Tag: Eastern Europe
European watchdog warns Hungary over possible rights abuses
BRUSSELS — Recent laws introduced in Hungary regulating marriage and gender identity risk discriminating against LGBT people and should have been put to citizens...
EU vows to help Lithuania amid flow of migrants from Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania — The European Union promised Tuesday to help bloc member Lithuania handle an influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa,...
Croatia police say 1 killed in chase with people smugglers
ZAGREB, Croatia — One person was killed and several were injured when two cars used by suspected people smugglers to carry migrants crashed during...
Spike Lee, ‘Annette’ open 74th Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France — The Cannes Film Festival rolled out the red carpet for the first time in more than two years on Tuesday, launching...
Bubbly supply halted after Moscow says champagne is Russian
MOSCOW — For most aficionados, a sparkling wine can be called champagne only if it comes from the region of France with that name...
Germany easing restrictions on travel from UK, Portugal
BERLIN — Germany is easing strict restrictions on travel from Britain, Portugal and some other countries that were imposed because of the rise of...
Israel’s Bennett, Russia’s Putin speak, agree to meet
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s new prime minister spoke for the first time with his Russian counterpart on Monday and the two have agreed...
Russian jumper Lysenko banned over doping deception
MONACO — Russian high jumper Danil Lysenko was handed a six-year ban Monday over an elaborate attempt to deceive anti-doping authorities, in a case...
Press watchdog puts Hungarian PM Orban on ‘predators’ list
PARIS — Press watchdog Reporters Without Borders has put Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on its list of “predators,” the first time a Western...
At 34, ‘Mommy Rocket’ Fraser-Pryce sprinter to beat in Tokyo
Every time Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce steps on the track, some sort of record is in jeopardy.
...