Tag: Western Europe
US hosts high-level Saudi visit after Khashoggi killing
WASHINGTON — Top Biden administration officials on Tuesday hosted a brother to Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in the highest-level such...
Germany: 4 men, 1 woman sentenced to prison for child abuse
BERLIN — A court in the western German city of Muenster sentenced a 28-year-old computer technician to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing...
Paris Saint-Germain signs Morocco right-back Achraf Hakimi
PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain bolstered its defense by signing Morocco right-back Achraf Hakimi from Inter Milan on Tuesday.
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Austria’s ex-vice chancellor on trial for corruption charges
VIENNA — The former Austrian vice chancellor and ex-leader of Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party went on trial Tuesday for corruption charges at a Vienna...
Greece: Bars face closure for serving standing customers
ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Greece warned Tuesday that bars and restaurants could be shut down if they defy COVID-19 distancing rules following a...
German who ran think tank arrested for spying for China
BERLIN — A German man who ran a think tank has been arrested on suspicion of being an informant for Chinese intelligence for years,...
Turkey: pro-Kurdish politician released from prison
ANKARA, Turkey — A prominent Turkish opposition legislator was released from prison on Tuesday, days after the country’s top court ruled his rights to...
John McEnroe’s comments on BBC TV broadcast draw attention
WIMBLEDON, England — Former tennis star John McEnroe's reaction on the BBC's broadcast to British teenager Emma Raducanu's mid-match retirement at Wimbledon has put...
Hurkacz faces idol Federer in 1st Grand Slam quarterfinal
WIMBLEDON, England — Hubert Hurkacz was 6 years old when Roger Federer won his first Wimbledon title.
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Norway fund excludes companies operating in West Bank
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway’s largest pension fund said it has divested itself of 16 companies that operate in Israeli settlements in the occupied West...
