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News Articles: Europe

The town of Gegenbach, Germany, turns its Rathaus into a giant advent calendar each December.

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  • Arts & Life

The 'magical' Advent calendar that's as big as a town hall

A small town in Germany turns its town hall into the "world's largest" Advent calendar each December. It started as a way to boost businesses in the winter, but it's grown to mean much more.

December 02, 2024
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By:
  • Andrew Craig,
  • Matthew Schuerman,
  • and 1 more
Demonstrators use firecrackers against police during a rally against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union for four years, outside the parliament's building in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024.

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  • Europe

Over 40 people hospitalized in Georgia during protests over suspension of EU talks

A third night of protests in Tbilisi over the government's decision to suspend talks to join the European Union left 44 people hospitalized as police used water cannons and tear gas, officials said.

December 01, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Counting begins for Ireland's General Election at the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin on Saturday.

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  • Europe

Ireland headed for coalition government, exit poll suggests

An exit poll in Ireland's parliamentary election released late Friday suggests the three biggest parties have won roughly equal shares and the country is headed for another coalition government.

November 30, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
This photograph shows a new altar (front) designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on Nov. 29, 2024.

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  • Europe

A restored Notre Dame cathedral is unveiled days before its official reopening

Notre Dame Cathedral has been closed to the public since a fire damaged the landmark in April 2019.

November 29, 2024
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster and
  • Eleanor Beardsley
Irish Prime Minister and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris, center, accompanied by his wife Caoimhe and children Cillian and Saoirse, casts his vote at Delgany National School, County Wicklow, as voters go to the polls for the 2024 General Election in Ireland, on Friday.

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  • Europe

Ireland votes in a close-run election where incumbents hope to cling on to power

The parliamentary election will decide the next government, and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled voters.

November 29, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin talks to the media after attending a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Astana on Thursday.

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  • Europe

Putin threatens Ukraine in remarks after former-Soviet states security summit

Putin said his military may use another of its new hypersonic missiles to target government or official buildings in Kyiv, in response to Ukraine's continued use of American and British weapons.

November 28, 2024
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By:
  • Willem Marx
Calin Georgescu, running as an independent candidate for president, speaks to media after registering his bid in the country's presidential elections, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

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  • Europe

Romania in shock after far-right populist enters presidential election's runoff

Romania's political landscape is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential election, going from an obscure candidate to beating the incumbent prime minister.

November 25, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defense, representatives of the military-industrial complex and developers of missile systems at the Kremlin in Moscow on Friday.

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  • Europe

NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia's attack with new missile

NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked the city of Dnipro with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war.

November 23, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Emergency units carry out rescue tasks after a Russian attack on the city of Dnipro, in central Ukraine, on Thursday. Ukrainian officials are trying to determine whether Russian forces launched an intercontinental ballistic missile and other types of missiles.

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  • Europe

Putin says Russia tested a new intermediate-range ballistic missile on Ukraine

Putin said the new missile, called "Oreshnik," Russian for "hazel," used a nonnuclear warhead and was in response to Ukraine firing longer-range missiles into Russia with NATO's help.

November 21, 2024
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By:
  • Polina Lytvynova,
  • Hanna Palamarenko,
  • and 1 more
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Nov. 19 in front of a drone the Ukrainians have built with funding from Denmark. Ukraine has rapidly developed an extensive drone industry that plays a critical role in the war with Russia. The inexpensive, homemade drones carry out attacks on the frontline in Ukraine and also deep inside Russia.

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  • Europe

To hit deep inside Russia, Ukraine has built its own drones

President Biden has now given Ukraine permission to use U.S. ballistic missiles inside Russia. While it was waiting, Ukraine built its own drones that can strike far across the border.

November 21, 2024
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By:
  • Greg Myre
A boy rides a scooter past a display of destroyed Russian military vehicles in Mykhailivska square in central Kyiv, Ukraine on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.

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  • World

Western embassies in Kyiv shut due to Russian air attack threat

Russia promised a response to President Joe Biden's decision to let Ukraine strike targets on Russian soil with U.S.-made missiles.

November 20, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
In this image provided by the U.S. Army, U.S. soldiers conduct live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Dec. 14, 2021, of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System.

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  • Europe

The U.S. confirms Ukraine fired long-range ATACMS into Russia for the 1st time

Ukraine has fired six ATACMS into Russia, marking the first attack using the U.S.-made long-range missiles in 1,000 days of war.

November 19, 2024
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By:
  • Charles Maynes
At the 2005 French Open, Roger Federer congratulated Rafael Nadal after their semifinal. Now Federer is congratulating Nadal on his looming retirement — and a stellar pro career. Nadal is playing in the Davis Cup, his final tournament, on Tuesday.

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  • Sports

As Nadal plays his last tourney, Federer sends an emotional note from 'your fan, Roger'

"You challenged me in ways no one else could," Roger Federer tells Rafael Nadal, who will retire after this week's Davis Cup tennis tournament.

November 19, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference during the European Political Community (EPC) Summit at the Puskas Arena in Budapest , Hungary on Nov. 7, 2024.

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  • Europe

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Zelenskyy says

Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting energy infrastructure and killing civilians.

November 17, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
From left: Michelle Salaün, Jeannine Plassard and Marie-Annick Gouez, the daughters of Catherine Tournellec Salaün, stand at their mother's grave in Plabennec, in France's Brittany region, in June.

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  • Europe

In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder

In 1944, as Allied troops celebrated D-Day victory, a French family experienced a trauma that would be felt for generations: a murder and sexual assault so traumatic they are only now coming to terms with it.

November 16, 2024
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
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