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Critics say Kyiv is attacking religious freedom in its efforts to break the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s ties with Moscow. Ukraine says it’s acting in self-defense.

Recent elections in Germany show the limits of the nation’s statist efforts to stamp out far-right extremism and ultranationalism.

Italy’s most famous fountain has an overtourism problem, but locals say restricting access might not be the best solution.

The French president named Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, nearly two months after elections that kept the far right from power but resulted in political deadlock.

The replacement of prominent Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba comes amid a wide-ranging government reshuffle ahead of the president’s trip to the United States.

The alleged victim told a court in Avignon, France, that her husband and the 51 other men accused in the case of raping her while she was unconscious destroyed her identity.

Despite calling the U.S. charges of interference nonsense, Russian officials have publicly celebrated attempts to influence the American public.

The burning of Grenfell Tower and the deaths of dozens horrified Britain and put renewed scrutiny on building codes and safety measures.

The reorganization of the administration comes as Russia unleashes a new wave of aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities, including one on Lviv that killed seven overnight.

The method, which grew popular on TikTok, involves placing a pineapple in your cart at the Mercadona grocery store at night. People say it’s a reaction against dating apps.

After years of distance learning, Kharkiv’s students finally get back to school — in a purpose built underground bunker safe from the Russian drones and missiles.

Two missiles hit a military educational institution and nearby hospital. President Volodymyr Zelensky called for lifting restrictions on Western-supplied weapons.

The case of Dominique Pélicot, accused of repeatedly sedating his wife and inviting men to rape her while she was unconscious, has caused outrage in France.

A boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the English Channel off the coast of northern France. At least two people are missing.

The train station in London canceled its annual “Back to Hogwarts” tradition, a public announcement that the Hogwarts Express was ready to depart.

Signatories to the Rome Statute are expected to carry out its arrest warrants, but Mongolia has close ties to Russia.

The beluga whale was found in Norway wearing a St. Petersburg-marked harness, prompting speculation that he was a Russian intelligence asset.

The far-right AfD came in first in state elections in Thuringia and a close second in Saxony, so building a coalition government without it will be difficult.