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6 young climate activists take European governments to court over climate change
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Six young adults and children argued that governments across Europe aren’t doing enough to protect people from climate change at the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday in the latest and largest instance of activists taking governments to court to force climate...
Serbia demands that NATO take over policing of northern Kosovo after a deadly shootout
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president demanded Tuesday to have a NATO-led peacekeeping force take over for the national law enforcement agency in northern Kosovo after a daylong shootout between armed Serbs and Kosovar police left one officer and three gunmen dead. In one of...
Musk's X is the biggest purveyor of disinformation, EU official says
LONDON (AP) — A top European Union official said Tuesday that the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, is the biggest source of fake news and urged owner Elon Musk to comply with the bloc's laws aimed at combating disinformation. Ahead of upcoming elections, Google,...
EU member states weaken proposal setting new emission standards for cars and vans
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union member countries have watered down a proposal by the bloc's executive arm aimed at lowering vehicle emissions. The European Commission had proposed last year updated pollution standards for new combustion engine vehicles that are expected to remain on...
France's Macron unveils latest plan for meeting climate-related commitments in the coming years
PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron on Monday unveiled plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet the country's climate-related commitments within the next seven years, including via reducing dependency on fossil fuels and boosting electric car use. Macron said France's...
European captain Luke Donald is going with statistics over history at the Ryder Cup
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — In the eternal city steeped in history, at a Ryder Cup packed with nearly a century of golf, European captain Luke Donald figures his best bet lies with modern-day statistical data. As captain of the home team, Donald has the final say in how Marco...
Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo on Monday observed a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen in the north of the country in one of the worst confrontations since it declared independence from Serbia in 2008. About 30 masked men in combat...
EU Commission blocks Booking's planned acquisition of flight booking provider Etraveli
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm said Monday it is blocking leading U.S. online travel agency Booking from acquiring Sweden's flight booking provider Etraveli Group because it would have allowed it to increase its dominant position on the market on the continent. ...
What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off a daylong gunbattle with police that left one officer and three attackers dead. ...
EU commissioner calls for more balanced trade with China and warns that Ukraine could divide them
BEIJING (AP) — The European Union's trade commissioner called for a more balanced economic relationship with China on Monday, noting an EU trade deficit of nearly 400 billion euros ($425 billion), while also warning that China's position on the war in Ukraine could endanger its relationship with...
