President Obama’s task in Europe this week, already daunting as the death toll in Syria mounts and the pressure for a more assertive U.S. policy there grows, has been made even more challenging by the recent disclosures of American surveillance in allied countries. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
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Terror Fears Stoked By Trend Of Young Muslims From U.S., Europe Fighting With al-Qaeda in Syria, Africa
“It is extremely concerning when these extremists eventually return home with skills that bring the battle zone to our front door.” Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Merkel: Europe must agree how to achieve growth
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said European countries must agree on how to generate sorely needed economic growth, and stressed it was important that France pursue reforms to become more competitive. Tweet This Post
Banking union a priority for Lew in Europe
By Anna Yukhananov BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe's economic weakness and financial turmoil affect the U.S. economy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told EU leaders on Monday, stressing the need to boost demand and move ahead with a euro zone banking union. "Our economy's strength remains sensitive to events beyond our shores and we have an [...]
U.S. to press Europe on rebalancing demand: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will discuss ways that Europe can rebalance its demand to help grow the economy during a trip to the continent next week, a senior official said on Friday. "What is very clear is that overall we're seeing very weak demand in Europe and rising levels of unemployment," a [...]
Coal Power Plants Are Killing Thousands in Europe
Lots of the world’s attention has been focused recently on the startlingly high levels of smog in China. But things aren’t too great in Europe, either, where the popularity of coal-fired power plants is endangering the lives of entire generations of people. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Cosmopolitan Kerry courts Europe, his old stomping ground
ROME (Reuters) – On his first foreign trip as Secretary of State, John Kerry charmed Europeans with his flair for languages, his wry reminiscences about biking through East Berlin as 12-year-old boy and his obvious affection for France and its cuisine. What was less clear was how much influence Washington's top diplomat will have on [...]
Kerry takes case on Syria to Europe, Mideast
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is embarking on his first official overseas voyage, bringing new ideas to capitals in Europe and the Middle East on how to end nearly two years of brutal violence in Syria. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
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