Europe

13 on trial in Paris for cyberbullying, threats against teen

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Thirteen people went on trial Thursday in Paris accused of cyberbullying or death threats against a teenage girl who posted online comments critical of...

Holiday chaos as UK removes Portugal from travel green list

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LONDON — Britain said Thursday that it is removing Portugal from its list of COVID-safe travel destinations, meaning thousands of U.K. residents currently on...

UK lawmakers seek to reverse government’s foreign aid cut

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LONDON — Lawmakers from Britain’s governing Conservative Party said Thursday they hope to force a vote in Parliament next week that could make the...

EU plans digital ID wallet for bloc’s post-pandemic life

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LONDON — The European Union unveiled plans Thursday for a digital ID wallet that residents could use to access services across the 27-nation bloc,...

Spain reopens its embassy in Libya after 7 years of closure

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CAIRO — Spain’s prime minister was in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Thursday to reopen his country’s embassy and show support for Libya’s...

EU, Mideast nations look to train at Cyprus security center

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LARNACA, Cyprus — Three European Union member nations and three Middle Eastern countries are looking to train personnel in border, customs, maritime and cybersecurity...

Ex-UK education czar decries “half-hearted” schools effort

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LONDON — Britain risks failing hundreds of thousands of young people with its “half-hearted” effort to bolster schools after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...

Felled UK slave trader statue displayed; city mulls its fate

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LONDON — A statue of a 17th-century slave trader that was toppled during anti-racism protests in the English city of Bristol is being displayed...

Uyghur exiles describe forced abortions, torture in Xinjiang

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ISTANBUL — Three Uyghurs who fled from China to Turkey have described forced abortions and torture by Chinese authorities in China’s far western Xinjiang...

EU court provisionally restores immunity for 3 Catalan MPs

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BRUSSELS — Three Catalan separatist members of the European Parliament on Thursday applauded a European court ruling to put on hold a decision by...