europe
Austria to ban girls wearing headscarves in kindergarten and elementary schools
World
April 5, 2018
Austria to ban girls wearing headscarves in kindergarten and elementary schools
The right-wing government wants to ban girls in kindergarten and primary schools from wearing headscarves. It’s unclear how many children…
Far-right views going mainstream in much of Central Europe
World
April 3, 2018
Far-right views going mainstream in much of Central Europe
Poland’s prime minister claims Jews took part in their own destruction in the Holocaust. His Hungarian counterpart declares that the…
Turkish diplomats and civil servants among asylum claimants since 2016 failed coup
Middle East
April 3, 2018
Turkish diplomats and civil servants among asylum claimants since 2016 failed coup
A thousand Turkish diplomats and civil servants are among the 15,654 people who have sought asylum in Germany since the…
Russia responds quid pro quo to diplomats’ expulsions
World
March 30, 2018
Russia responds quid pro quo to diplomats’ expulsions
Russia announced the expulsion of more than 150 diplomats, including 60 Americans, on Thursday and said it was closing a…
Russia’s deadly mall fire deepens divide between citizens and politicians
World
March 28, 2018
Russia’s deadly mall fire deepens divide between citizens and politicians
As Russia mourns victims killed in a deadly shopping mall blaze in Siberia’s Kemerovo, many citizens have been voicing their…
Britain shared ‘unprecedented’ intelligence over spy attack
World
March 28, 2018
Britain shared ‘unprecedented’ intelligence over spy attack
Britain shared “unprecedented levels” of intelligence about a spy poisoning it blamed on Moscow, which has led at least 25…
Poland summons Russia’s ambassador over spy case
World
March 26, 2018
Poland summons Russia’s ambassador over spy case
Poland has summoned Russia’s ambassador for talks, and its foreign ministry is among several in Europe planning news conferences later…
Russian shopping mall fire kills 64; no alarms reported
World
March 26, 2018
Russian shopping mall fire kills 64; no alarms reported
With the fire alarms silent and staff reportedly nowhere to be seen, a fire at a shopping mall packed with…
37 dead, 69 missing in Russian shopping center fire
World
March 26, 2018
37 dead, 69 missing in Russian shopping center fire
A devastating fire at a shopping center in a Siberian city killed 37 people and left 69 others missing Sunday,…
On the edge of the EU, refugee flows flood the Evros River
World
March 26, 2018
On the edge of the EU, refugee flows flood the Evros River
A clampdown on Europe’s eastern borders and the Aegean Sea has forced migrants to seek different — and more dangerous…