Europe

Vet Expects Larry The Cat To Make A Full Recovery

6:15am July 22, 2016

Britain's favorite civil servant was observed limping on Wednesday. Some suspect Palmer, the Foreign Office cat, is responsible for wounding the mouser in chief at the prime minister's residence.

A Turkish special forces police officer stands guard in front of the Istanbul Justice Palace on July 20. Family members of those detained have been gathering outside, hoping for a chance to see their loved ones.

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Fear Grips Turkey Amid Government Crackdown After Failed Coup

6:27pm July 21, 2016

by Leila Fadel

Most Turks are afraid to speak out after last week's failed coup. Tens of thousands have been detained. A family looks for their missing soldier son, saying he didn't know he was being used in a plot.

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Court Of Arbitration Upholds Ban On Russian Track And Field Athletes

6:27pm July 21, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

The possibility of the entire Russian team being banned from next month's Rio Olympics increased Thursday. A court of arbitration upheld a specific ban on Russian track and field athletes attending the games, after allegations of the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs.

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A woman lights a candle on Monday in Nice, France, near a makeshift memorial for the victims of the deadly Bastille Day attack.

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French Prosecutor Says Attacker In Nice Had Accomplices And Planned For Months

5:31pm July 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

France's anti-terror prosecutor said that more than 400 people across multiple agencies have been working on the probe. Authorities have taken five possible accomplices into custody.

A portrait of journalist Pavel Sheremet is surrounded with flowers and candles near where he was killed.

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The Grand Ambitions Of A Slain Journalist In Ukraine

7:11pm July 20, 2016

by Joanne Levine

Pavel Sheremet, who was killed Wednesday, clashed with Russian authorities over his investigative reporting. He thought he'd found a safe home in Ukraine. NPR's Joanne Levine met him just last month.

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Turkish Government Declares 3 Month State Of Emergency

6:56pm July 20, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

The Turkish government has declared a three-month state of emergency, signaling a protracted period of crackdown in the wake of last week's failed coup attempt.

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Forensic experts examine the wreckage of a burned car in Kiev, Ukraine. Pavel Sheremet, a prominent investigative journalist, was killed when the car exploded on Wednesday.

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Investigative Journalist Killed By Car Bomb In Ukraine's Capital

6:52pm July 20, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Pavel Sheremet was assassinated when a car he was driving exploded in Kiev on Wednesday. The Ukrainian president has called for an investigation.

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Theresa May Meets Angela Merkel Ahead Of Formal Brexit Talks

4:40pm July 20, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Stefan Kornelius, foreign editor for Süddeutsche Zeitung, about the first meeting of Theresa May with German Chancellor Angela Merkel since May became the new British Prime Minister.

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Admiralty Arch To Host London's Most Expensive Apartment

4:40pm July 20, 2016

London, already a home for the ultra-rich, will soon boast one of the most expensive apartments in the world. Located in the iconic Admiralty Arch building, the 12 bedroom apartment is estimated to cost 150 million pounds.

United Kingdom Faces Severe Housing Shortage Amid Immigrant Influx

4:40pm July 20, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

The United Kingdom has a housing shortage. Add an influx of immigrants from other parts of European Union, and you have a market where escalating prices put home ownership out of the reach of many people.