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Austrian far-right party hopes for its first national election win in a close race
VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time on Sunday, tapping into voters’ anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other concerns following recent gains for the hard right elsewhere in Europe. Herbert Kickl, a...
Main Czech opposition party wins most seats in election for a third of Senate
PRAGUE (AP) — The main Czech opposition group led by former populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis won an election Saturday for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate. The ruling coalition of Prime Minister Petr Fiala still retained a majority in the Senate....
Baltic states and Poland seek EU funds for a massive border defense line
HELSINKI (AP) — NATO members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will seek European Union funding to build a network of bunkers, barriers, distribution lines and military warehouses along their borders with Russia and Belarus, Estonia’s officials said Saturday. The three Baltic...
Money Gambians send home from Europe is a lifeline for their families but the sacrifices take a toll
KWINELLA, Gambia (AP) — Binta Bah met her husband last year on a dating app and instantly fell in love. They spent hours every day glued to their mobile phones and soon got married on a video call. But they've met in person only once, when Suleyman Bah came home to Gambia for a...
Lawrence brothers on top of the motocross world after first sibling 1-2 finish
Hunter and Jett Lawrence's parents sold nearly everything they had so their sons could pursue professional motocross careers in Europe. There were times when every meal, every expense had to be mapped out so the money wouldn't run out. There was pressure on Hunter, the oldest, to...
Czechs vote in the runoff election for a third of the seats in Parliament's upper house
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs cast ballots on Friday in the second round of voting for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate. The current ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala has a clear majority in the Senate though the main opposition group, led by...
As the Ukraine war enters a critical period, the EU moves ahead without the US
BRUSSELS (AP) — As the war in Ukraine enters a critical period, the European Union has decided it must take responsibility for what it sees as a security threat in its own neighborhood, and it's preparing to tackle some of the financial burden, perhaps even without the United States. ...
Hungary's Orbán says EU hits North Macedonia's 'national pride' by delaying accession bid
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Hungary's right-wing prime minister on Friday accused European Union officials of denting North Macedonia's “national pride” by further delaying the country's troubled bid to join the bloc. During a visit to North Macedonia, Viktor Orbán also...
Meta hit with $102 million privacy fine from European Union over 2019 password security lapse
LONDON (AP) — Meta was punished Friday with a fine worth more than $100 million from the social media giant's European Union privacy regulator over a security lapse involving passwords for Facebook users. The Irish Data Protection Commission said it slapped the U.S. tech company...
Orbán pushes back on aide's comment that Hungary wouldn't have fought a Russian invasion
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary always has and always will defend itself against foreign attacks, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday after one of his closest aides provoked controversy by suggesting that Hungary wouldn't have fought against a Russian invasion as Ukraine has done. ...
