Europe

Colombia catches hacker wanted in the U.S. for ‘Gozi’ virus

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BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian officials say they have arrested a Romanian hacker who is wanted in the U.S. for distributing a virus that infected...

Big fire breaks out near London’s Elephant & Castle station

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LONDON — A big fire has broken out near the central London train station of Elephant and Castle, sending huge plumes of black smoke...

Portugal limits UK travel, stops classes amid virus surge

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LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s battle to contain the surging COVID-19 delta variant has led it to put the United Kingdom on its red list...

UK’s new health chief to brief lawmakers as virus cases soar

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LONDON — Britain’s new health secretary briefs Parliament on Monday on plans for easing COVID-19 restrictions as the exit of his disgraced predecessor raises...

French Black activist fined for defacing colonial statue

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PARIS — A French court on Monday convicted and fined a Black rights activist for defacing a statue he sees as an insult to...

Man attacks, injures 2 people in German city, then flees

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BERLIN — A man attacked and injured two passersby in the eastern German city of Erfurt early Monday before fleeing, police said. ...

Belarus cuts cooperation on migration with EU over sanctions

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KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus on Monday retaliated to the European Union sanctions by halting cooperation on stemming illegal migration and denying entry to EU...

Ukraine, NATO launch joint Black Sea drills

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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine and NATO on Monday launched Black Sea drills that will involve dozens of warships, an exercise that follows last week's...

Blinken meets Pope Francis, gets VIP tour of Sistine Chapel

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VATICAN CITY — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday received VIP treatment at the Vatican, getting a private tour of the Sistine...

France’s top court bans glue trapping to hunt birds

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PARIS — France's top administrative court on Monday definitively banned the use of glue trapping to hunt birds, a technique that was denounced by...