Europe

Ransomware attack hits 4 Asian countries of AXA subsidiary

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PARIS — A targeted ransomware attack hit four countries among the Asian operations of Axa Partners, the international subsidiary of Axa insurance group, with...

British official says UK-EU relations ‘bumpy’ after Brexit

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LONDON — Britain’s Brexit minister predicted Monday that relations between the U.K. and the European Union would continue to be “bumpy” amid tensions over...

Germany nears accord with Namibia on colonial-era killings

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BERLIN — Germany said Monday it is close to an agreement with Namibia on the killings of tens of thousands of people when Germany...

Erdogan: High-ranking PKK militant killed in Iraq operation

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish security forces have killed an alleged high-ranking Kurdish militant in an operation in northern Iraq, Turkey’s president said Monday. ...

Dozens of Moroccans swim into North African Spanish city

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MADRID — Authorities in Ceuta say over 100 Moroccans, including two families with children, swam overnight to enter the Spanish enclave in North Africa. ...

France holds global talks to offer debt relief for Sudan

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PARIS — French and African leaders and international organizations were holding a conference Monday in Paris to negotiate debt relief and raise global support...

Insider Q&A: Sophie Zhang, Facebook whistleblower

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Sophie Zhang worked as a Facebook data scientist for nearly three years before was she fired in the fall of 2020. On her final...

EU vows to boost efforts to end Israeli-Palestinian fighting

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BRUSSELS — The European Union will redouble its efforts to end the upsurge in violence between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants, and seek...

Sanofi-GSK reports success in virus vaccine, after setback

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PARIS — Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline’s potential COVID-19 vaccine triggered strong immune responses in all adult age groups in preliminary trials, boosting optimism the shot...

Cyprus president unveils ‘ambitious’ economic stimulus plan

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NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus' president on Monday unveiled a 4.4 billion-euro ($5.34 billion) economic stimulus plan, which he described as the “most ambitious ever”...