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Briton who helped found Syria’s White Helmets dies in Turkey

ISTANBUL — A former British army officer who helped found the White Helmets volunteer organization in Syria, was found dead in Istanbul early Monday, ...
14:19 11 November 2021

Shootings, blasts prompt Denmark to tighten border controls

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark will temporarily reinstate border controls with Sweden and step up police work along the border after a series of violen...
11:42 11 November 2021

AP Interview: Rossi back home in Spain for another comeback

VILLARREAL, Spain — Giuseppe Rossi is back home — in Spain.
10:22 11 November 2021

China’s Xi on investment drive in EU member Greece

ATHENS, Greece — Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting political leaders in Greece on a trip aimed at furthering a major global investment initiativ...
9:33 11 November 2021

Thiem beats Federer at ATP Finals; Djokovic cruises

LONDON — Dominic Thiem keeps getting the better of Roger Federer.
23:55 10 November 2021

The Latest: Spanish interim PM seeks support to end deadlock

MADRID — The Latest on Spain's election (all times local):
23:32 10 November 2021

Romania presidential vote seen heading to Nov. 24 runoff

BUCHAREST, Romania — Exit polls from Sunday's balloting showed a runoff will be needed Nov. 24 to decide Romania's presidential contest.
22:38 10 November 2021

‘That’s crazy’: Klopp’s Liverpool surges ahead in title bid

LIVERPOOL, England — Even Jürgen Klopp cannot quite believe Liverpool's lead over Manchester City this early in the season.
21:52 10 November 2021

Germany’s ruling parties OK pension reform to help women

BERLIN — Germany's governing parties agreed Sunday to reform the country's pension system, setting aside an ideological dispute that had threatened to...
18:06 10 November 2021

Over 100,000 celebrate 30 years since fall of Berlin Wall

BERLIN — Police and organizers say more than 100,000 people took part in an open-air party celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin ...
12:35 10 November 2021

UK parties attack rival spending plans in election feud

LONDON — Britain's biggest political parties are accusing each other of financial recklessness as they vie to win voters' trust on the economy ahead o...
11:12 10 November 2021

Spain goes to the polls with far-right tipped to make gains

MADRID — Spaniards were voting Sunday in the country*s fourth election in as many years with Catalonia*s secession drive and the predicted rise of a f...
8:26 10 November 2021

Vardy fires Leicester to 2nd in EPL, Chelsea extends run

Could Leicester do it again?
19:38 9 November 2021

Trump tried hard to win Ukraine Biden probes, officials say

WASHINGTON — There was no hinting around, it was a straight-out trade, two key White House officials told impeachment investigators. If Ukraine's new ...
22:56 8 November 2021

The Latest: Bolton has ‘relevant’ info in impeachment probe

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
20:19 8 November 2021

Reagan statue unveiled in Berlin at Cold War speech site

BERLIN — The U.S. Embassy in Berlin unveiled a statue of Ronald Reagan on Friday at a site overlooking the location of the former president's iconic s...
17:04 8 November 2021

Mulvaney stands up Democrats in impeachment probe

WASHINGTON — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney has stood up Democrats in their impeachment inquiry, skipping his 9 a.m. deposition as De...
16:38 8 November 2021

UN court says it has jurisdiction in Ukraine-Russia case

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In a legal victory for Kyiv, the United Nations' highest court ruled Friday that it has jurisdiction in a case brought by Ukr...
16:35 8 November 2021

UK police identify truck victims; 10 teenagers among 39 dead

LONDON — UK police said Friday that 10 teenagers were among the 39 Vietnamese found dead in a truck container in southeast England, including two 15-y...
13:56 8 November 2021

A$AP Rocky returns to Sweden months after assault conviction

STOCKHOLM — A$AP Rocky will perform in Sweden several months after he was convicted of assault in a street brawl.
13:52 8 November 2021

Pompeo stresses allied unity, defends Trump policies

BERLIN — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed Friday the need for traditional Western allies to work together to face modern threats, while at...
12:50 8 November 2021

Kaka, Drogba go back to school for soccer business studies

NYON, Switzerland — The students taking an executive masters course at UEFA this year could field one of the best school teams ever seen.
12:13 8 November 2021

Villarreal to showcase its flair _ and ceramics _ in US

VILLARREAL, Spain — A short drive through the narrow streets of Villarreal can give you an idea about what matters most in this small city in eastern ...
10:27 8 November 2021

Tech companies rush to fight misinformation ahead of UK vote

LONDON — Facebook is opening up a war room to quickly respond to election hoaxes. Twitter is banning political ads. Google plans to crack down on bogu...
7:57 8 November 2021

Twitter accounts push propaganda photos of Turkish soldiers

As Turkish forces invaded northern Syria in early October, supporters of the offensive launched a different kind of campaign — online.
7:51 8 November 2021

Spain repeats election as Catalan crisis boosts far right

MADRID — Spain is holding its fourth general election in as many years — and the second this year — amid voter distrust and a renewed Catalan independ...
7:49 8 November 2021

Olympic champ’s heartfelt speech marks end of an era at WADA

KATOWICE, Poland — The only reason Beckie Scott's going-away speech to the World Anti-Doping Agency wasn't her finest moment was because of all that l...
7:01 8 November 2021

‘A campaign of slander’: Takeaways from impeachment witness

WASHINGTON — A senior State Department official offered some of the most pointed testimony to date in the ongoing impeachment inquiry, alleging that P...
23:26 7 November 2021

US gov’t rep unhappy with WADA lobbying effort

KATOWICE, Poland — A key American delegate at the World Anti-Doping Agency meetings lashed out at the agency's director for using government money in ...
21:52 7 November 2021

Long festering charges of anti-Semitism hit Labour’s Corbyn

LONDON — The long-festering issue of anti-Semitism in Labour Party ranks is coming back to haunt Jeremy Corbyn in the first days of his election campa...
18:12 7 November 2021