Glyn Kirk - AFP / Getty Images Royal Navy Deploys Warships to Waters Near French Coast as Post-Brexit Row with France Heats Up Old tensions between Britain and France are rearing their heads once again as a fishing rights dispute escalates to involve warships. By Garion Frankel May 6, 2021
Mikhail Klimentyev - Sputnik - AFP / Getty Images Surprise Russian Troop Movements Raise Concerns of Cold War Power Play on the Horizon Kyiv officials claim that Russia’s escalating military actions demonstrate Moscow’s refusal to commit to an official ceasefire. By Brett Kershaw April 15, 2021
Sebastian Condrea / Getty Images Human Rights Court Rules in Favor of Mandatory Vaccines to 'Protect Every Child' Nicolas Hervieu, a legal expert in ECHR cases, warned that the ruling 'reinforces the possibility of compulsory vaccination' against COVID. By Isa Cox April 10, 2021
Noemi Bruzak / MTI via AP The Country with the Highest COVID Vaccination Rate in Europe Also Has the Highest Death Rate Hungary has been unable to slow a surge in the pandemic that has given it the highest two-week mortality rate per capita in the world. By The Associated Press March 29, 2021
Olivier Hoslet / Pool / AFP via Getty Images Western Nations Take a Stand Against China with Sanctions Over Human Rights Abuses The US, EU, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on China over its abuse of Uighur people in the Xinjiang region. By The Associated Press March 23, 2021
Aris Oikonomou / AFP via Getty Images EU Declares Itself an LGBT 'Freedom Zone' as Poland Seeks to Safeguard the Traditional Family The European Parliament adopted a resolution declaring the 27-member European Union a 'freedom zone' for LGBT people. By The Associated Press March 11, 2021
Scott Eisen / Getty Images Itxu Díaz: Government Overreach and Its Obsession to Touch Everything 'Be wary of any politician who has an excessive love of the exercise of power, who demands to expand federal powers.' By Itxu Díaz March 4, 2021
Johanna Geron / Pool / AFP via Getty Images EU Cozies Up to China with New Trade Deal Amid Widespread Reports of Forced Labor Camps The European Union approved a new investment deal with China despite widespread reports of China's forced labor practices. By Thomas Catenacci December 30, 2020
Leon Neal / Pool / AFP via Getty Images Long-Awaited EU Deal Brings Britain One Step Closer To Finally Completing Brexit Britain's Parliament approved a trade deal with the European Union, paving the way for Brexit to be finalized. By The Associated Press December 30, 2020
Dirk Waem / Pool / AFP via Getty Images 'Light at the End of the Tunnel': Vaccination Effort Takes Off Across Europe European countries began distributing Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine after its approval by the European Union. By Thomas Catenacci December 27, 2020