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Dutch government relaxes COVID-19 measures
AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands, the only European country to go into lockdown following the Omicron variant’s surge, will relax many of its COVID-19 measures from…
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Boris Johnson urges EU to get a move on with Ukraine response
LONDON — Boris Johnson urged Brussels to finalize its response to Russian aggression towards Ukraine so it can present a united front with London and Washington.…
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European court rules Turkey violated journalist Deniz Yücel’s human rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel’s pre-trial detention committed three violations of his human rights. Almost three…
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Evidence from civilian bombing in Ethiopia points to Turkish drone
NAIROBI — Newly obtained photographs of missile fragments provide the first material evidence that Ethiopia used a Turkish drone this month in an attack that…
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England scraps day 2 coronavirus tests for vaccinated travelers
Vaccinated travelers will no longer have to take a COVID-19 test on their second day after arriving in England, the U.K. government has announced. Double-jabbed…
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UK and EU to keep talking after ‘constructive’ Northern Ireland Brexit meeting
LONDON — The EU and the U.K. will keep talking about how to ease the burden of post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, as the two…
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Ex-Pope Benedict admits to giving false statement in child abuse report
Former Pope Benedict XVI has admitted providing false information during an investigation into sexual abuse when he was archbishop of Munich. Last week, he was accused in…
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Forget NATO, Ukraine must refocus on the EU
Henrik Larsen is a senior researcher at the Center for Security Studies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. He served as a political…
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Rioters fight Brussels police, smash headquarters of EU foreign service
Protests in Brussels against coronavirus restrictions spiralled into violence on Sunday as protesters clashed with police officers and vandalized the offices of the European External…
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Blinken: ‘We’re prepared either way’ to counter Russian aggression
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the U.S. and allied nations are continuing to prepare to counter Russia if it continues its aggressive…
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