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EU nations agree to start membership negotiations next week with Ukraine and Moldova
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Friday to start membership negotiations with embattled Ukraine and Moldova, another step in the nations' long journey to move closer to the West and mute Russia's influence. Belgium, which currently holds the presidency of the EU, said...
Euro 2024 takeaways: Fast starts and slow trains, old and young stars, great goals and strong views
The opening round of group matches at the European Championship is complete. Here are some things we learned: Top performers Some of the best-performing players so far at Euro 2024 are making triumphant international comebacks. Toni Kroos...
Pulisic offsets Rodrygo goal as US gains 1-1 tie against Brazil in last Copa America warmup
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Four days after one of their worst matches, Christian Pulisic and the U.S. soccer team stopped an 11-game losing streak to Brazil with a spirted 1-1 draw that left them with a positive mindset heading into the Copa America. Pulisic scored in 26th minute to...
Complex coalition talks loom in Belgium after Flemish nationalist parties win federal election
BRUSSELS (AP) — Flemish nationalist parties dominated general elections in Belgium on Sunday as Prime minister Alexander De Croo’s liberal party took a hit, with difficult coalition talks to form a new government now looming. Despite polls predicting that the far-right,...
A look at the Euro 2024 kits: one is cartoonish, others are retro. Hits or fashion faux pas?
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s away kit is a tribute to a much-loved and nearly century-old cartoon character, Tintin. Croatia’s shirt will not go unnoticed. Germany’s home jersey is a classic white but the away shirt is a bold pink and purple. Ahead of the European soccer...
Nationalist parties, far-left on the rise ahead of Sunday's federal elections in Belgium
BRUSSELS (AP) — The last time federal elections were held in Belgium in 2019, it took nearly 18 months before a new prime minister could be sworn in to lead a seven-party coalition government. The wait was even longer after the 2010 vote when the country needed 541 days to form a...
AP PHOTOS: A look at the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy
Veterans from the U.S., Britain and Canada, more than two dozen heads of state and countless others took to the beaches of Normandy and elsewhere this week to mark the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France. In Sannerville, Normandy, spectators...
Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the field hockey competition
A roadmap to follow for the field hockey competition during the Paris Olympics: Athletes to Watch —Yibbi Jansen, Netherlands: With three-time gold medal-winning Lidewij Welten gone, the favored Dutch are relying on the next generation of talent for their pursuit of...
Sabalenka and Rybakina reach French Open fourth round while Medvedev and Zverev also advance
PARIS (AP) — Grand Slam winners Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka reached the fourth round of the French Open in straight sets on Saturday. Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina, seeded fourth, beat Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-4, 6-2. Two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka,...
Elections are not wasted on the young in EU. Some nations allow 16-year-olds to decide in June polls
BRUSSELS (AP) — Youth leader Rareș Voicu remembers like it was yesterday when he went to the polls five years ago for the European Union elections in his Romanian hometown of Brăila. The problem was that he was 16 years old at the time and not eligible to cast a ballot. Once his...
