5G-connected robots, cars, drones and virtual-reality gaming sets are among the thousands of futuristic gadgets on display at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. While there is much excitement over how 5G networks will transform our everyday lives, the conference is overshadowed by the standoff between the United States and Beijing over the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei – which the U.S. says could be used by the Chinese government for espionage. Henry Ridgwell has more.
The government has given the Franco family a deadline for exhumation
Desecration of Jewish graveyard comes hours before solidarity rallies in France
European leaders have voiced concern over growing anti-Semitism across Europe following a series of attacks on Jewish people and property. Rallies were held in France Tuesday to show solidarity with Jewish communities and demand an end to growing anti-Semitic rhetoric among some politicians and extremist groups. But as Henry Ridgwell reports, the attacks have prompted some Jews to question their future in Europe.
Pressure is growing on the European Union to formally back Venezuela's opposition, after three EU lawmakers were refused entry to the country — accused of having conspiratorial aims.' The diplomatic snub has triggered calls for Brussels to take a stronger stand against the government of disputed President Nicholas Maduro. The U.S. and many allies have recognized the opposition leader, Juan Guaido, as president, after accusations of vote rigging in last year's election. Henry Ridgwell reports.
Pressure is growing on European Union to formally back Venezuela's opposition, after three EU lawmakers were refused entry into the country
European allies have offered a muted response to U.S. President Trump’s demand that they take back their own citizens who have been captured fighting for Islamic State in Syria. The president said the terror group is on the verge of defeat – though as Henry Ridgwell reports from the Munich Security Conference in Germany -- many analysts fear IS remains capable of staging attacks.
Iran says Europe’s efforts to keep the 2015 nuclear deal are failing – and there is growing support among the Iranian people to restart the country’s atomic program. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference Sunday, Tehran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the United States and Israel of seeking war against his country. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence earlier accused Europe of helping to prop up a ‘murderous’ regime in Tehran. Henry Ridgwell reports from the conference.
Tehran’s foreign minister accuses U.S., Israel of seeking war
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has rebuked European allies for their stance on Iran and Venezuela, in a speech Saturday at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. As Henry Ridgwell reports from the conference, the United States brought its largest delegation in decades and called on Europe to apply economic pressure on Iran to give the Iranian people peace and security.
Attack on allies stokes tensions at key Munich summit
Vice President Pence says EU trying to break US sanctions
The United States has called on Europe to abandon the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, which Washington pulled out of last year. At a conference in Warsaw attended by more than 60 nations, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence accused European allies of trying to break American sanctions against what he called Iran's 'murderous revolutionary regime.' Several EU states have refused to attend the meeting, as Henry Ridgwell reports.
The trial began in Madrid this week against the leaders of Catalonia's independence movement, who face up to 25 years in jail if found guilty. The semi-autonomous Catalonia region, whose capital is Barcelona, attempted to declare independence from Spain in 2017 but Madrid imposed direct rule and arrested its political leaders. As Henry Ridgwell reports, the trial risks reopening wounds that threatened to tear Spain apart, and the prospect of an imminent snap election is adding to the tension.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Slovakia Tuesday following his visit to Budapest - another stop on a trip focused on Russia and China's growing influence in the central Europe region. As Henry Ridgwell reports, alongside the warm overtures towards America’s NATO allies in Central Europe, there were noticeable tensions on issues such as freedom of the press and relations with Russia.
Speaking during three-country tour, US top diplomat says Moscow and Beijing trying to fill political vacuum in region
U.S. allies have given a cautious welcome to President Donald Trump's announcement of a second summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, to be held in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang later this month. Trump's announcement, during his State of the Union address Tuesday, was one of the few highlights in a speech widely viewed around the world as light on foreign policy. Henry Ridgwell reports from London on the global reaction.
President Trump pledges to brings US troops home from Middle East
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