Tag: Western Europe
Unai Simon rebounds from own-goal to help Spain advance
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Unai Simon made one of the biggest blunders of the European Championship, then made one of the tournament's biggest saves.
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French Black activist fined for defacing colonial statue
PARIS — A French court on Monday convicted and fined a Black rights activist for defacing a statue he sees as an insult to...
Russia denies its personnel in CAR involved in killings
MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Monday strongly rejected the claims that Russian military instructors in the Central African Republic have been involved in killing...
At Wimbledon, Murray ‘can still play at the highest level’
WIMBLEDON, England — The Centre Court crowd roared when Andy Murray walked out onto the green grass for his first Wimbledon match in four...
Ukraine, NATO launch joint Black Sea drills
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine and NATO on Monday launched Black Sea drills that will involve dozens of warships, an exercise that follows last week's...
Bounced out of Euro 2020, the Netherlands looks to future
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — After a seven-year wait for a spot in a major tournament, the Netherlands got three workmanlike wins against outmatched opponents...
Switzerland beats France on penalties at Euro 2020
BUCHAREST, Romania — France is out of the European Championship, and it was Kylian Mbappe that missed the penalty kick in the shootout.
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Greek police recover Picasso, Mondrian works stolen in 2012
ATHENS, Greece — Greek police say they have recovered two paintings by 20th century masters Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian, nearly a decade after...
Russian team in Lebanon to study rebuilding destroyed silos
BEIRUT — A Russian business delegation met Lebanese officials on Monday to discuss plans to rebuild the grain silos destroyed last year in a...
Excited tennis fans return to Wimbledon after 1-year break
WIMBLEDON, England — Cheery fans, dreary skies.
Wimbledon is back after...