UK to return medals to vets discharged because of sexuality
LONDON — The British military will allow former service personnel who were stripped of medals because of their sexuality to apply to have them...
In a blow to Ryanair, EU court approves state help measures
BRUSSELS — A top court has ruled that measures introduced by France and Sweden to help some airlines weather the fallout of coronavirus restrictions...
Conte’s last hurrah? Italy’s ‘simple citizen’ plots return
ROME — When Giuseppe Conte left the Italian premier’s office over the weekend, Chigi Palace employees leaned out the windows to warmly applaud him...
Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes
<p>ROME — Pope Francis has made another set of changes to the Vatican City State’s legal code, which has come under heightened scrutiny and...
Spanish prosecutors probe hate speech against Muslims, Jews
MADRID — Prosecutors in Spain have launched two separate investigations involving a far-right party and extremist neo-Nazi sympathizers for possible hate crimes against Muslims...
French Caribbean fights to keep pesticide case alive
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Agricultural workers who have long sought compensation for contamination from a pesticide banned in France but used in the...
Germany: 5 Tajiks charged with membership in IS group
BERLIN — German prosecutors said Monday they have charged five Tajik men with being members of the Islamic State group, accusing them of participating...
Online sales soar in 4th quarter for retailer Ahold Delhaize
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Online sales at retailer Ahold Delhaize soared nearly 72% in the final quarter of 2020, the company said Wednesday, as...
German soldier in alleged far-right plot facing May trial
BERLIN — A German court said Tuesday that a military officer indicted on allegations that he plotted to kill prominent politicians and blame the...
3 hurt in explosion at office building in Germany
BERLIN — Three people were hurt on Wednesday in an explosion at an office building in southwestern Germany, police said.
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