EU takes Poland to court over judicial independence concerns
<p>BRUSSELS — The European Union is referring Poland to Europe's top court over long-standing concerns about respect for the rule of law and the...
Belgians breach virus rules as warm weather draws crowds
BRUSSELS — Belgium has an extra unexpected hurdle to overcome in its fight against the coronavirus: a bout of gorgeous weather.
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Court orders Belgium to reframe virus restrictions as laws
<p>BRUSSELS — The Belgian state should either lift all coronavirus measures within 30 days or frame them properly as law, a Brussels court ruled...
EXPLAINER: What we know about AstraZeneca blood clot reports
LONDON — German officials have decided to limit the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in people under 60 after more unusual blood clots were...
Some medical experts unconvinced about holding Tokyo Games
<p>TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. Organizers say...
One Good Thing: A Singapore skyline view for migrant workers
SINGAPORE — The capsules of the Ferris wheel in Singapore were peppered with rain.
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UK watchdog: Police acted correctly at vigil for slain woman
<p>LONDON — A U.K. police watchdog said Tuesday that officers didn't behave “in a heavy-handed manner” when they broke up a vigil for a...
German court upholds Mexico weapons sale convictions
A German court on Thursday rejected appeals of the convictions of two former employees of gun-maker Heckler & Koch over their role in the...
Hundreds of migrants set out from Honduras, dreaming of US
<p>SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — A few hundred Honduran migrants set out for the Guatemalan border before dawn Tuesday in hopes of eventually reaching...
Mexican soldiers seized after Guatemalan killed near border
MEXICO CITY — Some 300 residents of a remote stretch of the Mexico-Guatemala border held 15 Mexican soldiers captive for hours after one of...