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May 21, 2022

Europe

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France’s top presidential contenders: Who’s proposing what?

April 9, 2022 Associated Press

PARIS — France’s presidential race involves one frontrunner, centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron, and eleven challengers from the far left to the far right. The two top candidates in Sunday’s first round qualify for the April […]

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With Ukraine war, Europe’s geopolitical map is moving again

March 12, 2022 Raf Casert, Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Even though Russia has lost influence and friends since the collapse of the Soviet empire in 1989, the nuclear superpower still holds sway over several of its neighbors in Europe and keeps others […]

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Austria suspends vaccine mandate before enforcement starts

March 10, 2022 Geir Moulson, Associated Press

BERLIN — Austria’s government said Wednesday it is suspending the country’s coronavirus vaccination mandate for most adults, arguing that there’s no need to implement it at present only a week before its enforcement was due […]

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Neutral Finland, Sweden warm to idea of NATO membership

March 4, 2022 Jari Tanner, Associated Press

HELSINKI — Through the Cold War and the decades since, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would be better off joining NATO — until now. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has profoundly changed Europe’s […]

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Putin recognizes separatist eastern Ukrainian regions

February 21, 2022 Associated Press

MOSCOW — Russian President President Vladimir Putin has recognized the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine — a move that will severely ratchet up tensions with the West amid fears that his country could […]

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Migrants at Hungary border become part of election campaign

February 3, 2022 Justin Spike, Associated Press

MAJDAN, Serbia — A group of migrants huddles beside a small, smoky fire inside an abandoned building in northern Serbia, the last moments of warmth before they set out into the driving snow toward the […]

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US orders 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid Russia worry

January 26, 2022 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon ordered 8,500 troops on higher alert Monday to potentially deploy to Europe as part of a NATO “response force” amid growing concern that Russia could soon make a military move […]

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End of an era: Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years

December 10, 2021 Geir Moulson, Associated Press

BERLIN — Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was credited with […]

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Deal to make Scholz German chancellor clears final hurdle

December 8, 2021 Geir Moulson, Associated Press

BERLIN — A three-party deal to form a new German coalition government under center-left leader Olaf Scholz cleared its final hurdle Monday, setting the scene for him to succeed longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel this week.  […]

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HARSANYI: Don’t let Democrats turn the US into Europe

November 9, 2021 David Harsanyi

More destructive than any specific policy item modern Democrats are pushing this year are the ideas they use to justify their agenda. The $3.5 trillion bill that President Joe Biden and Democrats are now attempting […]

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