German railway announces plan to reopen 20 closed routes
BERLIN — Germany's national rail operator on Tuesday announced plans to reopen 20 stretches of railway around the country that have been closed over...
England players Mount and Chilwell to isolate at Euro 2020
LONDON — England players Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell will have to remain in self-isolation until Monday after their contact with a coronavirus-infected opponent...
Putin hails WW II heroes, warns of degrading Europe security
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday marked the 80th anniversary of the Nazi attack on the Soviet Union by hailing the country's...
Spain’s Cabinet aims for a fresh start by pardoning Catalans
MADRID — The Spanish Cabinet is meeting Tuesday to issue pardons for nine imprisoned Catalans who spearheaded the 2017 effort to establish an independent...
Europol: Extremists sought to use pandemic to spread hate
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Extremists sought to use the global pandemic to “spread hate propaganda and exacerbate mistrust in public institutions” in 2020, the...
German finance minister, auditors faulted in Wirecard probe
BERLIN — German lawmakers presenting a report Tuesday into the collapse of the payment processing company Wirecard accused the country's finance minister and auditors...
Activists: Vatican is ‘meddling’ in Italy’s LGBT rights law
MILAN — The Vatican has formally opposed a proposed Italian law expanding anti-discrimination protections to the LGBT community, a leading Italian newspaper reported Tuesday....
Dutch talks on forming coalition government still deadlocked
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Nearly 100 days after Dutch national election, talks to form a new ruling coalition remain deadlocked, the official who has...
Polish intelligence agencies link cyberattack to Russia
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's government said Tuesday it has evidence linking a recent cyber attack on thousands of email and social media accounts of...