Europe

Ukrainian commanders, released by Russia, are returned to Ukraine

5:23am July 10, 2023

Ahead of NATO's summit, Ukraine's president makes the case for security guarantees. He also arranged for commanders released by the Russians to return to Ukraine against the wishes of Russia.

Politics & Government

Biden is in Europe to focus on U.S. alliances and NATO expansion

5:23am July 10, 2023

President Biden is in London to meet with Britain's prime minister and King Charles. The focus of his trip awaits in Lithuania, where he's meeting NATO allies to talk about Russia's war in Ukraine.

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday.

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals

9:27pm July 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

Francis has now named nine batches of new cardinals in his 10-year papacy. Increasingly, the men who will vote for whoever succeeds Francis are churchmen supportive of his values.

Rikkie Valerie Kollé was crowned Miss Netherlands over the weekend.

Arts

Miss Netherlands crowns trans woman Rikkie Valerie Kollé

7:43pm July 09, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The 22-year-old Dutch model will be the second openly trans woman to participate in a Miss Universe pageant.

Elton John preformed to over 6 million fans across 330 shows in his farewell tour.

Elton John bids farewell to the road with the last show on his goodbye tour

11:33am July 09, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The acclaimed British singer's final concert was set in Stockholm, and marked the culmination of his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour, which spanned over five years, 330 shows and 16 Gucci suits.

This will be President Biden's first meeting with King Charles since his coronation. The two men have met before, including at the UN climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 2, 2021.

Biden is meeting King Charles before heading to a NATO leaders summit in Lithuania

10:35am July 09, 2023

by Asma Khalid

President Biden is in Europe this week. He'll first talk climate change with King Charles. Then he's meeting NATO leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania to talk about the war in Ukraine.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center left, stands next to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday.

World News

Zelenskyy hails Ukraine's soldiers from a Black Sea island to mark 500 days of war

7:49pm July 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Speaking from Snake Island, Zelenskyy honored the Ukrainian soldiers who fought for the island and all other defenders of the country.

Britain's Mark Cavendish (right) smiles prior to the fourth stage of the Tour de France in Nogaro, France on Tuesday. The ace sprinter crashed out of the race during the eighth stage on Saturday.

Mark Cavendish crashes out of Tour de France, missing outright record for stage wins

1:31pm July 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Britain's ace sprinter will have to share the record for most career stage wins at the Tour de France. Competing in his final season, Cavendish crashed out of the race during the eighth stage.

A woman holds a picture of Victoria Amelina, as pallbearers carry the writer's coffin at the end of her funeral ceremony in Mykhaylo Gold Domes in Kyiv on July 4, 2023.

Opinion: Remembering Ukrainian poet Victoria Amelina

8:29am July 08, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Ukrainian writer and poet Victoria Amelina, who was among those killed in a Russian strike at a pizza restaurant last month.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, talks to journalists next to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a joint news conference following their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday.

World News

Turkey's Erdogan hosts Zelenskyy and says Ukraine deserves membership in NATO

3:13am July 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Erdogan's support for Ukraine comes as Turkey has been holding off giving final approval to Sweden joining NATO, saying Stockholm is not effectively cracking down on groups Ankara view as threats.