Italy: 80-Year-Old Sergio Mattarella Secures Second Term as President
Italian President Sergio Mattarella was elected on Saturday night to a second seven-year term as the country’s head of state.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella was elected on Saturday night to a second seven-year term as the country’s head of state.
Support for Italian President Sergio Mattarella to stay on for a second term swelled on Saturday after days of failed balloting.
Austria plans to loosen coronavirus restrictions starting in February, government officials announced Saturday.
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern said she is self-isolating after coming into close contact with a person infected with the coronavirus.
A German who allegedly took her young daughter to watch a woman being stoned while in Islamic State territory has been charged.
Police said they wanted parts of the report into lockdown-busting parties ito remain unpublished until they finish a criminal investigation.
BERLIN (AP) – Six men went on trial Friday in Germany over a spectacular theft of 18th-century treasures from Dresden´s Green Vault Museum in 2019. The defendants, aged 23 to 28, appeared before a regional court in the eastern German
PRAGUE (AP) – The number of Czech citizens dying of COVID-19 has been steadily declining despite a recent record surge in coronavirus infections caused by the highly transmittable omicron variant. The figures released by the Health Ministry on Wednesday show
Norway said it would press the Taliban with “tangible demands” during talks on Tuesday, the last day of the Islamists’ visit to Europe.
An Iranian court has sentenced a French man to eight years in jail on spying charges, his family and Paris-based lawyer said Tuesday.
A lone gunman opened fire during a lecture at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany on Monday and wounded four people.
EU foreign ministers sought Monday to show a fresh display of resolve in support of Ukraine.
Voting for Italy´s next president opened without a clear slate of candidates following ex-Premier Berlusconi´s reluctant withdrawal.
Boris Johnson ordered an investigation into a Tory lawmaker´s claim that she was fired from a govt job in part because of her Muslim faith.
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is undergoing a series of medical examinations and has withdrawn from Italy’ presidential election.
Farmers, cattle-breeders, and hunters descended Sunday on the Spanish capital of Madrid to protest the government’s green agenda.
Britain has claimed that Russia was seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration.
Delegates from the party of former Chancellor Angela Merkel endorsed prominent conservative Friedrich Merz as the new leader on Saturday.
A Taliban delegation will travel to Norway for talks with representatives of the Norwegian authorities and several allied countries.
New Conservative MP Christian Wakeford ‘crossed the floor’ of Parliament Wednesday, defecting from the party of government to the opposition.
Britain’s Conservative government has suffered a setback in Parliament in its attempt to give authorities stronger powers to curb protests.
Roberta Metsola, a Christian Democrat from Malta, was elected president of the European Union’s parliament Tuesday.
Credit Suisse says its chairman has resigned following an internal investigation that reportedly found he had violated quarantine rules.
Germany’s justice minister on Monday launched a drive to remove from the country’s criminal code a ban on doctors “advertising” abortion services, a provision that he said is untenable.
Swedish authorities are puzzled by reports that drones last week were seen hovering over two nuclear power plants on the Baltic coast.
The government of Austria presented revised plans for its proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which will apply to all residents age 18.
Australia returned Novak Djokovic to detention on Saturday, saying the tennis star’s opposition to vaccination could cause “civil unrest”.
Shops, bars and restaurants in a southern Dutch town opened Friday in a protest action in response to weeks of coronavirus lockdown measures.
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus, her office said Friday.
A German court has convicted a former Syrian secret police officer for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus.
The gas crisis isn’t letting up. Reserves are low, prices high, customers hit with higher bills. Russian isn’t selling gas like it used to.
Germany’s president called for a thorough debate over plans for compulsory coronavirus vaccinations for all adults in the country.
The United Kingdom will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne with a military parade, neighbourhood parties and a competition to create a new dessert for the Platinum Jubilee, Buckingham Palace said Monday.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Dutch King Willem-Alexander is swearing in a new ruling coalition Monday, led for the fourth time by Mark Rutte, amid a nationwide coronavirus lockdown and policy challenges ranging from climate change to housing shortages to the future of agriculture.
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) – The NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo said Saturday that a participating soldier from North Macedonia has died.
LONDON (AP) – UK government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that a third shot offers lasting protection against admission to the hospital.
BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s leaders agreed Friday to toughen requirements for entry to restaurants and bars, and decided to shorten quarantine and self-isolation periods as the omicron variant spreads fast through the country.
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron maintained on Friday his rude remarks about the country’s minority of vaccine refusers, saying he cannot accept them infringing on others’ freedom.
(AP) — Regardless of who made an error on the visa or the vaccination waiver or whatever, the reality Friday for tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic was spending one of his important religious holidays in an Australian detention hotel working on his challenge against deportation.
Authorities in Sweden advised restaurants, cultural venues and leisure centers to ask their customers to show proof of vaccination.