Hanover / AFP US President Barack Obama made an impassioned plea for European unity in the face of rising populism and scepticismon Monday, warning this was a “defining moment” for the continent. “A strong and united Europe is a necessity for the world,” Obama said in the German city of Hanover, in a landmark speech that carried the tone ...

  BRUSSELS / ap The Brussels subway station where 16 people were killed by a suicide bomber has reopened just over a month after the attacks. Security remains high across the underground network, which was hit during the March 22 peak morning travel period. The opening of the Maelbeek station early Monday brought the Belgian capital’s underground network back up ...

  Warsaw / AFP Three former Polish presidents and other prominent former leaders are accusing the right-wing government of demolishing the country’s democracy and its international standing. They are also urging lawmakers to disregard what they call the “draconian” new legislation the government is proposing. The appeal on Monday on the front page of the GazetaWyborcza daily was signed by former ...