Parties Agree to Reduce Deficit, Raise Minimum Wage in Spain
Spain’s two major parties compromise on a spending plan for 2017.
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Slowly But Surely, Europe Gets Serious About Its Own Defense
The EU proposes to fund defense research while Belgium and the Netherlands pool the acquisition of new ships.
Colombia’s Santos Seeks Revised Peace Deal with FARC
The president is piecing together a revised peace accord after his original plan was voted down in a referendum.
Republicans Have Changed Their Minds About the Economy
Donald Trump’s election has suddenly made Republicans more optimistic about the economy.
Maine Is First State to Consider Ranked-Choice Voting
The change would prevent candidates winning political office with less than 50 percent support.
Spanish City in North Africa at the Heart of Diplomatic Row
Russian warships sail past Ceuta this time, but its ambiguous NATO status makes it a popular port of call.
Dutch Green Party Rejects Proposal to Merge with Labor
Labor makes the Greens appear ungenerous after it had been accused of disloyalty to the left.
Spain’s Socialists Agree to Give Rival Rajoy Second Term
The party ends ten months of political impasse by allowing their right-wing rival to remain in power.
Spain Unwilling to Keep Gibraltar in EU Single Market
Mariano Rajoy says Spain would block a special Brexit deal for the peninsula.
Papers, Appalled by Trump, Abandon Republicans En Masse
Editorial boards are breaking with generations of Republican support to endorse Hillary Clinton.
Trump Enabling Far-Right Takeover of Republican Party: Clinton
The Democrat lambastes her opponent for giving the “paranoid fringe” a national megaphone.
Assad Shifts Strategy, Attacks Kurdish Rebel Group in Syria
The Syrian dictator has so far left the Kurds alone. What changed his mind is anyone’s guess.
Center-Right Parties Explore Accord in Spain
Conservative leader Mariano Rajoy promises to consider the demands of a small liberal party.
Trump Throws Fresh Doubt on NATO Commitment
The Republican equivocates when asked if he would protect allies against Russia.
Pence Can Make a Mistake, Clinton Can’t: Trump
The Republican forgives his vice presidential candidate for his Iraq War vote, but not Hillary Clinton.