Greece: Tougher lockdown rules target exercise cheats
ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Greece said Wednesday that police will target people making false exercise claims to bypass stay-at-home orders as part of...
Elusive artist Banksy confirms he’s behind prison artwork
LONDON — Banksy appears to have thrown his support behind a campaign to turn a former prison in the English town of Reading into...
US demands status of all Syrian detainees be made public
UNITED NATIONS — The United States demanded Tuesday that the status of tens of thousands of civilians detained in Syria during the country’s 10-year...
Activists sue big French retailer over Amazon forest damage
PARIS — Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain...
Greece: ‘Surprise’ aftershock adds damage to quake-hit area
ATHENS, Greece — A powerful aftershock with magnitude 5.9 caused additional damage in central Greece Thursday, a day after an earthquake damaged hundreds of...
As virus restrictions bite, EU extends safety net till 2023
BRUSSELS — The European Union is set to extend for around two more years the economic safety net it put in place to help...
EU envoy tells Serbia, Kosovo dialogue key for entry talks
BELGRADE, Serbia — The European Union’s special envoy on Wednesday said that Serbia and Kosovo must resume talks on normalizing their relations if they...
US: Russia blocks Syria chemical weapons use accountability
UNITED NATIONS — The United States accused Syrian President Bashar Assad and his close ally Russia on Thursday of trying to block all efforts...
Head of Poland’s Shakespeare theater, Jerzy Limon, dies
WARSAW, Poland — Jerzy Limon, a Polish academic who was honored by Queen Elizabeth II for creating and directing a Shakespeare theater and festival...
German financial supervisor moves against Greensill Bank
BERLIN — Germany's financial market supervisor on Wednesday ordered the closure of Greensill Bank AG for business with customers, citing an “imminent risk” that...
