Tag: Western Europe
Dutch talks on forming coalition government still deadlocked
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Nearly 100 days after Dutch national election, talks to form a new ruling coalition remain deadlocked, the official who has...
UK pushes on with talks to join Pacific trade partnership
LONDON — The U.K. launched negotiations Tuesday to join a trade partnership in and around the Pacific Ocean, as it explores new opportunities around...
Belarus denounces Western sanctions as ‘economic war’
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus said Tuesday that the new prospective Western sanctions over its diversion of a passenger plane amount to the declaration of...
Cyprus gets new health minister in government mini-reshuffle
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ president on Tuesday appointed an economics professor as the country’s new health minister, after his predecessor asked to leave the...
France’s Sarkozy faces jail term in campaign financing trial
PARIS — The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy concludes Tuesday in Paris, after a month during which the court sought to determine...
EU chief suggests shift in migration aid for Turkey
BERLIN — The head of the European Union's executive Commission said Tuesday she will propose shifting the bloc's financial aid for migrants in Turkey...
Opera singer says Paris police detained, strip searched her
PARIS — South African opera star Pretty Yende said she was detained by French authorities, strip searched and held in a dark room at...
Greek helicopter pilot appears in court over wife’s killing
ATHENS, Greece — A Greek helicopter pilot is appearing in court in Athens on charges of premeditated murder over the death of his young...
Spanish film festival shifts to gender neutral awards
MADRID — Spain’s San Sebastián International Film Festival announced Tuesday that its acting awards will this year be gender neutral for the first time.
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Review: ‘A Distant Grave’ is a complex and lyrical thriller
“A Distant Grave,” by Sarah Stewart Taylor (Minotaur)
Homicide detective Maggie...