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Europe must combat antisemitism as thousands of Jews abandon the continent, top Jewish leader says
LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Governments across Europe need to immediately take action against a precipitous rise in antisemitism that’s driving thousands of Jews to abandon the continent, the leader of a prominent European Jewish organization said Monday. Rabbi Menachem Margolin,...
Biden's administration proposes new rules on exporting AI chips, provoking an industry pushback
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to balance national security concerns about the technology with the economic interests of producers and other countries. ...
Ryanair calls for alcoholic drink limit at EU airports amid legal action against unruly passenger
NEW YORK (AP) — Ryanair is calling on European authorities to limit the sale of alcoholic beverages at airports across the continent, as the Irish airline continues legal action against a passenger who it says caused a costly flight diversion last year. The budget airline is...
EU's executive branch denies cover up over the health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission denied on Monday that it had tried to cover up the state of health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen, after the head of the EU’s executive branch was hospitalized with severe pneumonia. Von der Leyen, 66, is the EU’s most...
Greece sees an outcry after police release a drunk driver later involved in a deadly crash
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s minister in charge of police said Monday that “all necessary sanctions” will be brought against officers on the island of Crete who failed to detain a driver found driving drunk and without a license who later was involved in a crash that killed a 22-year-old....
Croatia's President Milanović wins another term after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's opposition-backed President Zoran Milanović, a critic of the European Union and NATO, overwhelmingly won reelection for another five-year term on Sunday, defeating a candidate from the ruling conservative party in a runoff vote, official results showed. ...
EU ministers will consider easing sanctions on Syria at a meeting later in January
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — European Union foreign ministers will meet in late January to discuss easing sanctions imposed on Syria, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Sunday. However, she said the move would depend on Syria's new rulers carrying out an inclusive political transition after last...
Trump's words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a measured response
PARIS (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric at U.S. allies and potential adversaries with arguments that the frontiers of American power need to be extended into Canada and the Danish territory of Greenland, and southward to include the Panama Canal. ...
State-run Pakistan International Airlines resumes direct flights to Europe after EU lifts ban
ISLAMABAD (AP) — State-run Pakistan International Airlines resumed direct flights to Europe on Friday following a decision by the European Union’s aviation safety agency to lift a four-year ban over safety standards, officials said. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the...
Moldovans grapple with outages as energy crisis grips pro-Russia region
COPANCA, Moldova (AP) — Every time planned electrical outages are imposed on his village in southern Moldova, 73-year-old retiree Vasili Donici passes the time solving crosswords and puzzles in a room he illuminates with a small gas lamp. “It’s a bit hard without...
