Europe

Boris Johnson tried to chip away at Britain's checks and balances — he failed

5:05am June 15, 2023

by Frank Langfitt

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to undermine the country's democratic system of checks and balances. But the system — and voters — fought back.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

7:50am June 14, 2023

Ex-President Trump pleads not guilty in the classified documents case. European lawmakers want Ukraine to have a pathway to NATO membership. Wednesday's Fed meeting is expected to leave rates steady.

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Supporters of Poland's opposition parties hold European Union, Polish flags and banners during a march organized by Civil Platform on June 4, in Warsaw, Poland.

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Poland's new Russian influence law gets flak as an attack on democracy

7:38am June 14, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

Critics of the law, including in Washington and the European Union, warn that Poland's right-wing populist leaders could use the law to block candidates ahead of elections later this year.

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A pride progress flag hangs on a building in November 2022 in London.

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Women in England and Wales can now be pardoned for old convictions of homosexuality

5:00am June 14, 2023

by Fatima Al-Kassab

Previously, only men unjustly convicted under outdated anti-homosexuality laws could apply to be pardoned — and only for certain offenses. Now women can too.

A Ukrainian man who fled the Russian invasion last year wins the lottery

5:48am June 13, 2023

The man who entered the national lottery has been living in Belgium for the past year. The scratch-off ticket cost just over five U.S. dollars. The size of his winnings equate to nearly $540,000.

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In this photo released by Dnipro Regional Administration, emergency workers extinguish a fire after missiles hit a multi-story apartment building in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

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Russian missile attack on Ukrainian president's hometown kills at least 6

5:14am June 13, 2023

by The Associated Press

At least six people were killed when Russian missiles hit civilian buildings in an overnight attack Tuesday in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials said.

The city of Manchester celebrates Manchester City soccer for treble win

4:56pm June 12, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Manchester, England, is hosting a victory parade Monday night for Manchester City. The soccer stars won a so-called "treble" this year — the Champion's League, Premier League and FA Cup.

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Elizabeth Gilbert is delaying publication of The Snow Forest, a novel set in Russia, after receiving an outpouring of "anger, sorrow, disappointment and pain" from Ukrainian readers who object to releasing any work about Russia. Here, in this photo from September 2010, Gilbert arrives at the European premiere of the film Eat, Pray, Love in Leicester Square, London.

Elizabeth Gilbert halts release of a new book after outcry over its Russian setting

4:27pm June 12, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The Snow Forest by the author of Eat, Pray, Love was set to be released in February 2024, exactly two years after Russia invaded Ukraine. The backlash included hundreds of negative GoodReads reviews.

Silvio Berlusconi meets journalists at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome in 2018.

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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister, has died at the age of 86

4:18pm June 12, 2023

by Sylvia Poggioli

The media mogul turned prime minister left a mark on popular culture, while his coarseness and constant legal woes trashed political norms and tainted Italy's image in the world.

A resident walks on Sunday in a flooded street after the Kakhovka Dam burst and unleashed floodwaters, in Kherson, Ukraine.

Latest in Ukraine: The counteroffensive is on, so is massive flooding

1:39pm June 12, 2023

by Alex Leff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.