Bulgarian police have removed dozens of tent camps that had blocked key city intersections across the country as part of anti-government protests August 7, 2020, 12:50 PM 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian police on Friday removed dozens of tent camps that had blocked key city intersections across the country as part …

Russia’s military is warning that Moscow will perceive any ballistic missile launched at its territory as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press August 7, 2020, 11:22 AM 3 min read MOSCOW — Russia will perceive any ballistic missile launched at its territory as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation, the military …

The British government says it will strengthen border measures after a record daily number of people crossed the English Channel to the U.K. in small boats August 7, 2020, 9:10 AM 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LONDON — The British government vowed Friday to strengthen border measures after a record daily number of people crossed …

Britain is bracing for record-breaking temperatures as forecasters warn the public to take additional care in the heat August 7, 2020, 9:15 AM 1 min read LONDON — Britain braced for record-breaking temperatures Friday as forecasters warned the public to take additional care in the heat. The mercury is set to rise to 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 Fahrenheit) in southeastern …

Protesters have erected barricades and set several fires in a bid to stop Berlin police from evicting a left-wing bar that has been the focus of a campaign against gentrification August 7, 2020, 7:23 AM 1 min read BERLIN — Protesters have erected barricades and set several fires in a bid to stop Berlin police from evicting a left-wing bar …

When Boris Prokoshev, a sea captain spending his retirement years in a southern Russia village, woke up and found an email saying a ship he once commanded had carried the ammonium nitrate that devastatingly exploded in Beirut, he was astonished By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press August 6, 2020, 8:38 PM 4 min read MOSCOW — When Boris Prokoshev, a former …

French police say a man apparently armed with a revolver has taken a half-dozen people hostage at a bank in the port city of Le Havre By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press August 6, 2020, 5:57 PM 1 min read PARIS — A man apparently armed with a revolver took half a dozen people hostage at a bank in the port …

A Russian court has convicted several members of a youth group on extremism charges widely seen by critics as fabricated August 6, 2020, 12:15 PM 2 min read MOSCOW — A Russian court on Thursday convicted several members of a youth group on extremism charges widely seen by critics as fabricated. Moscow’s Lyublino District Court found members of the New …

A legal adviser to Europe’s top court has issued an opinion that could make it easier for Germany to keep in prison a new suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who vanished from a Portuguese resort 13 years ago August 6, 2020, 1:06 PM 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BERLIN — …

U.S. Treasury yields have also fallen closer to zero, bringing them nearer to the euro zone’s negative rates, and America’s growth forecasts are starting to look similar to Europe’s. As such, there’s less reason for investors to keep so many eggs in the dollar basket. The problem for the European Central Bank is that an overly robust currency might seriously hinder …