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Belgium, Iran conduct prisoner swap in Oman, freeing aid worker and diplomat convicted in bomb plot
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Belgium and Iran exchanged prisoners on Friday in a controversial move that saw an Iranian diplomat convicted of attempting to bomb exiles in France returning to Tehran bedecked in flowers while a visibly gaunt aid worker headed back to Brussels. ...
Court annuls EU approval of $140 million of COVID-19 aid for Italian airlines
BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union court ruled Wednesday that the European Commission was wrong to approve millions of euros (dollars) in aid to help Italian airlines cope with the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. The EU general court said the European Commission — the bloc's...
WWI soldier finally finds resting place in Flanders Fields
YPRES, Belgium (AP) — A World War I soldier finally found his resting place on Wednesday after he went missing at the height of the carnage in 1917 and his remains were found four years ago. The brutality during the 1914-1918 war was such that hundreds of thousands of soldiers...
Court annuls EU approval of billions for Lufthansa, SAS
BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union court ruled Wednesday that EU competition authorities were wrong to approve massive bailouts designed to help German flag-carrier Lufthansa and Scandinavian airline SAS deal with the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. The 27 EU member countries...
EU lawmakers warn of Hungary, Poland spyware abuses
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers investigating the use of Pegasus spyware against opposition politicians and journalists on Tuesday raised deep concern about abuses in Hungary and Poland and lamented a lack of cooperation with their inquiry. The spyware developed by...
USAID chief Power heads to Serbia, Kosovo to lower tensions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States' top international development chief, Samantha Power, is heading to Serbia and Kosovo this week to meet with leaders there, as U.S. and European leaders work to stabilize relations between those two former wartime enemies at a time of heightened tensions. ...
Belgium arrests Iraqi suspected of terror attack involvement
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities said Friday they have arrested an Iraqi on charges of murder, war crimes and crimes against humanity over bombings that took place in Baghdad more than a decade ago. The federal prosecutor's office identified the suspect as a person in their 40s...
Belgium detains 7 on suspicion of planning terror attack
BRUSSELS (AP) — Authorities have detained seven people, most of them Chechen origin, on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in Belgium, the federal prosecutor's office said Thursday. The office said in a statement that the suspects had not yet selected a precise target but...
EU seeks to extend sanctions programs to include corruption
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is working on plans to extend the sanctions regime that it uses to punish third countries for human-rights abuses to include grand corruption. The EU's executive Commission on Wednesday proposed the expansion because it believes serious...
Today in History: April 26, Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster
Today in History Today is Wednesday, April 26, the 116th day of 2023. There are 249 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 26, 1986, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive...
