Germany’s Merkel presses China for human rights dialogue
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed China's prime minister Wednesday for broader discussions on human rights issues, telling him that the relationship between...
Turkish jets, troops hit PKK targets in new Iraq incursion
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes were continuing on Wednesday to strike suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, while commando troops were conducting a...
French PM condemns 20 retired generals who warned of ‘chaos’
<p>PARIS — French Prime Minister Jean Castex condemned on Wednesday an open letter in a right-wing magazine by 20 retired generals that raised the...
UK watchdog steps up probe into Johnson’s apartment refurb
<p>LONDON — Britain's Electoral Commission, which regulates political finance in the U.K, is launching a formal investigation of the refurbishment of Prime Minister Boris...
Guests flock to Dutch cafe terraces as lockdown eases
UTRECHT, Netherlands — Lisa Gerritsen and Eva Diks were the first guests in six months to be served at Cafe Le Journal on The...
Greek far-right lawmaker held, awaiting extradition ruling
BRUSSELS — A Greek far-right member of the European Parliament refused Wednesday to be extradited from Belgium to Greece to serve a 13-year prison...
Turkey says it’s glad a woman leads EU’s executive branch
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish government again rejected the accusation that it snubbed the head of the European Union's executive arm because she is...
8 people dead in building blaze in Latvian capital Riga
HELSINKI — Eight people, some of them foreign nationals, died early Wednesday in a fire at a building housing a hostel that was apparently...
UK government facing mounting criticism over aid budget cuts
<p>LONDON — The British government faced mounting criticism Wednesday over its planned cuts to overseas aid spending as leaked details point to big reductions...
Greek PM: Vaccine hesitancy driving high death rate
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister has issued an appeal for elderly Greeks to get vaccinated, blaming hesitancy for persistently high rates of death...