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News Articles: Europe

Rescue workers wheel Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, to a hospital in the town of Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, on Wednesday.

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  • Europe

Slovakia's populist prime minister shot, shocking Europe before elections

Robert Fico was shot multiple times and gravely wounded Wednesday, but his deputy prime minister said he believed Fico would survive.

May 15, 2024
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Masked residents watch an activist in Nouméa on Wednesday.

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  • World

France imposes a state of emergency in New Caledonia as unrest continues

People in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia are protesting a reform that would give voting rights to an increasing number of non-Indigenous residents of the archipelago.

May 15, 2024
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget A. Brink after arriving by train at Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station on Tuesday in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Blinken visits Ukraine to tout U.S. support for Kyiv's fight against Russia

On his fourth trip to Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Blinken will reaffirm the Biden administration's commitment to Ukraine's defense and long-term security, U.S. officials said.

May 14, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
The Georgian parliament is scheduled to vote on the controversial law on Tuesday. Here, a demonstrator on Monday in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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  • Europe

Why protesters in Georgia are opposed to a 'foreign agents' law and why it matters

More than 50,000 people took to the streets of the capital city Tbilisi over the weekend to protest against proposed legislation that critics say is modeled on a Russian law used to crush dissent.

May 13, 2024
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  • Rebecca Rosman and
  • Charles Maynes
A local resident looks at a neighbour's house on fire after a Russian airstrike in Vovchansk, Ukraine, on Saturday, May 11, 2024.

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  • World

Russia Makes Surprising Gains in Ukraine

Russia launched a surprise new offensive in northeast Ukraine, near the second largest city of Kharkiv. Russian troops are continuing to advance, we get the latest from our Ukraine correspondent. And in another development in that war, Russia's President Putin replaced the country's defense minister. We get context on both events from a retired U.S. Lieutenant Colonel who used to oversee European affairs at the National Security council.

May 13, 2024
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  • Joanna Kakissis,
  • Michel Martin,
  • and 1 more
Socialist candidate Salvador Illa makes a toast with members of his team and party colleagues after the announcement of the results of elections to the Catalan parliament in Barcelona on Sunday.

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  • Europe

Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain's Socialists win regional elections

Catalonia's separatist parties are in danger of losing their hold on power in the northeastern region after the pro-union Socialist Party scored a historic result in Sunday's election.

May 13, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu leave Red Square after the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday.

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  • Europe

Putin replaces his defense minister as he starts his 5th term in office

Putin proposed Andrei Belousov, who until recently served as the first deputy prime minister, to replace Sergei Shoigu in a Cabinet shakeup.

May 12, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Rain often sweeps the Azores, shaping lush forests and emerald green meadows. When the skies clear, views are often spectacular.

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  • World

Hiking the Azores into lush mountains and stormy North Atlantic weather

NPR correspondent Brian Mann went trekking on Sao Miguel, one of the most remote islands in the North Atlantic. He found volcanic mountains, birdsong, solitude and lots of rain.

May 11, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
The former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales (center) will stand trial for sexual assault charges after forcibly kissing soccer star Jenni Hermoso, a Spanish judge confirmed.

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  • Europe

Luis Rubiales faces sexual assault trial for unsolicited kiss at World Cup

The case against the ex-Spanish soccer federation head who kissed player Jenni Hermoso without consent is going to trial, a judge ruled. Three others will be tried for allegedly pressuring Hermoso.

May 09, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Griner competes for Team USA on Aug. 8, 2021, during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Griner won gold medals in both Tokyo and in Rio de Janeiro.

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  • Author Interviews

Brittney Griner reflects on 'Coming Home' after nearly 300 days in a Russian prison

The WNBA star, who is six feet, nine inches, says she felt like a zoo animal in prison. "The guards would literally come open up the little peep hole, look in, and then I would hear them laughing."

May 08, 2024
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  • Terry Gross
Baby Lasagna of Croatia performs the song Rim Tim Tagi Dim during the first semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, on Tuesday.

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  • World

The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests

Performers representing countries across Europe and beyond took the stage in the first of two Eurovision semifinals in the Swedish city of Malmo, against a backdrop of both parties and protests.

May 08, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
An Ukrainian serviceman of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, lights candles during a Christian Orthodox Easter religious service, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024.

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  • Europe

Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls God an "ally" against Russia in Orthodox Easter message

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be united in prayer and called God an "ally" in the war with Russia.

May 05, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Pro-Palestinian students protest outside the Department for Education on March 22 in London. The students called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and for an end to links between U.K. universities and Israel.

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  • World

Campus protests over the war in Gaza have gone international

Students in the U.K., France and Mexico have sought to erect what many of them call "solidarity encampments," prompting a variety of responses from university authorities and local law enforcement.

May 03, 2024
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By:
  • Willem Marx
Ukrainian tank-men are seen on a BWP infantry fighting vehicle prepare for combat as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in the direction of Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on March 17, 2024.

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  • Europe

What Does Winning Look Like for Ukraine Now?

After months of delay in Congress, Ukraine is finally receiving the U.S. military aid it says is crucial in winning its fight against Russia. But after two years of war, what it means to win is increasingly complicated. We hear about the state of the conflict from our correspondent in Kyiv and our Pentagon correspondent.

May 02, 2024
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  • Joanna Kakissis,
  • Tom Bowman,
  • and 2 more
Estonia flags on the shoreline of the Baltic Sea view in Tallinn, Estonia, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.

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  • Europe

Invasion Worries in Eastern Europe

European countries that border Russia are concerned that they'll be invaded next if an emboldened Russia is successful in Ukraine, even though they're members of the NATO alliance. We go to the Baltic nation of Estonia and hear from people who are making preparations in case of invasion.

May 01, 2024
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  • Philip Reeves and
  • Greg Dixon
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