Canada's Carney isn't having a bilateral meeting with Trump at G7

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will leave the G7 summit on Wednesday without a formal meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump as the free-trade agreement between their countries faces an uncertain future.

Putin hosts leaders of Southeast Asian nations, seeking to boost their business ties

MOSCOW (AP) – President Vladimir Putin hosted leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Wednesday as Russia seeks to bolster business and other ties with the nations of the regional bloc.

Trump says he's 'the boss' on arrival for first meeting of final day at G7 summit

Trump says he’s ‘the boss’ on arrival for first meeting of final day at G7 summit

Trump delays national intelligence nominee, fueling tension with Republicans

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday derailed the confirmation process of his own nominee to head the nation’s intelligence agencies, an extraordinary move that upended Senate efforts to renew a crucial surveillance program that expired last week and fueled fresh tensions with fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Uffizi Gallery unveils new arrangement for Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus' and 'Primavera'

MILAN (AP) – Sandro Botticelli’s masterpieces “The Birth of Venus” and “Primavera” have been repositioned at the famed Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the latest effort to reshape how visitors experience two of the Italian Renaissance’s most celebrated masterpieces.

A chilling Romanian exhibition replays videotaped secret police interrogations

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – A new exhibition in Romania’s capital spotlights the harsh reality of interrogations carried out by the country’s notorious communist-era secret police.

Monumental cave art on Paris' oldest bridge finally opens

PARIS (AP) – For weeks, a black mountain loomed over the Seine where Paris’ oldest bridge should have been. On Monday evening, its doors finally opened.

Spain's former PM Zapatero questioned by judge in corruption probe

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the former prime minister of Spain, appeared before a judge in Madrid on Wednesday in connection with his alleged role in a government airline bailout and links to jewelry discovered in a police raid on his office.

Killing of Russian artist in Poland has hallmarks of political assassination

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk Wednesday said the killing of a Russian artist who was critical of President Vladimir Putin has the hallmarks of a political assassination.