Tag: Eastern Europe
North Macedonia: Police find 20 Bangladeshi migrants in van
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Police in North Macedonia said officers discovered a group of 20 Bangladeshi migrants packed in a van on a major...
Austrians go body surfing on field in Bucharest after rain
BUCHAREST, Romania — Austria midfielder Christoph Baumgartner took off from the middle of the field, picked up some pace and dove head first onto...
Lukaku sends message to Eriksen as Belgium wins at Euro 2020
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Romelu Lukaku delivered a heartfelt message to Denmark player Christian Eriksen after scoring the first of his two goals in...
Hungary plans to ban ‘promoting’ homosexuality to under-18s
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s governing conservative party has prepared new legislation that bans showing pornographic material of any kind, or any content encouraging gender...
Lisbon mayor criticized for sharing Russian dissidents’ data
MADRID — Lisbon's mayor has come under fire after admitting that municipal employees shared with Russian officials personal details of at least three Lisbon-based...
Italy convincing in 3-0 win over Turkey to open Euro 2020
ROME — Italy waited a long time for this European Championship to start and then showed Friday just how eager the team was to...
De Bruyne to miss Belgium’s game against Russia at Euro 2020
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Kevin De Bruyne will not play for Belgium in Saturday's opening group game against Russia at the European Championship because...
Trump DOJ seized data from House Democrats in leaks probe
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department under former President Donald Trump seized data from the accounts of at least two members of the House Intelligence...
Russia spars with EU and US at meeting on EU-UN cooperation
UNITED NATIONS — Russia sparred with the European Union and the United States at a U.N. meeting Thursday that highlighted the strained relations between...
Swiss detail extra security measures for Biden-Putin summit
GENEVA — Swiss authorities will temporarily restrict airspace over the city of Geneva and deploy up to 1,000 troops to the area to help...