Europe

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez decides not to quit, after days of speculation

10:49am April 29, 2024

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez published a letter last week saying he was considering stepping down. Sanchez said he would take the next five days to make a decision — and that decision is due Monday.

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Morning news brief

5:16am April 29, 2024

International arrest warrants could be issued for Israel's top officials. Pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. colleges show no sign of letting up. Spain's prime minister may announce he's stepping down.

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Spain's prime minister considers resigning

5:26pm April 28, 2024

by Miguel Macias

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is considering resigning and is expected to make his decision known on Monday.

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Meet the winner of the 'best baguette in Paris' award

5:26pm April 28, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

The Utopie bakery has been crowned the winner of the 31st annual "best baguette in Paris" competition.

Visitors observe the painting the Mona Lisa by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci on display in a gallery at Louvre on May 19, 2021 in Paris, France.

The Louvre Museum looks to rehouse the 'Mona Lisa' in its own room — underground

6:00am April 28, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

Louvre Director Laurence des Cars said her institution is looking at upgrading both the visitor experience surrounding the iconic painting as well as the museum overall.

A photo of Ajmal Khan on his way to Western Europe to find work, taken by a travel companion and sent by Khan to his family in Afghanistan via WhatsApp. The 17-year-old drowned when crossing the Drina River in Tuzla, the third largest city in Bosnia-Herzegovina — part of a common route for migrants as they headed toward wealthier European countries.

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An Afghan migrant, age 17, drowned in a Bosnian river. Here's how citizens responded

7:57pm April 27, 2024

On the risky journey from the Global South to Europe, migrants often perish. In a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, near a river where dozens have drowned, citizens seek to provide closure to the families.

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Germany's far-right AfD is using TikTok to vie for the immigrant vote

8:23am April 27, 2024

by Esme Nicholson

In the upcoming elections, the German Anti-Immigrant Party seeks votes from Turkish-German Voters.

Britain's King Charles III (center), next to Queen Camilla, waves as they arrive at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on March 31.

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King Charles III is returning to royal duties after his cancer diagnosis

4:11pm April 26, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

Buckingham Palace hasn't said what type of cancer Charles had or if he's finished treatment. It said he'll make a public visit to a cancer clinic Tuesday and will welcome Japan's emperor in June.

As Venice grapples with overtourism, the city tests a 5-euro fee for day-trippers

7:49am April 26, 2024

by Willem Marx

The storied city of Venice, Italy, has begun charging fees for day trips by tourists.

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Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth looks over the latest version of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as she tours the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center on Feb. 16, 2023, in Lima, Ohio.

Ukraine pulls U.S.-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over drone threats

5:15am April 26, 2024

by The Associated Press

Five of the 31 tanks have already been lost to Russian attacks in Ukraine, where the use of surveillance and hunter-killer drones had made it difficult for them to operate.