Europe

After Prank Calls, Russian President Putin Actually Chats With Elton John

7:36pm September 24, 2015

A week ago, two pranksters called Elton John and pretended to be Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Thursday, the real Putin phoned the singer and proposed that they meet.

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A group of migrants run to board a train as heavy rain starts to fall in Barcs, Hungary, on Thursday.

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Croatia, Serbia Close Border In Row Over Migrants

3:27pm September 24, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Zagreb shut down crossings for migrants and Belgrade followed suit in a tit-for-tat over the burgeoning refugee crisis.

Volkswagen diesels are shown behind a security fence on a storage lot near a VW dealership in Salt Lake City. The carmaker is reeling from a scandal over its use of devices to fool emissions tests of diesel models.

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Volkswagen 'Dieselgate' Fallout: Germany Tests Cars; Report Sends BMW Shares Down

1:47pm September 24, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The new report found that a BMW X3 produced more than 11 times the amount of nitrous oxides pollution allowed under Europe's standards.

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British Voters Closer Than Ever To Voting To Quit EU

7:35am September 24, 2015

by Leila Fadel

Public opinion against the European Union is fueled by the region's debt and refugee crises and trade negotiations with the U.S. A referendum is planned for 2017, and many Britons say they want out.

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Pope Francis Celebrates First-Ever Mass In U.S.

10:54pm September 23, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis canonized the United States' first saint, Junipero Serra, on Wednesday. The controversial Spanish missionary founded Catholic missions in California in the 18th century.

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EU Leaders Debate Program To Address Migrant Crisis

10:54pm September 23, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

European Union leaders meet in Brussels to consider sending more money to countries and agencies looking after Syrians in the Middle East, and a plan to deport migrants who don't qualify as refugees.

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EU Leaders Approve Measures To Control Migrant Influx

10:54pm September 23, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

For the second night in a row, European Union leaders approved plans aimed at controlling the influx of migrants after previously being deeply divided over a solution.

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Monzer Omar (right) gives his friend Hatem Alhees a shave after they and hundreds of other Syrian refugees spent the night in a city park in Budapest, Hungary. NPR has followed Omar on his journey from Turkey to central Europe.

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Monzer's Journey: The Long, Hard Slog Of A Syrian Refugee

3:52pm September 23, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

NPR correspondents Ari Shapiro and Joanna Kakissis follow Syrian refugee Monzer Omar as he makes the difficult trip from the Turkish coast to Central Europe in search of a new home.

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In Hungary, Migrants Wait To Travel West

2:30pm September 23, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

Austria has halted all train traffic from Hungary, after 12,000 migrants arrived in a single day. Now there's a backlog of migrants at Budapest's main station who want to travel west.

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Seeking Asylum, A Syrian Woman Struggles To Get Family Out

2:30pm September 23, 2015

Mais Istanbelli left her home in Aleppo before the civil war began Syria. She's in Sweden, but her family is still in Syria. She tells NPR's Scott Simon what she's hearing from her relatives back home.

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