2019-12-04

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Queen Elizabeth hosts NATO leaders at Buckingham Palace

NATO leaders attended a reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, December 3, amid a special NATO summit held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the alliance.

04/12/2019

USA

Read: Witness opening statements in first Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing

Three are testifying at the behest of the panel's Democratic majority, while the fourth was called by the GOP.

04/12/2019

USA

Flashback: What Nadler said about impeaching a president in 1998

Then, he was a rank-and-file member of the powerful House Judiciary Committee he now chairs.

04/12/2019

Hungary

Euroviews. In response to Judit Varga: Some facts about the rule of law she should know ǀ View

The rule of law, as opposed to what the minister Judit Varga writes, is not one of the current “buzzwords” but a constitutional foundation for our civilization, the operation of the state and our daily life.

04/12/2019

USA

Giuliani and Nunes star in latest Ukraine saga

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

04/12/2019

Europe News

The Brief: von der Leyen prepares for first foreign trip as Commission President

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced she will take her first foreign trip to Ethiopia.

04/12/2019

USA

Trump calls Trudeau 'two-faced' after hot mic catches NATO leaders speaking candidly

The Canadian PM and others were heard apparently speaking about the president.

04/12/2019

Green News

Jason Momoa rips into fellow actor Chris Pratt on plastic usage

Jason Momoa proved he took his role as Aquaman and defender of the seas seriously.

04/12/2019

Czech Republic

Andrej Babis: Czech PM fraud investigation to continue

The ruling reverses an earlier decision to drop the case that the PM had received European Union subsidies.

04/12/2019

Germany

Germany expels two Russian diplomats

Germany expelled two Russian diplomats from the embassy in Berlin over the murder of a former Chechen insurgent in August.

04/12/2019

Europe News

Green Deal - the final touches

It will be the first big act of the new European Commission.

04/12/2019

Spain

COP25 Day 3: Activists call for big polluters to pay more

A small group of demonstrators today displayed banners asking "big polluters" to pay society for the damage they are doing to the planet. The protest took place on Wednesday morning.

04/12/2019

USA

Japanese doctor hailed as 'one of Afghanistan's greatest friends' killed in attack

In April, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani granted Tetsu Nakamura honorary citizenship.

04/12/2019

USA

Impeachment hearing: Live updates from the Judiciary Committee

Live blog with the latest news coverage from the House Judiciary Committee's first impeachment inquiry hearing on Trump and Ukraine.

04/12/2019

World News

Euroviews. It’s time to revitalise European industry to meet climate challenges ǀ View

The cement industry is fully committed to reducing its carbon emissions. We are proud innovators, and so our commitment to environmental efficiency is already apparent at every step of the cement manufacturing process.

04/12/2019

Malta

EU mission in Malta calls for PM Muscat to quit immediately

After a meeting with the Prime Minister, Sophie In ‘t Veld, who is leading the European parliament’s emergency fact-finding mission to Malta, says she doubts the government’s credibility.

04/12/2019

Partner content

Identifying human and nature role in CO2 emissions is key to control global warming

Partner content presented by Copernicus

Under the Paris Agreement, 195 countries have pledged to slash their greenhouse gas emissions to keep global temperature rise well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

04/12/2019

USA

After a bruising first day, NATO braces for friction in talks near London

Leaders are gathering in the unassuming London commuter town of Watford for talks, one-to-one meetings and press conferences.

04/12/2019

USA

Police find body of third person lost in Australian outback

Claire Hockridge, 46, had been missing for over two weeks after taking a drive into the outback with her partner and a family friend on Nov. 19.

04/12/2019

United Kingdom

Trump slams Trudeau as 'two-faced' over video apparently mocking him

US President Donald Trump slammed Justin Trudeau as “two-faced” after a video emerged showing the Canadian Prime Minister and other world leaders apparently mocking him.

04/12/2019

Iceland

Well-being agenda: does this spell the end for GDP?

Iceland, Scotland and New Zealand leaders team up on social priorities

04/12/2019

Russia

Russia media freedom under threat as Putin puts pressure on the press

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed two controversial security bills into law. One will require certain technology sold in the country to include pre-installed software from the government, the other would designate certain journalists and bloggers as "foreign agents."

04/12/2019

World

Impeachment report points to Trump pressuring Ukraine to help 2020 bid

It also says the US President obstructed the inquiry by intimidating witnesses. Trump denies wrongdoing.

04/12/2019

World

'NATO will declare that space is a new domain', says former official

Underneath the sparring, the fundamentals of the organisation remain strong, argues Jamie Shea, who is Senior Fellow at the Friends of Europe think tank.

04/12/2019

USA

Dog turns on microwave, sets off kitchen fire in British home

"Clearly this is a very strange incident involving the man's dog, but it could still have been more serious," a fire official said.

04/12/2019

World News

EU failing to meet climate change commitments, new report finds

"Many of the targets that we set for ourselves for 2020 will not be reached," said Hans Bruyninckx, the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency

04/12/2019

Vatican

Vatican postpones beatification of first US 'televangelist'

In unusual move, Vatican postpones beatification of first US 'televangelist'

04/12/2019

USA

Yang campaign notified FBI about emailed death threats

The FBI was contacted out of an abundance of caution after the emailed threats were made this week, a campaign official said.

04/12/2019

World News

Watch back: NATO members highlight unity at end of tense summit

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the second day of the alliance's 70th-anniversary summit would focus on burden-sharing and the rise of China after a tense opening.

04/12/2019