Europe

In Newspaper Op-Ed, Donald Trump Jr. Scolds Theresa May Over Brexit

6:37am March 20, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

Donald Trump Jr. wrote in The Telegraph that British Prime Minister Theresa May should have listened to his father, and ensured that the split from the EU happened at the end of the month.

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Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev says he will leave his post after nearly 30 years in office. He's seen here at the Akkorda Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2016.

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Nazarbayev Resigns As Kazakhstan's President; Was First Elected In 1991

4:58pm March 19, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Nazarbayev is the only president Kazakhstan has ever known. He first rose to authority as a Communist Party official — and he's been accused of human rights abuses.

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Dutch Flags Are At Half-Staff In Memory Of Shooting Victims

8:30am March 19, 2019

by Teri Schultz

A suspect is in custody following a mass shooting in the Netherlands that left three people dead in the city of Utrecht. Authorities are still unsure about a motive.

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High-Speed Train Moves Too Fast For German Passenger

7:15am March 19, 2019

Police say the man had been drinking when he used a fire extinguisher to smash a glass door in the cab so he could tell the engineer to slow down. The train stopped so the passenger could be removed.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that makes it a crime to spread online information insulting Russia's government.

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Russia Criminalizes The Spread Of Online News Which 'Disrespects' The Government

6:57pm March 18, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

President Vladimir Putin signed the new law, which allows punishment of individuals with fines and jail time for the spread of "fake news."

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Germany Risks U.S. Backlash If It Hires Chinese Company Huawei For 5G Tech

5:16pm March 18, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

Germany wants to speed up its mobile data service with 5G technology, which Chinese telecom Huawei is bidding to provide. But if Berlin lets Huawei compete, it faces the Trump administration's wrath.

Police in Utrecht arrested Gokmen Tanis, a 37-year-old who was born in Turkey, in connection with a shooting aboard a tram at the 24 Oktoberplein tram station.

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Utrecht Shooting: Suspect Arrested After Manhunt; 3 Died In Tram Attack

3:03pm March 18, 2019

by Bill Chappell

After an intensive search, Dutch police have arrested a man they call the main suspect in a shooting on a tram in the Netherlands.

Update From Netherlands Tram Shooting

10:57am March 18, 2019

A shooting on a tram on Monday in the Netherlands has reportedly left three people dead. Authorities say the gunman remains at large. Rachel Martin talks to Geert Jan Hahn of Dutch news channel BNR.

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U.K. Reflects On Identity As Brexit Saga Drags On

5:14pm March 17, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

After two years of turmoil and negotiations, Britain's parliament voted to extend the March 29 deadline on Brexit. This political saga has left people in the U.K. fed up with politics.

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A Thwarted Art Theft In Italy

11:24am March 17, 2019

A famous painting was stolen out of a church in a small Italian town last week. But town leaders, tipped off about the planned heist, replaced the original with a copy.

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