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Portugal's government fears road tolls defeat heralds political paralysis
LISBON - Portugal's new centre-right minority government has suffered its first setback in parliament as the far-right Chega party...
May 3, 20242 min read
EU, US urge Georgia to halt ‘foreign agents’ bill as protests continue
TBILISI -The European Union and U.S. on Thursday condemned legislation making its way through Georgia's parliament on "foreign agents"...
May 3, 20243 min read
Greek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain it
ATHENS - When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes last July, flames were already leaping above...
May 2, 20243 min read
Austria's Beer Party, seeing glass half-full, runs for parliament
VIENNA - Austria's Beer Party will run in this year's parliamentary election even though it's still well short of its own funding...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Explainer-Scotland's leader Yousaf has resigned. What's next for SNP?
LONDON - Scotland's leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further imperilling more than a decade of governance by the Scottish...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Germany's 'Reichsbuerger' coup suspects go on trial
STUTTGART, Germany - Nine men go on trial in Germany on Monday charged with high treason, attempted murder and plotting a violent...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Moscow may seize private US assets in Russia if US seizes frozen reserves, says Putin ally
MOSCOW - Russia may respond to any U.S. confiscation of its currency reserves frozen in the West by seizing the assets, including...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Polish protesters lift months-long blockade at Ukraine border
KYIV - Polish farmers stopped protesting at the last blocked border crossing with Ukraine on Monday, Kyiv and Warsaw said, suspending a...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
China's Xi to visit France, Serbia and Hungary, aims to boost EU ties
BEIJING -Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5-10, his first Europe trip in five years aimed at...
Apr 29, 20241 min read
Pedro Sanchez stays on as Spain's prime minister after weighing quitting
MADRID -Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday he had decided to continue in office, days after abruptly announcing he was...
Apr 29, 20241 min read
Pope Francis visits Venice, says his work isn't easy
VENICE -Pope Francis made his first trip out of Rome for seven months on Sunday with a packed visit to Venice that took in an art...
Apr 29, 20243 min read
Russian missiles pound power plants in central and western Ukraine
KYIV -Russian missiles pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine on Saturday, increasing pressure on the ailing energy...
Apr 28, 20243 min read
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