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German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the informal meeting of European Union leaders ahead of the EU summit, in Salzburg, Austria, on Wednesday. — Reuters

September 19, 2018

Merkel coalition slides into “permanent crisis mode” with spy row

BERLIN — A clumsy compromise to end a row over the fate of Germany’s spy chief has exposed a cruel fact: the parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s right-left coalition are loveless partners in a dysfunctional relationship that none of them can afford to quit.The coalition leaders sought on Tuesday to end a scandal that had rumbled on for 11 days by agreeing to replace the head of the BfV domestic ...

European Council President Donald Tusk, left, shakes hands with EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier before their meeting at the European Council building in Brussels in this Sept. 13, 2018 file photo. — AFP

September 19, 2018

Needs more work: EU criticizes May’s Brexit plan

SALZBURG, Austria — Prime Minister Theresa May received less than glowing praise for her Brexit plan on Wednesday, with top EU official Donald Tusk saying Britain must rework its proposals for Northern Ireland and trade.Hours before the British prime minister was due to try to sell her plan to the other European Union leaders, summit chairman Tusk repeated criticism of her proposals for future customs arrangements and for the border ...

September 19, 2018

Car hits pedestrians outside UK mosque in suspected hate crime

LONDON — Police in London launched an investigation on Wednesday into a possible hate crime after a car hit a crowd outside a mosque, injuring three people.The collision, in Cricklewood in north London in the early hours of Wednesday, followed the occupants of the car allegedly directing “comments of an Islamophobic nature” at the group, according to the Metropolitan Police.The incident left a man in his 50s hospitalized with “a ...

Graeme Daniel, a regular user of Pop & Rest places a sleep eye mask on as he sits in one of the pods, allowing workers and travelers a place to rent by the hour to relax and rest in Shoreditch, London, on Tuesday. — Reuters

September 19, 2018

Tired Londoners rent sleep pods for catching some zzz’s

Exhausted Londoners hoping to take a rest from their busy schedules are being offered an alternative to coffee breaks: a sleep pod where they can grab some shut-eye for £15 ($20) an hour.Inspired by Japanese capsule hotels, Pop & Rest in London’s trendy Shoreditch area boasts four “sleep pods” — rooms with dark walls and a lavender aroma to aid relaxation, each supplied with ear plugs and an eye mask.Mauricio ...

People pose during the 38th annual general meeting of the Brotherhood of “Tripiere Fertoise”, a Normandy’s Gastronomic confraternity, aimed at promoting the culinary delights of the lining of a cow’s stomach in Bagnoles-de-l’Orne, western France, in this Sept. 8, 2018 file photo. — AFP

September 19, 2018

Knights of the tripe: French food cults defend local fare

ON a Saturday morning in September in the Normandy countryside a group of men and women gather for an ancient French initiation ceremony.The merry band bustling about in colorful robes and hats, with oversized medallions hanging around their necks, could be performers in a Shakespeare troupe, members of a medieval guild, maybe even druids.But the glazed pot perched on the top table in the hall in Bagnoles de l’Orne — ...

French President Emmanuel Macron sits next to Interior Minister Gerard Collomb as he leads the last Cabinet meeting before the government goes on holidays at the Elysee Palace in Paris in this Aug. 3, 2018 file photo. — Reuters

September 18, 2018

Macron’s government in flux as key ally plans to quit post

PARIS — France’s interior minister, one of President Emmanuel Macron’s closest allies, has announced plans to quit the government and run for election as mayor of Lyon in 2020, adding to doubts and instability around the young leader’s administration.Gerard Collomb’s announcement in an interview in L’Express magazine follows the abrupt resignations of a popular environment minister, who questioned Macron’s commitment to the reduction of nuclear power, and the sports minister.A ...

September 18, 2018

Nation state cyber attacks on the rise, says Europol

THE HAGUE — Global ransomware attacks are increasingly linked to nation states, with the lines between politics and crime often blurring, Europe’s police agency said on Tuesday.Key ransomware attacks include the so-called WannaCry and NotPetya malware, which infected hundreds of thousands of computers around the world in 2017, demanding that users pay ransoms to regain access.“Ransomware retains its dominance,” said Europol’s latest annual report on cybercrime.“In addition to attacks by ...

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London in this Sept. 12, 2018 file photo. — Reuters

September 17, 2018

It’s either my deal or no deal: UK PM

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned that her Brexit plan is the only alternative to crashing out of the European Union without agreement, in an interview broadcast on Monday.Despite strong opposition in her Conservative party and criticism in Brussels, May has stuck by the so-called Chequers proposal to keep close trade ties with the EU after Brexit on March 29 next year.“The alternative to that will be ...

September 16, 2018

Approve name-change or face 'hopelessness': Macedonia PM

KICEVO — Macedonians must choose between a new name or a future of isolation and instability, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told AFP ahead of a Sept. 30 referendum on the issue.The proposed change, which would rename the country the Republic of North Macedonia, is Zaev's effort to end a 27-year-old dispute with Greece and usher his Balkan nation into NATO and the European Union.Long seen as one of Europe's most ...

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip arrive at church, in Sonning, Britain, Sunday. — Reuters

September 16, 2018

Leadership speculation 'irritates' Theresa May

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she was "irritated" by speculation about a leadership contest as she slammed former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, seen as her most likely challenger.The center-right Conservative Party's leader said she was focused on securing a Brexit deal rather than her own future, in a BBC television interview marking the six-month countdown to Britain's departure from the European Union.May blasted Johnson for using ...