Europe
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Pentagon officials order Europe to take over NATO within two years: report
"Five sources familiar with the discussion" reportedly say the message was giving this week in D.C., and if Europe can't make 2027 deadline, U.S. may withdraw from some NATO defense coordination mechanisms.
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Europe's media sees ambush on Guard as opposition to deployment, another case of too many guns
Much of the U.S. coverage of the events of last week focused on the country’s oft-criticized immigration system and the screening process for refugees.
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Pope Leo XIV visits Lebanon for first time
The visit is the second leg of his first foreign journey since being elected.
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Conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki narrowly wins Poland's runoff presidential election
Karol Nawrocki won with 50.89% of votes, compared to liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski's 49.11%
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Two people dead, more than 500 arrested in France during PSG victory celebrations, authorities say
Paris Saint-Germain beat Inter Milan to win the Champions League for the first time in the team's history.
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Switzerland suspends search and rescue operation for missing man in glacier collapse
Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter is expected to visit the area on Friday.
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Motorist who plowed into crowd of Liverpool soccer fans arrested for attempted murder
The 65 injured – including four children – were attending a parade for the Liverpool soccer team's Premier League victory.
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Police say that driver colliding with pedestrians in Liverpool is not being treated as terrorism
The representative of the North West Ambulance Service confirmed at the news conference that 47 people were injured, 27 of whom were taken to the hospital. No deaths have been reported.
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At least a dozen people injured during stabbing spree in German train station
Authorities have detained a suspect in the case, and the exact number of injuries was not immediately clear. But some of the wounded suffered life-threatening injuries. No fatalities have been reported so far.
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Zelensky meets with Vance, Rubio ahead of Monday phone call with Trump, Putin
World leaders were in Rome to attend Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass.
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Europe admits JD Vance was right, pivots on mass immigration
In a February speech to European leaders, Vance warned Europeans that they faced serious risks due to what he called “the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values.” Scoffed at by EU intelligentsia at the time, their leadership has come around. So have politically attuned Democrats in the US.
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UK police charge Ukrainian man with arson over fires at British prime minister's properties
The department identified the suspect as 21-year-old Roman Lavrynovych, and he has been charged with arson with intent to endanger life. Lavrynovych was arrested over the fires on Tuesday.
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Putin proposes direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Turkey to end war
The three-year war between Russia and Ukraine is the longest in Europe since World War II.