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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrives in Downing Street for the weekly cabinet meeting last month in London.

Don't 'Junk' The Iran Nuclear Deal, Boris Johnson Says On 'Fox & Friends'

9:45am May 07, 2018

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says the Iran deal can help avoid a nuclear arms race in the Middle East — one that would also include Saudi Arabia.

In this May 2, 2018 photograph provided by Kensington Palace, Britain's Princess Charlotte cuddles her brother Prince Louis, on her third birthday, at Kensington Palace, in London.

Princess Charlotte Passes The Royal Torch In New Photos Of Prince Louis

12:48pm May 06, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

Kensington Palace released the first official photos of Prince Louis on Sunday, taken by Princess Kate at their home. One of the photos shows Princess Charlotte cradling her baby brother.

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European Data Privacy Rules To Go Into Effect

8:28am May 06, 2018

New data privacy rules will soon go into effect in Europe. Matt Hancock, secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport in the U.K. tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the implications.

Technicians attend a rehearsal of the show Universal Judgment: Michelangelo and the Secrets of the Sistine Chapel, directed by Marco Balich, on March 13 near the Vatican. The Vatican Museums, which house the Sistine Chapel, provided high-definition digita

The Sistine Chapel Gets Its Own High-Tech Spectacle, With Music By Sting

7:01am May 06, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Now there's a new spectacle where visitors can feast their eyes on every detail of Michelangelo's masterpieces, with high-definition projections, actors, acrobats and music.

On Saturday, Marx's 200th birthday brought about 1,000 people to see his tomb and speak about his communist philosophy.

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As Karl Marx Turns 200, Visitors Pay Respect — And A Fee — At Disputed Tomb Site

10:22pm May 05, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

The grave of history's leading anti-capitalist requires visitors to hand over some capital. As many Marxists challenge the fee, the trust backing the site insists the funds help maintain the cemetery.

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Russia Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Arrested Amid Anti-Putin Protests

6:11pm May 05, 2018

Alexei Navalny was arrested during protests in Moscow on Saturday. Demonstrators across Russia marched in opposition to President Vladimir Putin, who begins his fourth term in office Monday.

Anders Olsson, the acting permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, announces that the Swedish Academy has decided to postpone the award of the 2018 Nobel literature prize.

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Amid Sex-Abuse Scandal, Swedish Academy Won't Award Nobel In Literature This Year

11:00am May 04, 2018

by Scott Neuman

It would mark the first time since World War II that the body failed to award the prestigious prize. Last month, the academy's permanent secretary quit over her handling of the allegations.

Martin Winterkorn, former CEO of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen, arrives for questioning at an investigation committee of the German federal parliament in Berlin, Germany, in January 2017.

Former Volkswagen CEO Indicted Over Emissions Testing Scandal

8:59am May 04, 2018

A U.S. grand jury has charged Martin Winterkorn, VW's former CEO and five other ex-executives on felony charges of conspiracy. In 2015, VW admitted installing cheat devices in its diesel vehicles.

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Separatist Group ETA Announces Disbandment After Decades Of Violent Resistance In Spain

11:37pm May 03, 2018

After almost six decades of violent resistance to the Spanish central government, separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna announced it's disbanding. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Guy Hedgecoe about the group, and what this move means for their movement and for Spain.

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A gray wolf in Jamtland County, Sweden. A wealthy landowner in Scotland is hoping to bring wolves from Sweden to the Scottish Highlands to thin the herd of red deer.

Landowner Aims To Bring Wolves Back To Scotland, Centuries After They Were Wiped Out

11:12pm May 03, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

The proposal to reintroduce wolves to the Scottish Highlands is controversial, just like the Yellowstone project it's modeled after.