South’s Moon hopes to restart N. Korean diplomacy with Biden
<p>SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s leader said Monday he’ll use his upcoming summit with President Joe Biden to push to restart diplomacy with...
Albania prime minister set on firing the country’s president
<p>TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister expressed his determination Monday to remove the president from his post, claiming he has embarrassed the country.</p>
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Primary, junior high schools, courts, reopen in Greece
ATHENS, Greece — Primary and junior high schools reopened for in-person classes in Greece Monday for the first time in months, as the country...
France honors Paris teacher who saved jogger’s life
PARIS — The French government gave a medal Monday to a math teacher-volunteer fighter who used CPR to save the life of a jogger...
Migrant arrivals by sea on Italian isle swell past 2,100
<p>ROME — Several hundred more migrants reached a tiny Italian island before dawn on Monday, swelling to past 2,100 the number of arrivals in...
EU insists dispute with AstraZeneca is only contractual
BRUSSELS — The European Commission insisted Monday it still trusts the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and that its dispute with the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker...
Egypt executes defrocked monk convicted of abbot’s killing
<p>CAIRO — Egyptian authorities on Sunday executed a defrocked monk convicted of killing an abbot in a desert monastery north of Cairo, officials said.</p>
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Prominent female Saudi activist summoned for questioning
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been summoned for questioning by Saudi security three months after her...
Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage
<p>DAMASCUS, Syria — Firefighters extinguished a blaze Sunday in a distillation unit at one of Syria’s two oil refineries, Syrian state TV reported.</p>
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EU launches conference to debate its future with citizens
<p>PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday expressed hope that Europe would rediscover the path of “great projects, great ambitions and great dreams”...