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...
French government dissolves anti-migrant group
PARIS — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced the dissolution of the anti-migrant group Generation Identity during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, saying the group...
Three have life-threatening wounds after Sweden ax attack
STOCKHOLM — Hospital officials say three people wounded in an assault by a man using an ax in southern Sweden are in life-threatening condition...
Russian Sputnik V vaccine splits Slovakia ruling coalition
PRAGUE — Slovakia was thrown into a political crisis Tuesday over a secret deal to acquire Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine orchestrated by the...
Spain: 8 jailed for burning police van amid rapper protests
BARCELONA, Spain — A judge in Spain on Wednesday denied bail to eight people following their arrest for violent clashes with police during protests...
Left-wing party wins Kosovo poll, needs ally to form cabinet
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Final results from Kosovo’s Feb. 14 early general election released on Thursday showed that a left-wing party has garnered the the...
Armenian leader scores political point in spat with military
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia's prime minister scored a political point Tuesday in his spat with the top military brass, advancing his motion to fire...
Macron reveals more torture by French army in Algeria war
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has met with four grandchildren of an Algerian independence fighter to tell them that Ali Boumendjel had been tortured...
