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3 days ago | 
argus-press.com | Lorne Cook |Sam McNeil
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union should halt imports of Russian natural gas by the end of 2027 to deprive President Vladimir Putin of revenue that helps fuel his war on Ukraine, the bloc’s executive branch said Tuesday. Under a detailed plan to be presented next month, the European Commission would seek to ban new gas contracts with Russia by the end of this year and phase out existing ones still in use in the 27-nation EU by the end of 2027.
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4 days ago | 
thederrick.com | Lorne Cook |Mike Corder
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, left, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte address the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, May 9, 2025. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, center left, is greeted by Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof, center right, as dozens of World War II veterans gathered for Liberation Day celebrations in Wageningen, Netherlands, Monday, May 5, 2025.
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4 days ago | 
kdhnews.com | Lorne Cook |Mike Corder
BRUSSELS (AP) - Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said Friday that NATO's chief wants the 32 member countries to agree to start spending at least 3.5% of gross domestic product on their defense budgets at a summit in the Netherlands next month. In 2023, as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its second year, NATO leaders agreed that all allies should spend at least 2% of GDP. They are expected to set a new goal at a meeting in The Hague on June 25. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.
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4 days ago | 
apnews.com | Lorne Cook |Mike Corder
Dutch leader says NATO’s chief insists allies should spend at least 3.5% of GDP on defense budgets 1 of 4 | Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, left, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte address the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, May 9, 2025.
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5 days ago | 
argus-press.com | Catherine Gaschka |Lorne Cook
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen attend the "Choose Europe for Science" event, to encourage researchers and scientists from all over the world to practice in Europe, at the Sorbonne University in Paris, Monday, May 5, 2025.
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5 days ago | 
sharonherald.com | Lorne Cook
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union published on Thursday a list of U.S. imports that it would target with retaliatory duties if no solution is found to end U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war, which could include aircraft maker Boeing. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said it also would begin legal action at the World Trade Organization over the “reciprocal tariffs” that Trump imposed on countries around the world last month.
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5 days ago | 
bismarcktribune.com | Wafaa Shurafa |Kareem Chehayeb |Lorne Cook
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza — Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian assistance for Gaza forced a leading aid group to shut its community soup kitchens Thursday as it faced empty warehouses and no replenishment of supplies in the war-battered enclave. U.S.-based World Central Kitchen, which served 133,000 meals per day, said there is almost no food left in Gaza with which to cook. The ongoing hunger threatens Gaza’s population, already battered by 19 months of war.
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5 days ago | 
goshennews.com | Lorne Cook |Mike Corder
BRUSSELS (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said Friday that NATO’s chief wants the 32 member countries to agree to start spending at least 3.5% of gross domestic product on their defense budgets at a summit in the Netherlands next month. In 2023, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its second year, NATO leaders agreed that all allies should spend at least 2% of GDP. They are expected to set a new goal at a meeting in The Hague on June 25.
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5 days ago | 
standard-journal.com | Lorne Cook |Mike Corder
BRUSSELS (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said Friday that NATO’s chief wants the 32 member countries to agree to start spending at least 3.5% of gross domestic product on their defense budgets at a summit in the Netherlands next month. In 2023, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its second year, NATO leaders agreed that all allies should spend at least 2% of GDP. They are expected to set a new goal at a meeting in The Hague on June 25.
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5 days ago | 
adn.com | Lorne Cook
BRUSSELS — The European Union published on Thursday a list of U.S. imports that it would target with retaliatory duties if no solution is found to end U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war, which could include aircraft maker Boeing. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said it also would begin legal action at the World Trade Organization over the “reciprocal tariffs” that Trump imposed on countries around the world last month.
