Europe

UN judges to rule on Ratko Mladic appeal against convictions

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic will hear Tuesday if U.N. judges have upheld or overturned his convictions and...

Security Council backs Guterres for second term as UN chief

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council gave its unanimous backing to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second term on Tuesday, assuring his election...

German police raids tied to money laundering, crime gangs

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BERLIN — Special police units searched around 30 buildings Tuesday in connection with money laundering and organized crime in the western German state of...

Navalny daughter accepts human rights award on his behalf

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GENEVA — The daughter of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accepted a human rights award on her father's behalf on Tuesday for his...

Music fans flock to Albania’s beach festival despite virus

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RANA E HEDHUN, Albania — The Albanian beach site had everything in one place: pine trees, sand, sea, nearby mountains and days of nonstop...

French court rules discrimination behind students’ ID checks

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PARIS — Overturning a lower court decision, a Paris appeals court ruled on Tuesday that discrimination was behind humiliating police identity checks on three...

Toddler who washed up on Norwegian island is identified

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The body of a toddler that washed ashore on Norway’s southwest coast on Jan.1 has been identified. It's a missing 15-month-old...

Britt enters US Senate race to replace Shelby in Alabama

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Republican Katie Boyd Britt entered the race for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday promising to “put Alabama first” while stressing...

France opens graft probe into Lebanon’s central bank chief

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PARIS — The French national financial prosecutor’s office has opened a preliminary investigation into the actions of Lebanon’s central bank governor involving potential money...

Georgian director, screenwriter Gabriadze dies at 84

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TBILISI, Georgia — Rezo Gabriadze, a legendary Georgian theater director and film screenwriter who has won broad fame across the former Soviet Union for...