Europe

As NATO summit prepares to convene, Turkey continues to block Sweden's membership

8:11am July 10, 2023

by Teri Schultz

A retired Turkish ambassador to Sweden says no one can predict whether President Erdogan will let Sweden become a member. Twenty-nine of the 31 NATO governments say it should already have happened.

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National

Morning news brief

7:35am July 10, 2023

President Biden seeks to shore up America's alliances in Europe. Ukrainian commanders, released by Russia, return to Ukraine. A federal court bans gender-affirming care for Tennessee minors.

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte sits in a car as he leaves Palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, Netherlands, Saturday, July 8, 2023 after he informed King Willem-Alexander that his coalition government has resigned.

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The Dutch prime minister says he will leave politics after the next election

6:00am July 10, 2023

by The Associated Press

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlands' longest serving premier, said Monday he will leave politics after a general election sparked by his government's resignation.

Ukrainian commanders, released by Russia, are returned to Ukraine

5:23am July 10, 2023

Ahead of NATO's summit, Ukraine's president makes the case for security guarantees. He also arranged for commanders released by the Russians to return to Ukraine against the wishes of Russia.

Politics & Government

Biden is in Europe to focus on U.S. alliances and NATO expansion

5:23am July 10, 2023

President Biden is in London to meet with Britain's prime minister and King Charles. The focus of his trip awaits in Lithuania, where he's meeting NATO allies to talk about Russia's war in Ukraine.

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday.

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals

9:27pm July 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

Francis has now named nine batches of new cardinals in his 10-year papacy. Increasingly, the men who will vote for whoever succeeds Francis are churchmen supportive of his values.

Rikkie Valerie Kollé was crowned Miss Netherlands over the weekend.

Arts

Miss Netherlands crowns trans woman Rikkie Valerie Kollé

7:43pm July 09, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The 22-year-old Dutch model will be the second openly trans woman to participate in a Miss Universe pageant.

Elton John preformed to over 6 million fans across 330 shows in his farewell tour.

Elton John bids farewell to the road with the last show on his goodbye tour

11:33am July 09, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The acclaimed British singer's final concert was set in Stockholm, and marked the culmination of his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour, which spanned over five years, 330 shows and 16 Gucci suits.

This will be President Biden's first meeting with King Charles since his coronation. The two men have met before, including at the UN climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 2, 2021.

Biden is meeting King Charles before heading to a NATO leaders summit in Lithuania

10:35am July 09, 2023

by Asma Khalid

President Biden is in Europe this week. He'll first talk climate change with King Charles. Then he's meeting NATO leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania to talk about the war in Ukraine.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center left, stands next to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday.

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Zelenskyy hails Ukraine's soldiers from a Black Sea island to mark 500 days of war

7:49pm July 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Speaking from Snake Island, Zelenskyy honored the Ukrainian soldiers who fought for the island and all other defenders of the country.