German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a confidence vote on Monday he is expected to lose, paving the way for a snap election early next year. Scholz himself called the vote, and if he loses, he will have to ask Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to dissolve parliament in a process which would trigger fresh elections. New elections must be...
A few years ago, it would have been unimaginable that Italy would be home to one of the most stable governments in Europe. Italian coalition administrations tended to last just over a year before collapsing, making Italy predictably unpredictable. But a series of factors, including government crises in relatively stable countries like France and Germany, and the roaring popularity...
Rep. Nancy Pelosi was admitted to a hospital after she “sustained an injury during an official engagement” in Luxembourg, but is continuing to work, a spokesperson said. Pelosi went to the hospital as the result of a fall on the stairs, three sources told CNN. Pelosi’s office declined to comment on how the congresswoman was injured....
An investigation into rape allegations made against France and Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé has been dropped due to insufficient evidence, Swedish prosecutors said Thursday. In October, several Swedish outlets – including Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT, who cited “documents obtained,” and CNN affiliate Expressen, who cited a police report – reported that Mbappé was “suspected on reasonable grounds of rape” after...