Europe
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How a Stunning Lagoon in Spain Turned Into ‘Green Soup’
LA MANGA, Spain — The Mar Menor, a saltwater lagoon on the coast of southeastern Spain, was long renowned for…
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Macron Commemorates 1961 Paris Police Massacre of Algerian Protesters
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday became the first French head of state to attend commemorations of the mass…
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With Lawmaker’s Killing, the U.K. Confronts a New Episode of Terrorism
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other British leaders paid their respects on Saturday morning at a church east…
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What Are Political ‘Surgeries’ in Britain?
David Amess, a British lawmaker who was stabbed to death on Friday, warned in a book published less than a…
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In the Land of the Godfather Comes a Ban on Them
CATANIA, Italy — The mother had prepared everything for the baptism. She dressed her infant son Antonio in a handmade…
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A Year Later, a Schoolteacher’s Beheading Still Haunts France
PARIS — Most schools throughout France observed a minute of silence on Friday in remembrance of Samuel Paty, a teacher…
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A Year Later, a Schoolteacher’s Beheading Still Haunts France
PARIS — Most schools throughout France observed a minute of silence on Friday in remembrance of Samuel Paty, a teacher…
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Italy Puts in Force Tough New Law Requiring Workers to Test or Vaccinate
ROME — Italy on Friday set a new bar for major Western democracies seeking to move beyond the pandemic by…
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How the Nobel Peace Prize Laid Bare the Schism in Russia’s Opposition
MOSCOW — If you lived in Putin’s Russia, what compromises would you make? Dmitri A. Muratov, a Moscow newspaper editor,…
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Protests fizzle as activists fail to galvanize the masses against the new mandate.
In the days leading up to the introduction of a mandatory health pass for Italian workers on Friday, anti-vaccine activists…