Europe
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6-Year-Old Boy, Caught in International Custody Battle, Is Expected to Return to Italy
ROME — Nearly three months after he was spirited by his grandfather to Israel, setting off an international custody battle,…
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English Teenager Finds Bronze Age Ax Using a Metal Detector
LONDON — In the United States, when metal detectors hit it big, it’s usually by finding familiar riches: lost engagement…
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Your Friday Briefing
President Biden laid out a winter Covid plan while at the National Institutes of Health on Thursday.Credit...Pete Marovich for The…
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Angela Merkel’s Parting Message to Germany: Trust One Another
BERLIN — In a ceremonial military send-off to mark the end of her 16 years as chancellor, Angela Merkel left…
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Melting Arctic Is a Bonanza for the Ocean’s Natural Born Killers
Brynn Kimber, a research scientist at the University of Washington who works in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine…
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Blinken Trades Warnings With Russia’s Lavrov Over Ukraine, NATO
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Thursday that President Biden would “likely” speak directly with President…
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Travelers to U.S. Count the Hours: Can They Get Their Tests Back in Time?
LONDON — Deborah Tudhope was growing anxious. An American lawyer living in London, she was hoping to fly back to…
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A Double Resignation Shakes Austrian Politics in Aftermath of Scandal
BRUSSELS — Hours after the scandal-tainted former chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz, announced on Thursday that he was leaving politics…
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Will High Vaccination Rates Help Spain Weather New Variant?
MADRID — A month ago, Spain was riding high on its successes against Covid-19. The country’s caseload was among the…
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Will High Vaccination Rates Help Spain Weather New Variant?
MADRID — A month ago, Spain was riding high on its successes against Covid-19. The country’s caseload was among the…