Section: Business Insider (USA)
Central, eastern Europe protest Russian gas pipeline project
PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s economy minister says his country will join forces with other Central and Eastern members of the European Union to protest a recent deal to expand a pipeline that delivers natural gas directly from Russia to Germany.The plan, known as Nord Stream 2, already received angry reactions from some, including Ukraine and...
Biden meets southeast Europe leaders about surge of migrants
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is attending a summit of southeast European leaders on Wednesday that focuses on tensions and security concerns over a surge of asylum-seekers and migrants crossing the region.Biden’s trip comes amid a debate in the U.S. about whether to admit Syrian refugees following the Islamic State...
Russia just cut off Ukraine’s gas supply and this could be bad news for Europe
Russia and Ukraine relations have soured since Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and now they are fighting about gas supplies again. On Wednesday morning, the CEO of Gazprom, Russia’s biggest state-owned natural gas producer, said that the company has cut off gas supplies to Ukraine after the country failed to pay in advance...
The Latest: US vice president meeting south Europe leaders
BERLIN (AP) — The latest on the mass movement of asylum seekers and others seeking refuge in Europe. All times local:10:25 a.m.U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is attending a summit of southeast European leaders that focuses on tensions in the region over a surge of asylum seekers and migrants crossing the territory.Biden’s trip Wednesday...
Russia halting gas supplies to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — The chief executive of the Russian state-controlled gas company says it is halting supplies to Ukraine.Gazprom’s CEO Alexei Miller said on Wednesday that Russia sent the last shipment to Ukraine at 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday and would not send more because Ukraine has not paid in advance for future supplies.Russia resumed...
The most complicated situation in the world just got even trickier
Russian warplanes have been conducting airstrikes over Syria since late September, sometimes causing tension with Turkey when its planes come too close to the Turkish border. These tensions finally came to a head on Tuesday, when a Russian warplane allegedly violated Turkish airspace and was shot down by Turkish F-16s. It was an escalation of the...
The Latest: Suspect in Paris attacks appears in court
PARIS (AP) — The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris and the heightened security in Europe (All times local):5:30 p.m.Thursday’s Europa League soccer game between Belgian team FC Brugge and Napoli of Italy will be played behind closed doors because of the security threats in Belgium.Although the highest threat alert is limited to the...
It looks like France’s growth didn’t accelerate in November
It’s flash PMI day for the eurozone economy. Markit’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) results offer a very early indication of how an economy is performing, long before any hard official data comes out. On Monday morning, it’s the turn of the eurozone countries, with early services and manufacturing PMIs for November...
Chelsea head to Israel amid new security fears
Tel Aviv (AFP) – Chelsea head to Israel amid new security worries in the region as they try to seal a spot in the last 16 of the Champions League against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Tuesday.Jose Mourinho’s team currently sit in second place in Group G and could advance with a victory against the already eliminated Israeli champions provided...
Donald Trump goes on raging 12-tweet storm, threatens lawsuit at ‘irrelevant’ rival
Real-estate magnate Donald Trump fired off one of his most furious tweetstorms to date on Thursday night. The Republican front-runner’s target: presidential rival and Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R). Politico reported earlier in the evening that a pro-Kasich super PAC was planning to unload $2.5 million or more to take down Trump in New...
