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A tiny village has commemorated being the first Dutch place liberated from World War II occupation
MESCH, Netherlands (AP) — Walking arm-in-arm with the Dutch queen, American World War II veteran Kenneth Thayer returned Thursday to the tiny village that he and others in the 30th Infantry Division liberated from Nazi occupation exactly 80 years ago. Thayer, now 99, visited Mesch,...
Belgium's top migration official criticizes Hungary for threatening to bus migrants to Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s top migration official on Monday criticized Hungary for threatening to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in retaliation against European Union policies and suggested they would be stopped at the border. Hungary’s anti-immigrant government...
EU ministers take a very public swipe at Hungary over a lack of respect for the bloc's values
BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior government ministers from Ireland, Luxembourg and Belgium took a very public swipe at Hungary on Tuesday, raising questions about whether Prime Minister Vitkor Orbán’s stridently nationalist cabinet respects European Union values and standards. Hungary...
Canadian hits all the right notes to win 2024 Air Guitar World Champion
OULU, Finland (AP) — They’re the most fervent musicians no one has ever heard. Performers at this year's Air Guitar World Championships in Finland tuned up Friday at the Olympics of air guitar for the 27th time, featuring dedicated competitors like "Shred Lasso” and...
Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam makes history by winning third a third straight gold in the heptathlon
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sorry, but history wasn't the first thing that crossed Nafissatou Thiam's mind after her third Olympic gold in the women's heptathlon. The sport that challenges her to compete across seven track-and-field disciplines over 30 or so hours doesn't allow much...
Fugitive ex-Catalan leader said to be in Belgium as Spanish police try to explain how he escaped
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was back in Belgium on Friday. his lawyer said, after he evaded arrest in Spain for the second time in seven years with a dramatic dash into a getaway car following a public appearance in Barcelona. Puigdemont made a...
US-Australia set to renew women's Olympic basketball rivalry. Belgium-France meet in other semifinal
PARIS (AP) — The U.S. and Australia are set for the next chapter in their international women's basketball rivalry at the Olympics. The teams will play in Friday's semifinals for a spot in Sunday's gold medal game. France will face Belgium in the other matchup. It...
Osaka beats another top player in return from maternity leave, routing Jabeur 6-3, 6-1 in Toronto
TORONTO (AP) — Naomi Osaka of Japan beat another top player in her return from maternity leave, routing ninth-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday in the National Bank Open. Osaka, a former No. 1 player, beat a top-20 player player for the fifth time in her return. ...
A'ja Wilson and Jackie Young help US rout Nigeria 88-74 to reach Olympic women's hoops semifinals
PARIS (AP) — The U.S. made a change in its starting lineup, inserting Jackie Young for Diana Taurasi, to try to get off to a better start. It paid immediate dividends as the Americans started strong and beat Nigeria 88-74 on Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Paris Games,...
US, Aussies, Belgium and France all reach Paris Games semifinals in women's basketball
PARIS (AP) — Jade Melbourne scored 14 of her 18 points by halftime and Australia advanced to the Paris Olympics semifinals in women's basketball by routing Serbia 85-67 on Wednesday. The Opals had to win their group-play finale to reach the elimination round, and they got a bit of...
