French troops secure Seine river for Paris Olympics opening ceremony
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Netherlands marks 10th anniversary of downing of MH17 airliner
Amsterdam — The Netherlands commemorated on Wednesday the 298 victims of flight MH17 with a ceremony attended by the bereaved and...
UK’s new government announces legislation for ‘national renewal’ as Parliament opens with royal pomp
London — Britain’s new Labour Party government promised to calm the country’s febrile politics and ease its cost-of-living crisis as it...
UK union fails to win recognition at Amazon site after losing ballot, Amazon says
LONDON — The GMB union has failed to secure the right to formally represent workers at an Amazon warehouse in Coventry,...
Paris mayor takes pre-Olympics dip to prove Seine clean
Paris — The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, swam in the murky waters of the Seine on Wednesday to demonstrate the...
Russia’s ‘window to the west’ turns to tourists from the East
Saint Petersburg, Russia — Alexandra Kulikova used to come across plenty of different European languages on the streets of Saint Petersburg,...
European experts expect economic measures, military personnel changes from China’s Third Plenary Session
Vienna — European experts watching China’s Third Plenum say this week’s high-level meetings are unlikely to touch on political reform but...
Japan-Germany security cooperation troubles North Korea, China
washington — North Korea and China are watching for possible regional impacts from Japan’s recent enhanced security cooperation with Germany. This...
Spain confirms body found is missing UK teen’s
MADRID — Spanish authorities confirmed on Tuesday that a body found in a remote area of the island of Tenerife a...
Nobel laureates call on Belarus’ leader to release all political prisoners
Tallinn, Estonia — Dozens of Nobel Prize laureates are calling in an open letter on Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to...
French PM poised to take caretaker role in deadlocked France
Paris — French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal was set to resign but stay on as head of a caretaker government Tuesday,...
Germany says it saw fewer security problems than expected during Euro 2024
BERLIN — German authorities had fewer security problems and crimes to deal with than they expected at the European Championship, the...
Russian court orders general under house arrest on fraud charges
moscow — A court in Moscow ordered house arrest Monday for a general in custody on fraud charges, in a ruling...
Russian missile destroys school in Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital
The deadly July 8 Russian missile attack that damaged Ukraine’s largest children hospital also destroyed its school for seriously ill...
Top EU leaders snub Hungary meetings after Orban’s outreach to Russia, China
Budapest, Hungary — Top officials of the European Union will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary while the country holds the...
Hungary’s Orban briefed EU leaders on his meetings with Putin and Xi, ally says
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sent a letter to the heads of other European Union countries briefing...
Armenia launches military drills with US amid souring ties with old ally Russia
YEREVAN — Armenia on Monday launched joint military drills with the United States, a move that reflects its leader’s efforts to...
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