Pressure grows on Germany's Scholz after election drubbing by the far right
Pressure is mounting on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after the far-right AfD made substantial gains in the European Union election on Sunday despite a string of scandals.
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Europe's climate ambitions thrown into doubt as Green vote collapses
Green parties were on track to lose seats in the European Parliament elections, provisional results showed on Monday, sparking concerns that the bloc may be on the brink of scaling back its climate policies.
The right-wing surge in EU Parliament could have implications for Europe and beyond
Populist, far-right parties could have a bigger hand in European policymaking over the next five years after initial results from the EU election on Sunday suggested the parliamentary landscape is being redrawn.
Far right makes strong gains in EU elections as liberals and Greens lose seats, projections show
Populist, far-right parties won record support in this year's European Parliament elections, early exit polls and estimates indicated on Sunday.
Monday Briefing: Macron Calls New French Legislative Elections
President Emmanuel Macron of France, dealt a crushing defeat by the extreme right in European elections, dissolved the lower house of Parliament yesterday. He called for legislative elections beginning on June 30.
Norway wealth fund to vote against Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay package
Norway's $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund said on Saturday it will vote against ratifying Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package, which is up for a shareholder vote next week, after a Delaware judge invalidated it earlier this year.
Nadella, Narayen among tech CEOs investing in cricket's American dream
Cricket may not be as popular a sport in the U.S. as elsewhere in the world, but some high-profile CEOs and investors are trying to change that.
Vietnam Arrests Prominent Journalist for Facebook Posts
The authorities in Vietnam have arrested one of the country’s most prominent journalists and accused him of “abusing democratic freedoms” by posting articles on Facebook that “infringed on the interests of the state and the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.”