sharp that turn will be, with voters set to reward two major parties that have exploited fears of immigration and Islam. Chancellor Christian Kern is vowing to take his center-left Social Democrats into the opposition if defeated and a handful of small parties are struggling to clear the 4 percent hurdle needed to get seats in parliament.

Trump, Merkel discuss Iran’s ‘malign’ activities (Eds: Updating with background) By Lalit K Jha

Washington, Sep 29 US President Donald Trump has called German Chancellor Angela Merkel to congratulate her on election victory and discussed how to counter Iran's nuclear ambitions and 'malign' activities in the Middle East. Trump during the call wished her well in the formation the government for the fourth time, the White House officials said.

Merkel wins fourth term, AfD makes gains: Exit poll

Berlin, Sep 25 The Christian Democratic Union led by German sitting Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday defended its dominant role in the Germany's federal elections with 32.5 per cent of the vote, according to the preliminary exit poll. The figure fell short of expectations and was nine percentage points lower than in the 2013 parliamentary election, Xinhua reported.

Trump campaign adviser was wiretapped under secret court orders, according to CNN report

Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's campaign manager, before the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 17, 2016. Manafort met with Senate Intelligence Committee investigators on July 25, 2017, to discuss the June 2016 meeting between a Russian lawyer and Trump's inner circle that was set up to receive damaging information about Hillary Clinton, according to a person familiar with the discussion.

Ivana Trump reveals Donald asked her to be US ambassador

Ivana Trump says Donald asked her to be ambassador to Czech Republic but she turned him down because she did not want an '8-to-12 job' and likes her 'freedom' Ivana Trump said that she turned down the chance to serve as US ambassador to the Czech Republic after being offered the job by her ex-husband 'I like my freedom and I want to do what I want to do, go wherever I want to go, with whomever I want,' explained Ivana while attending New York Fashion Week 'It's four years in Prague, so bye-bye to Miami, bye-bye to New York in spring and fall, bye-bye to Saint-Tropez in summer,' said Ivana Ivanka Trump revealed that her ex-husband asked her to be ambassador to the Czech Republic after he was elected president, and she turned him down.

UN approves watered-down new sanctions against North Korea

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved new sanctions on North Korea in a watered-down resolution without an oil import ban or international asset freeze on the government and leader Kim Jong Un that the... The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved new sanctions on North Korea in a watered-down resolution without an oil import ban or international asset freeze on the government and leader Kim Jong Un that the Trump administration wanted. Sen. John McCain says the U.S. needs to step up actions against North Korea and send a message to leader Kim Jong Un that aggressive acts will lead to his country's destruction.

Germany and Egypt agree deal to stem migrant flow

Germany said on Monday it had reached a deal with Egypt to stem the flow of migrants from the Arab country, part of a broader push by Berlin to head off waves of migrants that have stoked domestic political tensions. German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a TV interview by ZDF public broadcaster in Berlin, Germany, August 27, 2017.