Burglars steal $500k in jewels from Bulgari, then escaped through Rome's sewers
In Rome, a group of thieves managed to steal nearly $540,000 in jewelry from the Bulgari store before escaping through the sewers.
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Gershkovitch to be tried for espionage
American reporter Evan Gershkovitch is set to go on trial for alleged espionage in Russia.
G7 agrees to loan Ukraine $50 billion from the interest on frozen Russian assets
G7 leaders are meeting in Puglia, Italy, this week. At the top of their agenda: the tricky details of how to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
European Commission to impose tariffs of nearly 40% on electric vehicles from China
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to analyst Scott Kennedy about how the European Commission's planned tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles might impact the EV industry in the United States.
Why G7 leaders are turning to a special guest — Pope Francis — for advice on AI
G7 leaders are meeting in Italy, where Pope Francis will join them to talk about the ethics of artificial intelligence.
Trump could — and wants to — shake up U.S. foreign policy even more in a second term
Promising to revaluate NATO and reshape global trade, former President Donald Trump is crafting foreign policy that picks up where he left off after his first term and takes things to the next level.
Green parties suffered dramatic losses in the European parliament elections
NPR's Rob Schmitz asks Aurélien Saussay of the London School of Economics why support for Green parties crashed in last weekend's European elections.
French President Emmanuel Macron calls for snap elections
France's president calls snap elections after the far-right made some big gains in European Union polls
Election Surprises and a Surprise Election in Europe
In European Parliamentary elections, 27 countries went to the polls and handed right-wing parties big gains. And in a surprising move, the president of France dissolved the country's parliament and called elections for the summer. We'll hear analysis of what this means for Europe and reaction from stunned French voters.