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6 arrested in Romania, Germany, Bulgaria in probe of people-smuggling ring
BERLIN (AP) — Six people have been arrested in Romania, Germany and Bulgaria in raids targeting a network alleged to have smuggled hundreds of migrants into Romania and Germany, authorities said Wednesday. Fifteen properties were searched on Wednesday, 11 of them in Romania, German...
Germany alarmed by detention of Vietnam climate activist, warns on coal phase-out pact with Hanoi
BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Wednesday that it is concerned by the recent detention of a prominent environmental campaigner in Vietnam, warning that a recent multi-billion-dollar deal to help the country phase out coal use requires the involvement of civil society activists. ...
Major dam collapses in southern Ukraine, flooding villages as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — A major dam in southern Ukraine collapsed Tuesday, flooding villages, endangering crops and threatening drinking water supplies as both sides in the war scrambled to evacuate residents and blamed each other for the destruction. Ukraine accused Russian forces...
EU parliament criticized for slow pace of anti-corruption reform as offices searched over Qatargate
BRUSSELS (AP) — Six months after a group of European Union lawmakers was swept up in a cash-for-influence scandal, no new anti-corruption rules are in place at the European Parliament and the ones that do exist are not being enforced anyway, anti-corruption officials and parliamentarians said...
Germany detains 2nd man over fatal arson attack on refugee shelter in 1991
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities detained a second man Tuesday in connection with a racist arson attack on a shelter for asylum-seekers 32 years ago in which a Ghanaian man was killed. Federal prosecutors said Peter St., whose full surname wasn't released due to privacy rules, was...
Amid row over 'drought berries,' German lawmakers cancel trip to southern Spain
BERLIN (AP) — A German parliamentary delegation canceled plans Monday for a visit to fruit farms in a drought-hit region of southern Spain, after a campaign in Germany to discourage consumers from buying “drought berries” sparked political controversy. The cross-party visit by...
OpenAI boss 'heartened' by talks with world leaders over will to contain AI risks
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Monday he was encouraged by a desire shown by world leaders to contain any risks posed by the artificial intelligence technology his company and others are developing. Altman visited Tel Aviv, a tech powerhouse, as part of a world...
Wildfire on German military training site contaminated with ammunition
BERLIN (AP) — Strong winds have fanned flames at a wildfire on a German military training site that is known to contain large amounts of ammunition, causing it to double in size, officials said Monday. The fire near Jueterbog, south of Berlin, had been simmering for days as...
Austrian party reverses leadership result after spreadsheet hiccup
BERLIN (AP) — Austria's main center-left opposition party on Monday reversed the result of its weekend leadership election, announcing that a computer error originally led to the wrong candidate being declared the winner. Andreas Babler, the mayor of the town of Traiskirchen,...
Prominent figure in German far-right party charged over alleged Nazi slogan
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent figure in the far-right Alternative for Germany party has been charged over his alleged use in a 2021 speech of a slogan used by the Nazis' SA stormtroopers, German prosecutors said Monday. Prosecutors in the eastern city of Halle said that Björn Höcke...
