Events

President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Emmanuel Macron of France about the situation in Lebanon and Syria. Both presidents agreed on the need to work with allies to counter Hizballah’s and Iran’s destabilizing activities in the region.

Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Alabama and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Nate from October 6 to October 10, 2017.

Ukraine counts on considerable assistance and unwavering support of the U.S. Government in implementing reforms and overcoming external challenges.

The thick proteins that help our muscles contract have precise lengths, but biologists weren't sure about how that happens. Now they have proof.

Helium may not seem harmful, but the gas, a byproduct of fusion, can destroy metal, making fusion power a distant dream. A new material could change that.

On 13 November 2017, Hungary’s Embassy to The Hague organised an exhibition and roundtable discussion entitled “Soli Deo Gloria - The Five Centuries of the Hungarian Reformation”, in cooperation with the Harderwijk City Museum (Stadsmuseum Harderwijk).

More than a week after Typhoon Damrey battered south-central Viet Nam, assessments by United Nations aid agencies have revealed that vulnerable populations – including children, and pregnant and nursing mothers.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 406 “On appointment and dismissal of judges”.

The creators of a tool to evaluate gender bias in movie scripts offer 800 of their rankings online. See how your favorite films stack up.

On Monday, ministers from 23 EU member states signed a joint notification on the creation of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) which is aimed at strengthening the EU’s defence dimension.

FAO launched a new sourcebook for how to implement “climate-smart” approaches to agriculture at the Agriculture Action Day on the sidelines of the COP23 climate summit in Bonn.

The EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) will meet in Brussels on 13 November. Finland's representative at the meeting will be Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini.

Minister of Defence Predrag Bošković participates in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of defence ministers of NATO countries, which takes place today and tomorrow in Brussels.

Advance spreads optimism for gene therapy approach