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Arsonists attack French high-speed rail system hours before opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Arsonists attacked France's high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Targeting remote locations far from the...
Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended
BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists glued themselves to the ground at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany on Wednesday, forcing officials to suspend flights for a few hours, authorities said. Police said five people glued themselves to a taxiway at the airport early in the morning,...
Germany's Scholz confident of turning round his struggling party's fortunes in run for a 2nd term
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday he is confident of turning around his struggling center-left party's fortunes and will run for a second term as Germany's leader in an election expected next year, dismissing a suggestion that he could emulate U.S. President Joe Biden and make...
Germany carries out raids and bans a group accused of links to Iran and support for Hezbollah
BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Wednesday banned an organization accused of being an “outpost” of Iran's theocracy, promoting the ideology of its leadership and supporting Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group. Police raided 53 properties around the country, including a prominent mosque...
German court rules in migration case that there's no general danger now to all civilians in Syria
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has ruled that there is no longer a general danger to all civilians from the long-running conflict in Syria, rejecting a claim to protected status by a Syrian man who had been convicted in Austria for involvement in smuggling people into Europe. The...
German government, mainstream opposition move to protect highest court against extremist forces
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's governing coalition and the conservative opposition on Tuesday presented a plan to protect the country's highest court against possible future manipulation or obstruction by extremist or authoritarian politicians. Justice Minister Marco Buschmann cited...
Cyprus displays jewelry, early Christian icons and Bronze Age antiquities once looted from island
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Monday put on display artifacts — some of them thousands of years old — that were returned after a Turkish art dealer looted them from the ethnically divided island nation decades ago. Aydin Dikmen took the artifacts from the country's breakaway...
Today in History: July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the moon
Today in History Today is Saturday, July 20, the 202nd day of 2024. There are 164 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon...
German sentenced to death in Belarus, Europe's only nation to perform executions, rights group says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian human rights group said Friday that a German citizen has been sentenced to death for terrorism and other charges connected to an explosion intended to undermine public order. Belarus is the only country in Europe that still executes prisoners...
Germany's chancellor praises lithium deal with Serbia that could reduce Europe's dependency on China
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised a tentative deal between Serbia and the European Union signed on Friday that paves the way for the disputed excavation of lithium, a mega project that could reduce Europe's dependency on China but one that has been fiercely criticized...
