Polish Farmers Block Key Road Into Germany
Warsaw, Poland — Polish farmers on Sunday blocked a major highway into Germany in the latest such protest against EU regulations and taxes. Farmers across Europe have been protesting for weeks…
Belarusians Vote in Tightly Controlled Election; Opposition Calls for Boycott
TALLINN, Estonia — Polls opened Sunday in Belarus’ tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections that are set to cement the steely rule of the country’s authoritarian leader, despite calls for a…
Police Find 10th Body in Charred Spanish Apartment Block
VALENCIA, Spain — The death toll from a dramatic fire that left two residential buildings charred in the Spanish city of Valencia rose to 10 Saturday after authorities announced they had…
UK Lawmaker Suspended After Accusing London Mayor of Being Controlled by Islamists
london — The U.K.’s governing Conservative Party has suspended ties with one if its lawmakers after he accused London Mayor Sadiq Khan of being controlled by Islamists, as tensions over the…
UNICEF Says Ukraine War Wreaks Havoc on Children’s Mental Health
GENEVA — The two-year-old Ukraine war is causing widespread suffering, anxiety and distress among affected children, many of whom have been separated from their families and friends, had schooling disrupted and…
Ukraine Marks Second Anniversary of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion
Anna Chernikova reports from Kyiv on the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. …
Kremlin Weaponizes Russian History To Justify War in Ukraine
TALLINN, Estonia — Earlier this month, when Tucker Carlson asked Vladimir Putin about his reasons for invading Ukraine two years ago, Putin gave him a lecture on Russian history. The 71-year-old…
North Macedonia Approves Caretaker Cabinet With First Ethnic Albanian Premier
Skopje, North Macedonia — North Macedonia’s parliament Sunday approved a caretaker government with a mandate to organize a general election in May. The government of the small Balkan country of 1.8…
Iran Wraps Trial of Swedish EU Diplomat, Awaiting Defense
Tehran, Iran — The trial of a Swedish EU diplomat wrapped up in Tehran on Sunday, with Iranian prosecutors seeking the maximum penalty for the man accused of spying for Iran’s…
Spanish Opposition Protests Catalan Amnesty Law
Madrid — Spanish opposition parties demonstrated in Madrid on Sunday in a last gasp effort to stop an amnesty for Catalan separatists over their role in a 2007 secession bid. …
Sinner Rallies From 2 Sets Down to Win the Australian Open Final
MELBOURNE, Australia — Jannik Sinner rallied from two sets down to take the Australian Open final from Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday and clinch his first Grand…
2 Masked Assailants Attack a Church in Istanbul, Kill 1 Person
Istanbul — Two masked assailants attacked a church in Istanbul during Sunday services, killing one person, Turkish officials said. According to a statement posted on X by Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya,…
Finns Choose New President for NATO Era With Russia in Mind
HELSINKI, FINLAND — Finland elects a new president on Sunday to lead the country in its new role within NATO after it broke with decades of non-alignment to join the Western…
Danish Report Underscores ‘Systematic Illegal Behavior’ in South Korean Adoptions
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Danish report on Thursday said adoptions of children from South Korea to Denmark in the 1970s and 1980s was “characterized by systematic illegal behavior” in the Asian…
French Farmers to Keep Protesting Despite Government’s Concessions Offer
PARIS — French farmers vowed Saturday to continue protesting, maintaining traffic barricades on some of the country’s major roads a day after the government announced a series of measures that they…
Nazi Death Camp Survivors Mark Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland — A group of survivors of Nazi death camps marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony Saturday…
Sabalenka Overpowers Zheng to Retain Australian Open Crown
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — Aryna Sabalenka continued to be an irrepressible force at the Australian Open as she powered to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Chinese 12th seed Zheng Qinwen on Saturday…
2 UK Museums Return Gold, Silver Artifacts to Ghana
london — Two British museums are returning looted gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement as U.K. institutions face increasing demands to hand over treasures acquired at…
Moldova Separatist Negotiator, Fearing Arrest, Won’t Meet in Government-Held Areas
CHISINAU, moldova — The chief negotiator for Moldova’s Russian-backed separatist Transniestria region said Friday that his team would no longer attend talks on the country’s future in areas under government control…
US Advances Fighter Jet Sale to Turkey, Greece
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday formally informed Congress of its intention to proceed with the $23 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, taking a major…
90,000 NATO Troops Participate in Biggest Exercise Since Cold War
London — NATO began its biggest military exercises since the Cold War this week, with tens of thousands of troops set to move across Europe in a show of force meant…
China Says Brit Who Disappeared There in 2018 Was Sentenced as Spy in 2022
Beijing — China confirmed on Friday that it had sentenced a British national in 2022 to five years in jail for spying. It was its first official comment of a case…
US Scientist Offers Britain Advice on Making Tea; Brits Aren’t Having It
LONDON — An American scientist has sparked a trans-Atlantic tempest in a teapot by offering Britain advice on its favorite hot beverage. Bryn Mawr College chemistry professor Michelle Francl says one…
Top UN Court Set to Issue Preliminary Ruling in Genocide Case Against Israel
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Israel is set to hear Friday whether the United Nations’ top court will order it to end its military offensive in Gaza in a provisional ruling while…
American RFE/RL Journalist Marks 100 Days Jailed in Russia
washington — Alsu Kurmasheva, an American journalist jailed in Russia on charges that press freedom groups say are politically motivated and baseless, marked 100 days in detention on Thursday, as her…
Conflicts Boost Turkey’s Interest in New China-Europe Trade Route
The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are fueling Turkey’s interest in a new China-Europe trade route known as the Middle Corridor. As Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, Turkey’s…
In France and Elsewhere in Europe, Far Right Feeds on Anti-Migrant Sentiments
paris — Youssouf Doucoure handed out flyers against tough French migration legislation under slate grey skies, as thousands of people poured into Paris’ elegant Trocadero Square on January 21 for a…