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People pose during the 38th annual general meeting of the Brotherhood of “Tripiere Fertoise”, a Normandy’s Gastronomic confraternity, aimed at promoting the culinary delights of the lining of a cow’s stomach in Bagnoles-de-l’Orne, western France, in this Sept. 8, 2018 file photo. — AFP

September 19, 2018

Knights of the tripe: French food cults defend local fare

ON a Saturday morning in September in the Normandy countryside a group of men and women gather for an ancient French initiation ceremony.The merry band bustling about in colorful robes and hats, with oversized medallions hanging around their necks, could be performers in a Shakespeare troupe, members of a medieval guild, maybe even druids.But the glazed pot perched on the top table in the hall in Bagnoles de l’Orne — ...

French President Emmanuel Macron sits next to Interior Minister Gerard Collomb as he leads the last Cabinet meeting before the government goes on holidays at the Elysee Palace in Paris in this Aug. 3, 2018 file photo. — Reuters

September 18, 2018

Macron’s government in flux as key ally plans to quit post

PARIS — France’s interior minister, one of President Emmanuel Macron’s closest allies, has announced plans to quit the government and run for election as mayor of Lyon in 2020, adding to doubts and instability around the young leader’s administration.Gerard Collomb’s announcement in an interview in L’Express magazine follows the abrupt resignations of a popular environment minister, who questioned Macron’s commitment to the reduction of nuclear power, and the sports minister.A ...

September 18, 2018

Nation state cyber attacks on the rise, says Europol

THE HAGUE — Global ransomware attacks are increasingly linked to nation states, with the lines between politics and crime often blurring, Europe’s police agency said on Tuesday.Key ransomware attacks include the so-called WannaCry and NotPetya malware, which infected hundreds of thousands of computers around the world in 2017, demanding that users pay ransoms to regain access.“Ransomware retains its dominance,” said Europol’s latest annual report on cybercrime.“In addition to attacks by ...

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London in this Sept. 12, 2018 file photo. — Reuters

September 17, 2018

It’s either my deal or no deal: UK PM

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned that her Brexit plan is the only alternative to crashing out of the European Union without agreement, in an interview broadcast on Monday.Despite strong opposition in her Conservative party and criticism in Brussels, May has stuck by the so-called Chequers proposal to keep close trade ties with the EU after Brexit on March 29 next year.“The alternative to that will be ...

September 16, 2018

Approve name-change or face 'hopelessness': Macedonia PM

KICEVO — Macedonians must choose between a new name or a future of isolation and instability, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told AFP ahead of a Sept. 30 referendum on the issue.The proposed change, which would rename the country the Republic of North Macedonia, is Zaev's effort to end a 27-year-old dispute with Greece and usher his Balkan nation into NATO and the European Union.Long seen as one of Europe's most ...

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip arrive at church, in Sonning, Britain, Sunday. — Reuters

September 16, 2018

Leadership speculation 'irritates' Theresa May

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she was "irritated" by speculation about a leadership contest as she slammed former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, seen as her most likely challenger.The center-right Conservative Party's leader said she was focused on securing a Brexit deal rather than her own future, in a BBC television interview marking the six-month countdown to Britain's departure from the European Union.May blasted Johnson for using ...

One of four intruders affiliated to anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot, Pyotr Verzilov, who ran onto the pitch during the World Cup final between France and Croatia, gestures during a court hearing in Moscow, in July. — Reuters

September 16, 2018

Pussy Riot activist in Berlin hospital after 'murder bid'

BERLIN — A member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot was flown to a Berlin hospital overnight after a suspected poisoning, with his estranged wife saying Sunday it may have been attempted murder.Pyotr Verzilov, who has both Canadian and Russian citizenship, was admitted to a clinic in Moscow on Tuesday after falling ill following a court hearing.Described by staff as being in "serious" condition, the 30-year-old was initially treated ...

A sign warning of CCTV area controlled is seen next to the Spiez Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute for NBC-Protection (nuclear, biological, chemical), in Spiez, 40 km from the capital Bern, on Friday. — AFP

September 14, 2018

Swiss intelligence helped foil alleged Russian plot to spy on government lab

ZURICH — Switzerland’s intelligence agency said on Friday it had worked with British and Dutch counterparts to foil a Russian plot which, according to newspaper reports, was targeting a Swiss laboratory testing nerve agents such as Novichok.Earlier on Friday a Swiss and a Dutch newspaper reported that authorities from the three countries had teamed up in an operation which resulted in the Netherlands expelling two suspected Russian spies in March.Citing ...

Britain's junior Foreign Minister Alan Duncan speaks to members of the media outside the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in central London on Thursday. — AFP

September 14, 2018

Poisoning suspects ‘tourism’ claims raise eyebrows even in Russia

MOSCOW — Two Russian men’s claims that they were innocent tourists wrongly accused of an attempted assassination in Britain raised eyebrows on Friday — even in Russia’s usually patriotic media.The men said that far from plotting to poison a turncoat spy with a deadly nerve agent, they were actually just in England to admire the Gothic architecture in the city of Salisbury.In an interview aired by Russian broadcaster RT on ...

A clock is pictured at Mont des Arts in central Brussels, Belgium, on Friday. — Reuters

September 14, 2018

EU pleads for cooperation to avoid clock-change chaos

BRUSSELS — The EU’s on Friday urged member countries to work together to avoid turning Europe into a confusing patchwork of different time zones, after announcing plans to abolish seasonal clock changes.The European Commission wants to end the longstanding practice of putting clocks forward an hour in the spring and back an hour in the autumn, arguing that it causes unjustified disruption.Each EU country is being asked to decide whether ...