India’s disaster hangs over countries facing COVID-19 surges
<p>SOHAG, Egypt — Countries worldwide wrestling with new coronavirus surges are trying to ensure they aren’t hit by an India-style disaster. They face many...
Albanian lawmakers to investigate president for impeachment
TIRANA, Albania — Lawmakers in Albania agreed Friday to form an investigative committee to decide whether to impeach the country’s president, whom the governing...
Bosnia Serbs honor controversial Nobel Literature winner
<p>BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian Serbs on Friday honored the controversial 2019 Nobel Literature Prize winner Peter Handke, who is known for his apologist...
UN official reports undeclared Syrian chemical warfare agent
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. disarmament chief reported the discovery of an undeclared chemical warfare agent at a Syrian site to a Security Council...
EU leaders attend summit in person for 1st time this year
<p>LISBON, Portugal — On the list of things not to do during a pandemic, holding big international gatherings is close to the top. </p>
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Europe’s human rights court finds fault with Polish tribunal
WARSAW, Poland — The European Court of Human Rights said Friday that Poland’s top court violated a local company’s right to fair trial because...
US downplays prospect of post-Brexit trade deal with UK
<p>LONDON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has downplayed any prospect of an imminent trade deal with a post-Brexit Britain.</p>
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German man extradited from Senegal to face terrorism charges
BERLIN — A German man has been extradited from Senegal to face allegations of membership in an al-Qaida linked extremist group, federal prosecutors said...
Cypriots will need tests or inoculation to eat out, worship
<p>NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus unveiled on Thursday a phased rollback of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions over the next month, including a shortened curfew and a...
EU to let US, Canada, Norway join military mobility project
BRUSSELS — The European Union is set Thursday to allow the United States, Canada and Norway to join one of its military projects aimed...