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Trump Seeks Meeting With Putin Even as Allies Seek to Isolate Russia
WASHINGTON — President Trump hopes to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in the next few weeks even as…
Europe Retaliates Against Trump Tariffs
GOTEBORG, Sweden — The European Union fought back on Friday against the Trump administration’s tariffs, slapping…
Romanian Court Convicts Top Politician in Test of Judicial System
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s highest court Thursday sentenced Liviu Dragnea, the leader of the country’s…
Hungary Criminalizes Aiding Illegal Immigrants
The Hungarian Parliament approved a package of laws on Wednesday that criminalizes the act of helping undocumented…
Britain Holds Up China Aerospace Deal Over National Security
LONDON — Fears of a Chinese takeover of companies important to national security have felled deals around the world…
Unneeded Drugs Killed Hundreds at U.K. Hospital, Inquiry Finds
LONDON — As many as 650 patients at a small British hospital died from overdoses of powerful painkillers that they…
Trump Will Meet Queen Elizabeth II Next Month, His Ambassador Says
President Trump will meet Queen Elizabeth II during his long-delayed first trip to Britain next month, the United…
Italian Minister Moves to Count and Expel Roma, Drawing Outrage
ROME — He has compared the European Union to the Titanic, accused the left of supporting immigration to supply…
Merkel and Macron Try to Save European Union, and Themselves
BERLIN — It was supposed to be the day when President Emmanuel Macron of France received a long-awaited response…
As Greece Ends a Decade of Bailouts, Problems Linger for Europe
As Greece prepares to emerge from one of the region’s most wrenching economic periods, its creditors are drawing up…
U.N. Rights Chief Tells U.S. to Stop Taking Migrant Children From Parents
GENEVA — The United Nations’ top human rights official on Monday entered the mounting furor over the Trump…
Shunned by Italy, Migrants at Sea Arrive in Spain
MADRID — About 600 migrants disembarked from three ships on Sunday in the port of Valencia, Spain, more than a week…
Macedonia and Greece Sign Historic Deal on Name Change
ATHENS — Macedonia signed a landmark agreement on Sunday to change its name to North Macedonia, sealing a deal with…
Fire Guts Glasgow School of Art for Second Time in 4 Years
LONDON — A large fire has ripped through the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, officials said Saturday morning,…
Greece and Macedonia Press Ahead With Name Change
ATHENS — A landmark agreement to change the name of Macedonia and end a decades-old dispute with Greece appeared to…
German Hard-Liners Want to Close Borders, Threatening Merkel Coalition
BERLIN — The populist surge that has left Hungary, Austria and Italy threatening to close their borders to migrants…
U.K. Government Backs Bill to Make ‘Upskirting’ a Crime
LONDON — Gina Martin was at a concert in London last year, waiting excitedly for her favorite band to come on…
McDonald’s to Switch to Paper Straws in Britain as Country Turns Against…
LONDON — The queen has backed efforts to curb the use of plastics. The Church of England has encouraged a similar…
Vatican Gets Back Stolen Columbus Letter, but Case Remains a Whodunit
VATICAN CITY — When American authorities contacted officials at the Vatican Apostolic Library in 2012 to tell them…
Aboard the Rescue Ship Where Migrants Have Been Stuck for a Week
Nearly a week after they were first rescued from six crowded rubber dinghies adrift in the Mediterranean Sea,…