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COP25 ends quietly on watered-down deal
The message from climate activists was passionate, the warning from the scientific community and countries already experiencing the effects of climate change, urgent. The action from world powers has been excruciatingly slow and inadequate.
Thunberg, German railway trade tweets about 'overcrowded trains'
Greta Thunberg's tweet about riding on the floor of a train didn't sit well with German railway company Deutsche Bahn, which said she had a seat in first class.
UNESCO removes 'anti-Semitic' Belgian carnival from heritage list
A Belgian carnival has been removed from UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list after officials found the
100 Jewish graves desecrated in France
Guillaume Debré didn't know how to break it to his young daughters and has yet to show them a photograph of the swastika. "They are markings on sacred stones, that spell out hate and in this country, we understand what that means and what it can lead to," he says.
Aung San Suu Kyi to defend Myanmar against genocide charges
She was a global human rights and democracy icon, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a political prisoner who spent 15 years under house arrest. But this week, Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi will personally defend her country from accusations of genocide against the Rohingya community at the United Nation's top court.
In Paris, Putin and Zelensky take hesitant steps toward peace
Ukraine and Russia have managed to inch forward on a long-dormant peace process, taking cautious new steps toward ending the conflict in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.
Merkel speaks of 'deep shame' on 1st Auschwitz visit as German leader
Standing in front of Auschwitz survivors at a building in the Nazi death camp where prisoners were stripped naked, disinfected and made to wear uniforms, German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke of the
St. Nicholas: The story behind Santa Claus
Don't tell the kids, but we've got Santa Claus all wrong.
OPEC poised to cut production further to shore up prices
OPEC and its allies have reportedly agreed to deepen its production cuts by 500,000 barrels per day in an attempt to support crude oil prices in the face of booming U.S. output.
France, Germany, UK reiterate Iran missile claim
Ambassadors from France, Germany and the UK have again alleged that Iran has developed nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, in a joint letter addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General officially released by the UN on Wednesday.
Berlin's Brandenburg Airport finally nears completion
It's nine years late, billions of dollars over budget and so beleaguered by setbacks, complaints and inefficiencies that many were beginning to call it
Swastikas sprayed on more than 100 graves in Jewish cemetery in France
French police have launched an investigation after Nazi swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti were spray-painted on 107 graves in a Jewish cemetery near Strasbourg.
Trump drama turns NATO gathering into diplomatic soap opera
If allied leaders had hoped that US President Donald Trump's presence at a summit in the London area marking the 70th anniversary of the alliance this week would promote unity among old friends they probably left disappointed.
Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie to get radical redesign
Checkpoint Charlie, the former border checkpoint between East and West Berlin, is set to get a major makeover after city authorities approved a redevelopment plan following years of debate.
Johnson sticks with UK digital tax plan despite tariff risk
President Donald Trump spent part of Tuesday blasting France for its digital tax plan because he said America should be the one to
Trump abruptly cancels NATO news conference
President Donald Trump appeared to be in a fractious mood as he met with world leaders at the NATO summit outside London on Wednesday, calling the leader of the US's northern neighbor "two-faced" and abruptly canceling his end-of-meeting press conference which was scheduled to take place while the House Judiciary Committee is holding
Nunes disputes claim he met with former Ukrainian prosecutor
Rep. Devin Nunes is disputing claims made by the lawyer of an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani regarding an alleged trip he made last year.
Belgian parade to give up UNESCO listing over 'anti-Semitic' floats
A Belgian town famous for its carnival parade has signaled that it is willing to withdraw from a United Nations cultural listing after the event was condemned for its use of alleged anti-Semitic imagery.
Why airlines want you to go by train
We might not all be Greta Thunberg, shunning air travel for weeks-long odysseys aboard Atlantic yachts, but turning our backs on short-haul flights in favor of train travel is, for many of us, a more practical enterprise.
US proposes wave of tariffs after French tax on digital services
US trade officials proposed a wave of tariffs on French goods Monday as they released a report finding that a new French tax on digital services — affecting large American tech companies such as Facebook and Google — represents a barrier to trade.
NATO leaders brace for Trump 'fireworks'
NATO leaders gathering to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary in London face multiple challenges -- including the uncertainty of what President Donald Trump might do.
Berlin's Stasi Museum looted days after Dresden jewelry heist
Thieves targeted Berlin's Stasi Museum on Sunday evening, making off with historic jewelry and medals relating to the secret police in the former East Germany.
German Catholics' celibacy debate could lead to schism with Vatican
German Catholics are meeting to debate what remain taboo subjects for many in the church -- lifting celibacy policies and whether to allow women to play bigger roles in ecclesiastical life.
