Europe

Helsinki's deputy mayor was caught spray-painting a rail tunnel

5:35am June 29, 2023

Paavo Arhinmaki was finishing his graffiti mural when police officers spotted him and a friend. He's blamed for $3,000 worth of damage to the tunnel, but it's unclear whether he'll face charges.

On Saint Peter's Day, people in Haro not only drink wine, but get soaked in it

5:05am June 29, 2023

In the northern Spanish city of Haro Thursday, people will spray red wine on each other — part of an annual festival called La Batalla del Vino.

How much is Putin to blame for the fallout from the failed weekend mutiny?

5:05am June 29, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace talks about the centers of power in Russia, and how they could pose a threat to Russian President Putin.

Police forces clash with youths in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The death of a 17-year-old by police during a traffic check Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre elicited nationwide concern and widespread messages of indignation and condolences.

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Fatal police shooting of teenager triggers protests and arrests across France

4:12am June 29, 2023

by The Associated Press

The killing of a 17-year-old boy, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in disadvantaged neighborhoods around France.

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Actor Kevin Spacey's sexual offence trial begins in London

4:28pm June 28, 2023

by Willem Marx

Kevin Spacey appears in a London court, as the jury is sworn in for the beginning of the the actor's trial over sexual offences — charges the actor denies.

The role of Belarus' Lukashenko in resolving the Russia-Wagner Group conflict

4:28pm June 28, 2023

by Charles Maynes

A major player in resolving the dispute between the Wagner Group and the Russian state over the weekend was Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko.

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Zaporizhzhian Cossack traditions are making a comeback during the war

4:28pm June 28, 2023

by Joanna Kakissis

On a wooded river island, a Ukrainian family guards the legacy of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks, whose history and traditions are making a comeback during the war.

This handout image provided by Greece's coast guard on June 14 shows scores of people on a battered fishing boat that later capsized and sank off southern Greece, drowning hundreds of migrants.

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Nearly 2,000 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean this year. Here's why

10:33am June 28, 2023

by Laurel Wamsley

Flimsy boats, EU policies and an increase in migrants attempting the crossing are some of the factors converging to make this year an especially deadly one.

This picture provided on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, by the Pompeii Archaeological Park shows the wall of an ancient Pompeian house with a fresco depicting a table with food.

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That's no pizza: A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn't depict Italy's iconic dish

10:23am June 28, 2023

by The Associated Press

A fresco discovered at the Pompeii archaeological site looks like a pizza, but it's not, experts say. Tomatoes and mozzarella were not available when the fresco was painted some 2,000 years ago.

In this photo provided by the National Police of Ukraine, a police officer and a rescue worker walk in front of a restaurant RIA Pizza destroyed by a Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 27, 2023.

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At least 10 dead, including children, in Russian missile strike in eastern Ukraine

7:40am June 28, 2023

by Greg Myre

The pizza restaurant in the city of Kramatorsk took a direct hit on Tuesday night. The place was a popular hangout for local residents, as well as Ukrainian troops, journalists and aid workers.