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Moscow ally Serbia cracks down on anti-war Russians living in the Balkan country
When Elena Koposova signed an open letter against Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she didn’t expect a backlash in her newly adopted home state of Serbia.
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Farmers converge on the European Union’s headquarters in a fresh show of force
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Belarus’ election reinforces authoritarian leader’s rule despite the opposition call for its boycott
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Hungary’s parliament set to ratify Sweden’s NATO accession in final step toward membership
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At Paris gathering, Western leaders to show unity for Ukraine and signal ‘that Russia cannot win’
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Germany plans to enable underground storage of carbon dioxide at offshore sites
Germany’s vice chancellor says the country plans to enable underground carbon storage at offshore sites, pushing ahead with a much-discussed technology in an acknowledgement that time is running out to combat climate change.
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31,000 Ukrainian troops killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
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Survivors and families of 94 migrants who died in shipwreck off Italy call for truth a year later
Survivors and family members of victims of a tragic shipwreck a year ago that killed 94 migrants, including 35 minors, just off Italy’s southern coast, returned for three days of commemorations, calling for truth and justice.
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Serbia protests after Croatia’s foreign minister calls Vučić a Russian ‘satellite’ in the Balkans
Serbia has sent a protest note after the Croatian foreign minister called President Aleksandar Vučić a Russian “satellite” in the Balkans.
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The Eiffel Tower reopens to visitors after a 6-day closure due to an employee strike
The Eiffel Tower has reopened to visitors after a six-day closure because of striking employees demanding better maintenance of the historic landmark, showing traces of rust, and salary hikes.
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Pope Francis cancels Monday morning engagements due to mild flu symptoms, Vatican says
Pope Francis has canceled his engagements Monday morning due to persistent but mild flu symptoms. The Vatican press office made the announcement in a short statement on Monday, adding that the pontiff did not have a fever.
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The pope delivers Sunday prayers from the Vatican window a day after suffering a mild flu
Pope Francis was well enough to celebrate his weekly Angelus prayer from the Vatican window overlooking St.
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Tractor protests threaten to drive the EU’s green farming policies into a ditch
Across the EU, those battling climate change and defending the environment feel they are ever more on the defensive.
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2 Lebanese men ordered detained for bringing 146 Syrian refugees to Cyprus by boat
A court in Cyprus has ordered two men to remain in police custody for six days on suspicion of people smuggling.
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Macron booed by French farmers who blame him for not doing enough to support agriculture
French President Emmanuel Macron has been greeted with boos and whistles at the opening of the Paris Agricultural Fair by angry farmers who blame him for not doing enough to support them.
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Forensic police find a 10th body in the charred remnants of a Spanish apartment building
The death toll in a fire that engulfed an apartment block in the Spanish city of Valencia has risen to 10 after forensic police found one more body inside the charred building Saturday.
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WWII-era bomb safely detonated at sea after one of the largest peacetime evacuations in UK history
Britain’s Ministry of Defense says a World War II-era bomb whose discovery prompted one of the largest peacetime evacuations in British history has been detonated at sea.
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Pope Francis cancels a meeting with Rome deacons because of mild flu, the Vatican says
The Vatican says that Pope Francis has canceled an audience as a precaution after coming down with mild flu.
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Ukraine’s top diplomat tells skeptics at the UN that his country will win the war
Ukraine’s foreign minister is telling skeptics who believe Ukraine can’t win the war with Russia that they will be proven wrong.
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German bishops to head to Rome after Vatican demands they scrap a vote on contentious lay council
A delegation of German bishops is expected in Rome soon after the Vatican insisted they scrap a planned vote on a controversial proposal to let laypeople participate in a decision-making council alongside bishops.
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So many sanctions on Russia. How much impact do they really have?
The United States, United Kingdom and European Union are once again hitting Russia with new waves of sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow
Ukrainian forces have downed a Russian early warning and control aircraft in a major win for the country as it fights back persistent Russian attacks along the front line.
