TNS After King Salman ascended the throne, relations with France have taken center stage in the Kingdom’s foreign policy. The ties got the added fillip following Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s current visit to Paris, beginning Sunday. Jean Pierre Moline, an expert in defense policy for France and Europe, said security cooperation between the two countries is deep-rooted ...

  Brussels / AFP European leaders met on Wednesday without Britain for the first time in 40 years to prepare for life after the Brexit bombshell, as the race began to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron. Highlighting the seismic shock from last week’s referendum, one person who was in Brussels however was Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, “utterly determined” to ...

  Ireland / AP Hugh Maguire can’t believe the British really did it. The Northern Ireland farmer, like many residents along the United Kingdom’s virtually unmarked land border with the Republic of Ireland, faces the risk of financial ruin if Britain proceeds with plans to exit the European Union. EU farm subsidies provide most of his income from highland pastures ...