Europe
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Theaters and museums open as salons and gyms for a day in protest over a Dutch lockdown.
Dozens of theaters and museums in the Netherlands planned to open as hair salons and gyms on Wednesday in what…
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Belgium Convicts 18 in People-Smuggling Case Tied to U.K. Truck Deaths
BRUSSELS — A court in Belgium found a 45-year-old Vietnamese man guilty of people smuggling, alongside more than a dozen…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
Secretary of State Antony Blinken.Credit...Pool photo by Andrew HarnikRussia and U.S. to meet in effort to break deadlock Seeking to…
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Britain’s politically besieged leader signals he might ease virus curbs.
LONDON — With Omicron cases beginning to fall, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain on Tuesday signaled possible plans to…
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Ali Mitgutsch, Revered German Children’s Illustrator, Dies at 86
BERLIN — Hippies dance to the Beatles while the downstairs neighbor uses her broom trying to get them to turn…
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You Can Still Own a Caravaggio, but It Comes With a House (and a Hefty Price)
ROME — It was heralded as the real estate deal of the century. Up for sale was a 16th-century, 30,000-square-foot…
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As Johnson Reels From Scandals, Is Someone Plotting to Take His Place?
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have crossed a political Rubicon in recent days over charges that he lied…
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As Johnson Reels From Scandals, Is Someone Plotting to Take His Place?
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have crossed a political Rubicon in recent days over charges that he lied…
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Scholars Doubt New Theory on Anne Frank’s Betrayal
AMSTERDAM — “Who betrayed Anne Frank?” is a common question visitors ask at the Anne Frank House, a museum built…
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Blinken Will Meet With Russia as U.S. Pushes for More Diplomacy
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will meet with Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov of Russia on Friday…