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Pope Francis has defrocked a retired priest in relation to repeated cases of sexual abuse perpetrated from the 1980s to the early 1990s, the Trier diocese in western Germany announced on Monday. The unnamed priest did not face trial in a state court, a…

A 101-year-old man has appealed the five-year jail sentence he was handed by a German court last week for aiding and abetting the murder of thousands of prisoners at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II. The Brandenburg state court …

Your feet will get wet, your car will need washing and you won’t mind. That’s just one measure of what awaits on the short, scenic hike through Fern Canyon in Humboldt County’s Prairie Creek Redwood State Park in California. The Fern Canyon Loop Trail,…

The Italian government plans to declare an emergency in response to a serious drought that has hit parts of the country, Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s office announced on Monday. The Cabinet is to meet later on Monday to announce the measures affecting…

Rescue workers in the Italian Dolomites found another body on Monday, local police said, bringing the total confirmed deaths to seven after a glacier collapse the previous day. The authorities expect there to be further fatalities as rescue work contin…

Dutch farmers blockaded supermarket distribution centres on Monday in continuing protests at new environmental rules on nitrogen emissions that are likely to put many of them out of business. Fishers blocked ports in a show of support for farmers. The …

French President Emmanuel Macron left key ministers in post despite a major setback for his Renaissance party in last month’s elections in presenting his new cabinet in Paris on Monday. Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne will continue to lead the governmen…

Ukraine wants to use the Russian assets seized as a result of Western sanctions to finance the country’s reconstruction, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. “Russia’s frozen assets according to various estimates range from $300 to $500 billion,” Shmyhal…

The European Union stands ready to help Ukraine fund its post-war reconstruction, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. “Europe has a special responsibility and a strategic interest to be at Ukraine’s side every step of the way,”…

Dutch farmers blockaded supermarket distribution centres on Monday in continuing protests at new environmental rules on nitrogen emissions that are likely to put many of them out of business. Fishers blocked ports in a show of support for farmers. The …