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EU envoy tells Serbia, Kosovo dialogue key for entry talks

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BELGRADE, Serbia — The European Union’s special envoy on Wednesday said that Serbia and Kosovo must resume talks on normalizing their relations if they...

Virus variant races through Italy, especially among children

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ROME — The variant of the coronavirus discovered in Britain is prevalent among Italy's infected schoolchildren and is helping to fuel a “robust” uptick...

Sweden says probe into knife attack looking at terror links

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STOCKHOLM — Swedish authorities were investigating on Thursday whether an knife attack by an Afghan man who stabbed seven men and left three of...

Armenian leader scores political point in spat with military

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<p>YEREVAN, Armenia &mdash; Armenia's prime minister scored a political point Tuesday in his spat with the top military brass, advancing his motion to fire...

French government dissolves anti-migrant group

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PARIS — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced the dissolution of the anti-migrant group Generation Identity during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, saying the group...

Palestinian Authority faces criticism over vaccine rollout

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<p>RAMALLAH, West Bank &mdash; The Palestinian Authority's decision to divert some of its tiny stockpile of coronavirus vaccines to senior officials, soccer players and...

Left-wing party wins Kosovo poll, needs ally to form cabinet

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<p>PRISTINA, Kosovo &mdash; Final results from Kosovo’s Feb. 14 early general election released on Thursday showed that a left-wing party has garnered the the...

German financial supervisor moves against Greensill Bank

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BERLIN — Germany's financial market supervisor on Wednesday ordered the closure of Greensill Bank AG for business with customers, citing an “imminent risk” that...

Ethiopia now calls Axum massacre allegations ‘credible’

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<p>NAIROBI, Kenya &mdash; Ethiopia on Wednesday said it is investigating “credible allegations of atrocities and human rights abuses” in its embattled Tigray region, including...

Nearly 100 on trial in Sicily for suspected Mafia EU fraud

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ROME — A trial began in Sicily on Tuesday for 97 suspected Mafia members and white-collar professionals allegedly in cahoots with mobsters in what...