Matthew Fitzpatrick of England nailed down the ninth and final automatic spot for Europe in the Ryder Cup on Sunday. Fitzpatrick finished fifth in the Czech Masters, giving him enough world points that no one can catch him when European qualifying ends next week in Denmark. Thomas Pieters of Belgium, who finished fourth last week […]
It’s two months since Britain’s worst foreign policy blunder of the modern era and it still rankles. The vote to take us out of the European Union was not about economics, less still diplomacy; it was a collective act of myopia, distrust, arrogance and fury. It was about emotions, negative ones; and behaviour is something that […]
Analysts said that further positive comments could come out of Wyoming meeting. “I think there is a growing expectation that Jackson Hole may see some relatively upbeat and hawkish commentary on the U.S. economy. So the key things to watch this week will be how high this bounce in the USD can go and how […]
The leaders of Germany, France and Italy will meet on Monday to discuss how to keep the European project together in the second set of talks between the premiers of the euro zone’s three largest economies since Britain’s shock vote to leave the bloc. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi hosts German Chancellor Angela Merkel and […]
In the run-up to the referendum on 23 June, the European Union was divided between optimists and pessimists. The pessimists – the majority – saw Brexit as a huge threat. A British vote to leave would strengthen “centrifugal forces” and could even be the beginning of the end of the EU. The optimists – the […]
Europe’s team to defend the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine in September will contain at least five rookies after the nine automatic qualifiers were decided with a week to spare. Thomas Pieters needed to defend his Czech Masters title and Shane Lowry required a top-four finish in the Wyndham Championship to keep their hopes alive heading […]
For its part, Turkey is furious over the EU’s cautious response to the failed putsch, in which 240 people were killed. Since the coup, more than 17,000 people have been placed under formal arrest, and tens of thousands more suspended from their jobs. Juncker ORDERS Turkey to meet EU visa-free travel demands as Europe migrant […]
And while this particular tree is hogging a lot of the media spotlight, Krusic told WaPo it’s surrounded by other trees that all hover in age around 1,000 years old. The scientists are calling the tree the “oldest living inhabitant in Europe.” That might be confusing for people who have heard about other trees in Europe […]
Media captionFootage shows bodies laid out in the street after the blast, as Greg Dawson reports A blast at an outdoor wedding party in the south Turkish city of Gaziantep has killed at least 30 people and injured 94 more, the authorities say. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said so-called Islamic State (IS) was likely to […]
In the run-up to the referendum on 23 June, the European Union was divided between optimists and pessimists. The pessimists – the majority – saw Brexit as a huge threat. A British vote to leave would strengthen “centrifugal forces” and could even be the beginning of the end of the EU. The optimists – the […]
