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Ukraine, EU to Hold Summit on Feb. 3 in Kyiv

Ukraine, EU to Hold Summit on Feb. 3 in Kyiv

Ukraine and the European Union will hold a summit in Kyiv on February 3 to discuss financial and military support,...

Benedict Aide’s Tell-all Book Will Expose ‘Dark Maneuvers’

Benedict Aide’s Tell-all Book Will Expose ‘Dark Maneuvers’

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s longtime personal secretary has written a tell-all book that his publisher on Monday promised would tell...

Belgium to Test Wastewater on Airliners From COVID-hit China

Belgium to Test Wastewater on Airliners From COVID-hit China

Belgium will test wastewater from planes arriving from China for new COVID variants as part of new steps against the...

AI Infuses Everything on Show at CES Gadget Extravaganza

AI Infuses Everything on Show at CES Gadget Extravaganza

The latest leaps in artificial intelligence in everything from cars to robots to appliances will be on full display at...

Germany Condemns New Year’s Attacks on Firefighters, Police Officers

Germany Condemns New Year’s Attacks on Firefighters, Police Officers

The German government Monday condemned incidents on New Year’s Eve in which police officers and firefighters were attacked, mostly with...

European Gas Prices Fall to Lowest Level Since Ukraine War

European Gas Prices Fall to Lowest Level Since Ukraine War

Europe’s wholesale natural gas prices fell Monday to their lowest level since Russia invaded Ukraine, which had driven them to...

Mastermind of Banksy Removal Could Face Years in Jail, Ukraine Says

Mastermind of Banksy Removal Could Face Years in Jail, Ukraine Says

The suspected mastermind behind the removal of a Banksy mural in a Ukrainian town could face up to 12 years...

EU Parliament Starts Process to Lift 2 Lawmakers’ Immunity

EU Parliament Starts Process to Lift 2 Lawmakers’ Immunity

The president of the European Parliament has launched an urgent procedure to waive the immunity of two lawmakers following a...

Tens of Thousands Pay Their Respects to Pope Benedict

Tens of Thousands Pay Their Respects to Pope Benedict

Tens of thousands of people filed into St. Peter’s Basilica Monday to pay their respects to the late Pope Benedict...

Climate Activists Protest as German Village to Make Way for Coal Mine

Climate Activists Protest as German Village to Make Way for Coal Mine

Scuffles broke out on Monday outside a village in western Germany that is to be razed to allow the expansion...

The Faithful Pay Their Respects to Pope Benedict

The Faithful Pay Their Respects to Pope Benedict

The faithful are lining up at St. Peter’s Basilica Monday to pay their respects to Pope Benedict where he is...

Biden Widely Trusted Abroad While Confidence in Putin Plummets

Biden Widely Trusted Abroad While Confidence in Putin Plummets

Surveys by the Pew Research Center show U.S. President Joe Biden is widely trusted and viewed as a strong leader...

Pope Emeritus Last Word Revealed

Pope Emeritus Last Word Revealed

“Lord, I love you,” are reported to be the last words Pope Emeritus Benedict uttered shortly before his death, according...

Germany Cautions Iranian Critics Against Traveling to Iran

Germany Cautions Iranian Critics Against Traveling to Iran

Germany has warned Iranians living in the country who have been critical of the Iranian government to be careful about...

Pope Hails ‘Beloved’ Benedict as Vatican Releases Photos of Body

Pope Hails ‘Beloved’ Benedict as Vatican Releases Photos of Body

Pope Francis hailed the “beloved” Benedict XVI in New Year’s Day services on Sunday as the Vatican released the first...

Climate Group Extinction Rebellion Suspends ‘Public Disruption’ Tactics

Climate Group Extinction Rebellion Suspends ‘Public Disruption’ Tactics

Environmental group Extinction Rebellion said Sunday it would no longer stage its infamous blockades of U.K. transport networks and will...

Benedict’s Death Paves Way for Protocols for Future Popes

Benedict’s Death Paves Way for Protocols for Future Popes

There was no tolling of the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica, no solemn announcement by a Vatican monsignor to the...

Grim Start to 2023, Sirens Wail Over Ukraine 

Grim Start to 2023, Sirens Wail Over Ukraine 

Russia launched new airstrikes across Ukraine on New Year’s Day, but Ukrainians cheered from their balconies in Kyiv as their...

Record 45,000 Migrants Made Channel Crossing to UK Last Year

Record 45,000 Migrants Made Channel Crossing to UK Last Year

More than 45,000 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK from mainland Europe in 2022, surpassing the previous year’s record...

Death of Former Pope Benedict Overshadows New Year at Vatican 

Death of Former Pope Benedict Overshadows New Year at Vatican 

Pope Francis marked the Roman Catholic Church’s traditional World Day of Peace on Sunday but the start of the new...

Protests in Iran, China, Russia Give Democracy Proponents Hope

Protests in Iran, China, Russia Give Democracy Proponents Hope

Analysts who study democratic and authoritarian regimes are taking special note of recent protest movements in Iran, China and Russia....

Croatia Switches to Euro, Enters Borderless Europe Club

Croatia Switches to Euro, Enters Borderless Europe Club

Croatia on Sunday switched to the euro and entered Europe’s passport-free zone — two major milestones for the country after...