[ad_1] By Gabriela Baczynska, Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Any veto by Poland and Hungary of the European Union’s new budget for 2021-2027 over upholding democratic standards would also freeze…
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Poland and Hungary are open to new proposals on EU budget
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland and Hungary are open to new…
Kuwait retail co-ops remove French products over Prophet cartoon
[ad_1] KUWAIT/PARIS (Reuters) – Kuwait’s retail co-ops have pulled French products in boycott over the use of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a French school class on freedom of…
U.S. imposes sanctions on four Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown
[ad_1] By Humeyra Pamuk, David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on four more Chinese officials in Hong Kong’s governing and security establishment over their…
Exclusive: U.S. preparing new sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown – sources
[ad_1] By Humeyra Pamuk, Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is preparing to impose sanctions on at least a dozen Chinese officials over their alleged role in Beijing’s…
Hong Kong suspends pacts with Ireland, Netherlands as diplomatic row escalates
[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong said on Tuesday it is suspending extradition agreements and pacts on mutual legal assistance with the Netherlands and Ireland, escalating a diplomatic spat…
Iran upholds death sentence against French-based journalist captured last year
[ad_1] DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a dissident journalist who was captured in 2019 after years in exile in France, the judiciary said…
New far-right party seen entering Danish parliament – opinion poll
[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A new Danish far-right party that wants Islam banned and hundreds of thousands of Muslims deported could win seats in Denmark’s parliament in an upcoming election,…