WhatsApp won’t apply new data-sharing rules in Turkey
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — WhatsApp has informed Turkey that its controversial new data-sharing rules will not come into effect in the country, the Turkish competition...
Bulgaria upholds veto on North Macedonia EU accession talks
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria on Friday ruled out a possible reversal of its veto of the European Union starting long-delayed membership talks with North...
Migrant surge on Spain-Morocco border brings more suffering
FNIDEQ, Morocco — They are desperate teenagers and jobless men. They come from Morocco’s coastal towns, its mountainous east or even farther away —...
Macron, in swipe at Turkey, says NATO must commit to values
<p>BRUSSELS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that NATO leaders must make a clear, unequivocal commitment to the military organization’s values and rules...
Belarusian journalist sentenced for covering police raid
KYIV, Ukraine — A Belarusian journalist who reported on a police raid at a popular news site has been given a 15-day jail term,...
Greek firefighters battle major forest fire for 2nd day
ATHENS, Greece — Greek firefighters were battling a major forest fire in the Corinth region west of Athens for a second day Friday, with...
Pfizer-BioNTech pledge 2B doses to less wealthy nations
ROME — American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German company BioNTech pledged Friday to deliver 2 billion doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to middle- and...
Syrian convicted of killing man, injuring another in Germany
BERLIN — A Syrian man was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison on Friday for stabbing two men in the German...
Cyprus asks EU to prevent migrant boat departures from Syria
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus has asked the European Union to act swiftly to stop boats loaded with migrants from leaving Syria’s port of Tartus,...
Health minister urges caution as Berlin opens beer gardens
BERLIN — Germany's health minister urged citizens Friday to remain cautious as large parts of the country prepared to relax pandemic restrictions ahead of...