Montenegro arrests alleged criminal gang boss
<p>PODGORICA, Montenegro — Montenegro’s police have arrested an alleged boss of a criminal gang which has spread fear and bloodshed in the Balkans and...
Europe lines up more shots, hoping to beat back virus surge
BERLIN — Slow out of the gate, the European Union has ramped up its COVID-19 vaccination efforts, with the distribution of the Johnson &...
US ambassador to Belarus meets exiled opposition leader
<p>KYIV, Ukraine — New United States ambassador to Belarus Julie Fisher met with the country's exiled opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, in neighboring Lithuania’s capital...
Queen Elizabeth marking 95th birthday in low-key fashion
<p>LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 95th birthday in a low-key fashion at Windsor Castle, just days after the funeral of her...
Merkel defends German/Russian pipeline construction
<p>BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday defended her country's ongoing cooperation with Russia on the building of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline...
Spain dismantles Chinese gang selling cannabis across Europe
BARCELONA, Spain — Police in Spain said Tuesday they have dismantled one of the largest criminal gangs growing cannabis in the country and trafficking...
Greek Church to allow worshippers at Easter Week services
<p>ATHENS, Greece — The powerful Church of Greece said Tuesday it would allow the faithful to take part in Orthodox Easter services next week...
Prime minister hopes to make Albania a ‘tourism champion’
TIRANA, Albania — Albania's prime minister hopes to win reelection this weekend so he can work on making one of Europe's poorest countries a...
Spain dismantles Chinese gang selling cannabis across Europe
<p>BARCELONA, Spain — Police in Spain said Tuesday they have dismantled one of the largest criminal gangs growing cannabis in the country and trafficking...
France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A group of 46 nations called Tuesday on member states of the global chemical weapons watchdog to diplomatically rebuke Syria...