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Jul 6, 20242 min read
EU resists calls to delay deforestation law, letter shows
BRUSSELS - The European Union has resisted calls from some industries and countries to delay its flagship policy to fight deforestation,...
Jul 4, 20241 min read
France, Britain and others allowed to intervene in Myanmar ICJ genocide case
AMSTERDAM - Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Britain and the Maldives are allowed to intervene in Gambia's Myanmar...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Norwegian man accused of spying for China appears in court
OSLO -A Norwegian man appeared in an Oslo court on Tuesday to face accusations of espionage on behalf of China and will be detained for...
Jun 28, 20242 min read
EU sees rise in deportation rates for non-EU migrants
A growing proportion of non-European Union citizens ordered to leave EU territory are being returned to countries outside the bloc as...
Jun 28, 20243 min read
EU leaders pick von der Leyen for second term as Commission chief
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders agreed to nominate Ursula von der Leyen of Germany for a second five-year term as president of the...
Jun 24, 20246 min read
How Sweden's youth homes nurtured killers, creating Europe's gun crime capital
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - The killer was only 14 and had lived in youth homes as a ward of the authorities since he was eight. A year ago, a...
Jun 20, 20242 min read
As arms sales boom, Norway's Kongsberg opens missile factory
KONGSBERG, Norway - Norwegian defence manufacturer Kongsberg Gruppen opened a new missile factory on Thursday to meet surging demand for...
Jun 15, 20241 min read
Sweden and Iran carry out prisoner swap, officials say
STOCKHOLM - Sweden has freed convicted former Iranian official Hamid Noury, Iran's top human rights official Kazem Gharib Abadi said on...
Jun 15, 20241 min read
Sweden protests to Iraq over death sentence given to Swedish citizen
STOCKHOLM - Sweden said on Thursday it had called in Iraq's charge d'affaires in Stockholm to protest against a death sentence handed...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Denmark's PM says she recovers from assault, warns of rising public aggression
COPENHAGEN - Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday she was still recovering both physically and mentally from an...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
EU top jobs field narrows, von der Leyen set for second term
BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen appears on course for a second five-year term and Estonia's prime...
Jun 11, 20247 min read
European Parliament debuts: racing driver, ex-paratrooper and Instagram influencer win seats
MADRID/ROME/WARSAW -While attention in the European Parliament elections has focused on far-right gains, some anti-establishment and...
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