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Georgia's parliament presses forward with 'foreign agent' bill despite protests
TBILISI -Georgia's parliament began debating the first reading of a bill on "foreign agents" on Tuesday as opponents called for a second...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
Olympics-France has plan B to river Seine Olympics opening if security requires
PARIS - France has prepared alternatives to holding the July 26 Olympics opening ceremony on the river Seine should security reasons...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
Olympics-Macron wants Nakamura to sing at Games despite 'racist' backlash
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed shock on Monday at a "racist" backlash to the possibility of Franco-Malian pop star...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
German Chancellor warns China not to support Russia ahead of meeting with Xi
Shanghai, April 15 - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will warn Chinese President Xi Jinping against providing military support for...
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Scholz warns Iran as attacks on Israel overshadow China trip
CHONGQING/BERLIN -Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned Iran against further attacks on Israel on Sunday as the escalating conflict in the...
Apr 14, 20243 min read
Iberians hit the beaches as temperatures rise 10C above normal
BILBAO/LISBON - People in Bilbao in northwestern Spain normally spend April dodging the showers but on Saturday many hit the beach...
Apr 14, 20241 min read
Germany's Scholz kicks off China trip amid tensions over EVs, Russia
CHONGQING/BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz kicked off a three-day tour of China on Sunday to shore up ties with Germany's top trade...
Apr 14, 20242 min read
Sweden will miss its climate goals without policy changes, environment agency says
STOCKHOLM - Sweden will not reach its climate targets without further political action to cut carbon emissions, the Environmental...
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Surrogate parenthood is 'inhuman', Italy's Meloni says
ROME - Surrogate parenthood is an "inhuman" practice that treats children as "supermarket products," Italy's prime minister said on...
Apr 12, 20241 min read
EU envoy to Georgia says foreign agent bill 'incompatible' with bloc's values
TBILISI - The European Union's ambassador to Georgia said on Thursday that a bill on foreign agents reintroduced to parliament by...
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Outsider Norway should keep close EU ties, government commission says
OSLO - Norway, which has twice rejected European Union membership, should maintain close cooperation with the bloc and speed up the...
Apr 11, 20241 min read
Olympics - French artist in race against time to finish monumental piece
SAINT-OUEN, France - A couple of months ago, Baptiste Chebassier quit his consulting job to fully focus on his art project - writing...
Apr 11, 20242 min read
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