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As Europeans brace for gas shortages triggered by Russia’s war on Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reiterated her call for consumers to save energy. If people across the EU reduce their heating temperatures by just 2 degrees …

Hundreds of migrants broke through the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Melilla in North Africa on Friday, with five people reported killed and many more injured in the mayhem. They forced open one of the gates at the border, the…

“Alexa, can Grandma finish reading ‘The Wizard of Oz’?” With a bizarre piece of AI that could be straight out of a sci-fi movie, Amazon has developed an Alexa feature that lets the digital assistant take on the voice of a dead loved one. The software n…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the European Union and NATO of joining forces to wage war on Russia. “We have few illusions that the current anti-Russian charge of the EU will somehow dissolve or change in the foreseeable future and – to…

Nearly 130 flights were scrubbed from the weekend schedule at Charleroi Airport in Brussels due to a strike by Ryanair workers, adding to the Belgian capital’s air travel chaos. The employees of the Ireland-based low-cost carrier are demanding that the…

The United Nations says it has strong evidence that the Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed in the West Bank in May, was hit by a bullet from an Israeli soldier. This emerged from an analysis of video footage and the questioning of witnesse…

If you are planning to holiday in Bavaria in the coming days, or travel to Austria via southern Germany, you should account for the fact that some very important people will be in town. Starting Sunday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is hosting a three-…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky greeted his country’s status as a candidate to join the European Union as a turning point in a video address released on Friday. “Ukraine is not a bridge, not a cushion between the West and Russia, not a buffer be…

The mayor of the city of Kassel, host to the documenta contemporary art show, said the decision by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to not visit the exhibition amid an anti-Semitism row is “inappropriate.” In a letter written to the chancellor, Christian …

Croatia is allowed to use the European Union’s common currency the euro from 2023, EU leaders decided on Friday at a summit in Brussels. European Council President Charles Michel congratulated Croatia on Twitter, saying the euro is part of the “Europea…