Europe

U.K. Political Leaders Outraged After Trump Retweets Anti-Muslim Videos

4:32pm November 29, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

Political leaders in the U.K. have expressed outrage at President Trump's retweets of inflammatory and unverified anti-Muslim videos from a British far-right group.

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Residents of Salzigitter shop at the local mall. Officials say their community and its resources are being overwhelmed by refugees, most of them from Syria.

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A German City, Citing Pressure On Services, Gets Green Light To Ban New Refugees

1:17pm November 29, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Salzgitter is the first German city to ban more refugees from moving in. Two others have followed. The U.N. refugee agency has criticized the ban, but it is expected to be repeated elsewhere.

Slobodan Praljak enters the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday. The hearing was suspended after Praljak drank what he said was poison. He died hours later.

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His Sentence Upheld, War Criminal Drinks 'Poison' In Court — And Dies Hours Later

12:27pm November 29, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Moments after judges confirmed Slobodan Praljaka's 20-year prison sentence for war crimes, he declared his innocence — then tilted back his head and consumed what he said was poison.

A tractor spreads chemicals on a field near Prenzlau, Germany, in 2016. Germany ended a stalemate among member states of the European Union, approving an extension of the herbicide glyphosate, which is widely used in large-scale farming.

EU Extends Use Of Controversial Weedkiller After German Minister Switches Vote

6:58pm November 28, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Angela Merkel chided her agriculture minister for flipping his vote on use of the weedkiller glyphosate — a move that angered German allies and endangered Merkel's coalition-building efforts at home.

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In Myanmar, Pope Francis Didn't Mention The Rohingya Minority By Name

5:02pm November 28, 2017

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis is in Myanmar where he voiced support for ethnic minorities, but did not mention the persecuted Muslim Rohingya by name. This, in comments to leader Aung San Suu Kyi, disappointed rights activists seeking support for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence.

A woman reads a sign that says, "Due to a shortage of the raw material to make butter, we are not able to supply and sell you this product," attached to an empty refrigerated supermarket shelf in western France.

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Sacré Beurre: France Faces A Butter Shortage

10:37pm November 27, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

Annual consumption of butter in France averages 18 pounds per person. But now the French are facing a butter crisis, which could affect almost every part of the national cuisine.

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Accomplished Actress And Humanitarian Meghan Markle To Marry Prince Harry

4:38pm November 27, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

Prince Harry of Wales, the fifth in line to the British throne, has announced his engagement to American actress and model Meghan Markle. She may be best known for her role as Rachel Zane on the TV show Suits, but she's also a humanitarian.

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Cars cross the fluid border between Ireland and Northern Ireland in Donegal, Ireland, on June 25, 2016. The result of Britain's referendum vote to leave the European Union has ignited a debate over whether the border will need to establish customs checks

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Irish Border Problem Frustrates Brexit Trade Negotiations

2:48pm November 27, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

The U.K. is facing a deadline ahead of a Brexit trade summit next month to find a solution to the Irish border, which has been fluid since Northern Ireland made peace with the Irish Republic in 1998.

In this image provided by L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis arrives in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday.

Pope Arrives In Myanmar, But What Will He Say About The Rohingya?

11:30am November 27, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Francis, on a visit to Yangon before traveling to Bangladesh later this week, hasn't said whether he will address the crisis described by the United Nations as "a textbook case of ethnic cleansing."

Actor Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend the Wheelchair Tennis on Day 3 of the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 at Nathan Philips Square in September.

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Prince Harry And Actor Meghan Markle To Marry In Spring

9:41am November 27, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Harry, 33 — the fifth in line to the British throne, and Markle, 36, had been dating for 16 months and became engaged earlier this month, according to a statement released by Prince Charles.