Finland zoo returns giant pandas to China over cost
HELSINKI — Finland will return two giant pandas to China in November, more than eight years ahead of time, as the...
Greece and Turkey explore holding talks on maritime zones
Athens — Greece and Turkey will explore whether they can start talks aimed at demarcating their maritime zones, Greece’s foreign ministry...
Environmentalists value peat, smear Finland’s parliament in red paint
Helsinki — Environmental activists sprayed red paint on Finland’s parliament building on Wednesday to protest against the peat industry, sparking strong...
Climate change doubles chance of floods like those in Central Europe, report says
WARSAW, Poland — Climate change has made downpours like the one that caused devastating floods in central Europe this month twice...
Former executive gets 2 years in prison for role in FTX fraud
new york — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced to two years...
Biden spotlights Mideast, Ukraine, offers hope in UN address
Joe Biden used his final presidential address before the U.N. General Assembly to urge unity in the face of challenges...
Critics say Russia is militarizing classrooms
A new school year begins in Russia, the third that is starting with Moscow’s war in Ukraine as a backdrop....
Swiss police detain several people in connection with ‘suicide capsule’
GENEVA — Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection...
Pope Francis takes on Belgium, Luxembourg and perhaps euthanasia, too
rome — Despite suffering a mild flu Monday, Pope Francis still plans to travel later this week to Luxembourg and Belgium...
UN accuses Russia of systematic torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners
GENEVA — Investigators at the United Nations accuse Russia of using torture and sexual violence with impunity against Ukrainian citizens and...
German economy expected to contract again in 2024, say sources
Berlin — Germany’s leading economic institutes have downgraded their forecast for 2024 and now see Europe’s largest economy shrinking by 0.1%,...
Sweden accuses Iran of hacking messaging service after Koran burnings
STOCKHOLM — Swedish authorities said on Tuesday that Iran hacked into a text messaging service last year and sent thousands of...
Climate goal to triple global renewable energy by 2030 within reach, IEA says
LONDON — A goal to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030 and cut fossil fuel use is within reach, the...
$375 million US military aid package for Ukraine expected as soon as Wednesday
Pentagon — The U.S. military is expected to announce a new military aid package for Ukraine this week valued at up...
France’s new government gets to work amid anger on left, right
paris — After more than two months without a functioning government, France’s new cabinet got to work Monday. How long it...
Climate of fear permeates repressive Belarusian society
geneva — United Nations investigators are accusing the Belarusian government of Alexander Lukashenko of instilling “a pervasive climate of fear by...
Biden proposes banning Chinese vehicles from US roads with software crackdown
Washington — The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday proposed prohibiting key Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads...
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