Europe
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Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes in English Channel
PARIS — A boat carrying migrants trying to reach Britain capsized on Wednesday in the English Channel off the coast…
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Europe reckons with calls for Covid restrictions to avoid a bleak winter.
The burden on national health systems in Europe from Covid will be “very high,” in December and January unless governments…
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He Convinced Voters He Would Be Like Merkel. But Who Is Olaf Scholz?
BERLIN — Olaf Scholz succeeded in his campaign to become the next chancellor of Germany primarily by convincing voters that…
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Iran Rebuffs U.N. Watchdog on Resuming Nuclear Inspections
BRUSSELS — In what could be an ill omen for the resumption of talks next week on reviving the 2015…
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The coalition agreement goes into detail. It’s a German tradition.
After weeks of negotiations, the three parties that will make up the next government presented a road map for their…
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A slate of foreign policy crises awaits the new chancellor.
Rarely has a German leader come into office with so many burning crises. When Olaf Scholz is sworn in as…
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What’s next for Angela Merkel?
She’ll miss it by less than two weeks: Angela Merkel in all likelihood will not be the longest-serving German chancellor…
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German public transportation controllers start checking vaccine papers.
Tickets! Vaccination passes! Covid tests! Starting Wednesday, ticket inspectors on public transportation networks in Germany began conducting ...
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Karim Benzema, French Soccer Star, Is Convicted in Sex Tape Scandal
PARIS — Karim Benzema, a star striker for Real Madrid, was found guilty by a French court on Wednesday on…
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As virus cases rise in Europe, an economic toll returns.
Europe’s already fragile economic recovery is at risk of being undermined by a fourth wave of coronavirus infections now spreading…