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News Articles: Europe

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier, background center, French President Emmanuel Macron, foreground left, and Macron's wife, Brigitte Macron, foreground right, applaud during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics on Sept. 8 in Paris.

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  • Europe

New center-right government in France announced 2 months after divisive elections

The French presidential palace unveiled a new government dominated by conservatives and centrists. A left-wing coalition secured the most seats in June-July elections but failed to win a majority.

September 21, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A collage of photos taken this past week of statues of actor Gene Kelly (from left), former Arsenal player Thierry Henry, and British civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

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  • World

U.K. dads are wrapping baby slings on male statues to push for more paternity leave

The purpose is to raise awareness on the U.K.'s low paternity leave benefits, which currently stand at two weeks of paid time off for new fathers.

September 21, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Turkish doner cooks prepare doner kebabs for customers in a doner kebab restaurant in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday.

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  • World

Turkey wants to regulate Germany's beloved döner kebab street food

Under Turkey's proposal, beef would be required to come from cattle that is at least 16 months old, and be marinated with specific amounts of fat, yogurt or milk, onion, salt, thyme, and pepper.

September 20, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Gisele Pelicot, left, arrives in the Avignon court house, in Avignon, southern France, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.

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  • Europe

Man accused of drugging wife so dozens of men could rape her testifies in French court

A man accused of drugging his then-wife and inviting dozens of men to rape her over nearly a decade is testifying in court on Tuesday in southern France, in a case that has shocked the country.

September 17, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
<em>Helena Soholm holds up the five directional flags of Korean shamanism in Dronningmølle, Denmark.</em>

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  • World

How one shaman helps others find healing and meaning in a modern world

Helena Soholm, a Korean American shaman and transpersonal psychologist, integrates Western and Indigenous systems of knowledge to facilitate healing and growth in modern, technologically advanced societies.

September 17, 2024
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  • Arin Yoon
The Bela River flows past a church during floods in Mikulovice, Czech Republic, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

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  • Europe

Torrential rains trigger mass evacuations as rivers surge in Central Europe

Torrential rains in Central Europe have forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday.

September 15, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Members of the United States delegation parade Sunday during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris

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  • Sports

France waves farewell to its sporting summer at the Paralympics closing ceremony

The event and its dance party atmosphere lowered the curtain on successful back-to-back Games that captivated fans. Paris raised the bar high for future host cities, including Los Angeles in 2028.

September 09, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Ukrainians discuss the tactics of working in small groups at the military training called "Test Week" for civilians provided by one of the most successful units of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 7. Its aim is to give civilians a sense of what they will experience if they are conscripted or decide to enlist in military service.

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  • Europe

Ukraine's military trains civilians in 'Test Week' to give a sense of war with Russia

Ukraine needs more soldiers as its troops defend Ukrainian territory and carry out an offensive inside Russia. An elite Ukrainian military unit offers civilians a one-week tryout as soldiers.

September 07, 2024
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  • Polina Lytvynova
Competition and Markets Authority, a U.K. regulator, launched an investigation into how Ticketmaster priced its tickets for the Oasis reunion tour next summer and whether the company was transparent about it ahead of time.

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  • Business

U.K. is investigating Ticketmaster after Oasis tour prices surprised fans

British regulators are looking into how Ticketmaster uses "dynamic pricing" to hike prices in line with demand. A similar controversy prompted a federal lawsuit against the company in the U.S.

September 06, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Gisèle Pélicot (left) arrives in the Avignon court house, in Avignon, southern France, on Thursday.

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  • Europe

A French woman whose husband is accused of inviting men to rape her testifies in court

Gisèle Pélicot detailed the horror of discovering that her former spouse had systematically filmed the dozens of suspected rapes — storing thousands of images that police investigators later found.

September 06, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Michel Barnier speaks during a campaign rally on Feb. 13, 2022, in Paris. President Emmanuel Macron named the former EU Brexit negotiator as France's new prime minister on Thursday after more than 50 days of caretaker government.

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  • World

France's Macron names EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as prime minister

The appointment of the conservative has already angered left-wing lawmakers, who say Barnier won't get a majority backing in the National Assembly.

September 05, 2024
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
People wait out an air raid alarm at the Teatralna metro station during the massive Russian drone and missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 26.

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  • Europe

In Ukraine, turning air raid sirens into a piece of music

When an air raid siren went off recently in Kyiv, a young singer spontaneously began harmonizing with the alarm. The result went viral on social media.

September 05, 2024
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  • Greg Myre
FILE - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks during joint press conference with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 21, 2024.

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  • Europe

Ukraine's foreign minister submits resignation as Russian strikes kill 7 in Lviv

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba's resignation offer comes days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned about an imminent Cabinet reshuffle.

September 04, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
An Israeli soldier walks on a tank near the border of the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Aug. 21.

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  • Middle East

5 things to know about the U.K.’s suspension of some arms exports to Israel

The U.K. exports explosive devices, guns and fighter jet components to Israel. But it's suspending some arms shipments, fearing Israel could used them in violation of international law.

September 03, 2024
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  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday.

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  • Europe

A Russian missile strike has killed over 40 people in Ukrainian city of Poltava

Two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military training facility and nearby hospital in a central-eastern region of Ukraine, killing at least 41 people and wounding 180 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.

September 03, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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