Europe

‘Chernobyl’ and ‘Harry Potter’ actor Paul Ritter dies at 54

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<p>LONDON &mdash; Versatile British actor Paul Ritter, who appeared in the “Harry Potter” franchise and played a key figure behind nuclear disaster in “Chernobyl,”...

Top EU officials meet Erdogan for talks on migration, trade

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ANKARA, Turkey — The European Union's top officials met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday, weeks after Erdogan took conciliatory...

Czechs partially ease lockdown; kids to return to school

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<p>PRAGUE &mdash; The Czech government on Tuesday approved the first easing of its tight lockdown in one of the European Union's hardest-hit countries, allowing...

Facebook removes accounts tied to Iranian exile group

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SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said Tuesday it has removed hundreds of fake accounts linked to an Iranian exile group and a troll farm in...

France to open archive for period covering Rwandan genocide

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<p>PARIS &mdash; France’s role before and during the 1994 Rwandan genocide was a “monumental failure” that the country must acknowledge, the lead author of...

EU approves $4.7 billion in state aid to carrier Air France

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BRUSSELS — The European Union has approved $4.7 billion in government aid for national carrier Air France as it struggles through the economic impact...

Top EU officials meet Erdogan for talks on migration, trade

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<p>ANKARA, Turkey &mdash; The European Union's top officials met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday, weeks after Erdogan took conciliatory...

Bosnians protest over government’s pandemic handling

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Over 1,000 people marched through the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, on Tuesday to demand the resignation of the government over what they...

Facebook removes accounts tied to Iranian exile group

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<p>SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; Facebook said Tuesday it has removed hundreds of fake accounts linked to an Iranian exile group and a troll farm in...

AP Interview: Human rights champion turns to vaccine equity

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PARIS — Agnès Callamard is best known for her investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and has made a career uncovering...