BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ursula von der Leyen won support from EU lawmakers on Thursday for another five-year term as president of the European Commission, the EU’s powerful executive body.
The 720-member European Parliament approved her with 401 votes in favour, 284 against and 15 abstentions. She needed 361 votes to pass.
(Reporting by Kate Abnett)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone on Thursday to Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry and told him there was an urgent need to accelerate the transition to a more inclusive government, a senior State Department official said.
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s top prosecutor accused Russian forces on Wednesday of killing two Ukrainian servicemen who were captured in June in the partially-occupied southeastern Zaporizhzhia region.
The stagecraft at the DNC includes lots of signs, from “Jill” and “Doug” to “Coach Walz” and “We Love Joe.” They’re everywhere and constantly changing. …