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London police confirm that body recovered from river was that of chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi
London police have confirmed that a body pulled from the River Thames earlier this week is that of Abdul Ezedi, a man wanted over a chemical attack that injured his former partner and her two young daughters.
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A World War II bomb prompted an evacuation in England before being taken to sea to be blown up
An unexploded World War II bomb has been safely transported through the eerily empty streets of the southwestern English port city of Plymouth.
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Hungary and Sweden agree on defense deal ahead of final vote on Sweden’s NATO accession
The prime ministers of Hungary and Sweden have concluded a defense industry agreement that will expand Budapest’s fleet of Swedish-built fighter jets.
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Angry French farmers with tractors are back on the streets of Paris for another protest
Angry farmers are back in Paris on their tractors on the eve of a major agricultural fair in the French capital, in a new protest demanding more government support and simpler regulations.
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Gloom settles over Germany’s economy, with businesses downbeat about the coming months
Germany’s businesses remain mired in pessimism despite a small uptick in the latest survey, as Europe’s largest economy struggles with shortages of skilled labor, slower global trade, and political squabbling.
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Top EU official says decisions coming next week on the release of massive funds for Poland
The head of the European Union’s powerful Commission says decisions will be taken soon to release billions of euros to Poland, funds frozen by the bloc over the previous Polish government’s anti-EU policies.
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US and EU pile new sanctions on Russia for the Ukraine war’s 2nd anniversary and Navalny’s death
The United States and the European Union are heaping hundreds of new sanctions on Russia on the eve of the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine and in retaliation for the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
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Scandinavian storm tears a roof off a Swedish train station and leaves ferries idle but no one hurt
A storm packing strong winds in Sweden tore the roof off the main train station in Goteborg, knocking out power and temporarily halting rail traffic in and out of the country’s second largest city.
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Former Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz convicted of false statements, given suspended sentence
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been convicted of making false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption in his first government.
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Germany’s parliament votes to legalize limited marijuana possession and allow ‘cannabis clubs’
German lawmakers have approved a government plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, paving the way for the country to decriminalize limited amounts of marijuana and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy it for recreational purposes.
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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
Feb. 16–22, 2024
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was mourned after he died in prison last week.
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Belarus cracks down on clergy who supported protests of its authoritarian leader
Dozens of clergy in Belarus — Orthodox, Catholic or Protestant — have been jailed, silenced or forced into exile for protesting the 2020 election that gave authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko a sixth term.
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UK and EU agree to cooperate on tackling illegal immigration as post-Brexit relations thaw further
Britain and its former partners in the European Union have struck a deal to cooperate more on tackling illegal migration.
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UK withdraws from Energy Charter Treaty, following similar moves by EU countries
Britain’s government says it is withdrawing from a controversial international energy treaty after efforts to modernize it ended in stalemate.
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Fire engulfs 2 buildings in Spanish city of Valencia, killing at least 4 people. Nearly 20 missing
A fire has engulfed two residential buildings in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia, killing at least four people and injuring at least 13 others.
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US promises new sanctions on Iran for its support of Russia’s war in Ukraine, potential missile sale
The White House is promising to unveil new sanctions on Iran in the coming days in retaliation for its arms sales that have bolstered Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Sweden and Hungary move to smooth over tensions ahead of vote on Sweden’s NATO accession
Hungary’s nationalist government has delayed holding a vote on Sweden’s membership for more than 18 months, creating tension with Stockholm and drawing mounting pressure from its allies to finally move forward on ratification.
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UK Parliament is in turmoil after a debate over a Gaza cease-fire raised fears for lawmakers’ safety
The chaotic debate over a cease-fire in Gaza reverberated through Britain’s Parliament as the speaker of the House of Commons faced calls to resign and lawmakers said they feared for their safety amid pressure from all sides of the issue.
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