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German City Bans Refugees From Settling There, Other Cities May Follow

6:23am December 12, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Refugees are no longer allowed to settle in one western German city. Such bans are expected to be introduced in other cities as more Germans complain that there are too many refugees.

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Crowdfunding For French Castles

7:56am December 09, 2017

You too can own a French chateau, in part, anyway. Romain Delaume, CEO of Dartagnans, tells NPR's Scott Simon about a crowdfunding effort underway to preserve La Mothe-Chandeniers.

Johnny Hallyday waves to his fans during his album launch celebration in Paris in 2011.

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Merci, Johnny: Remembering Rocker Johnny Hallyday, Beloved By France

3:28am December 09, 2017

by Scott Simon

Johnny Hallyday was one of France's favorite performers. NPR's Scott Simon remembers the rock and roller, who died this week at the age of 74.

Ukrainian police block the road as supporters of former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili gather in Kiev outside the police station where he was taken after his arrest late Friday.

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Dissident Who Was Snatched Back By Supporters In Ukraine Is Arrested Again

7:37pm December 08, 2017

by Barbara Campbell

This time former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili wasn't rescued from a police van, as he was earlier this week. The stateless politician was taken to a police station.

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Greece And Turkey Seek To Work Together

5:28pm December 08, 2017

by Joanna Kakissis

Once sworn enemies, Greece and Turkey are now working out a cautious friendship. But on a historic visit to Greece, Turkey's president brought up some old grudges.

In an interview this week, Pope Francis criticized the phrasing about temptation in the Lord's Prayer. The pontiff is pictured here at the Vatican in April.

Pope Francis Suggests Changing The Words To The 'Lord's Prayer'

2:31pm December 08, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The phrase "lead us not into temptation" isn't right, the pontiff says, because "a father does not do this." France's Catholic Church has changed the phrase in its version of the Lord's Prayer.

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Breakthrough In Brexit Talks

11:21am December 08, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

The United Kingdom and the European Union have reached a breakthrough in the U.K.'s negotiations to leave the EU.

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British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during a joint news conference with European Commission Chief Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels, Belgium on Friday.

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U.K., EU Reach Agreement On Key Brexit Issues

7:45am December 08, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The biggest stumbling block had been whether the U.K.'s Northern Ireland and the independent Republic of Ireland would have a "hard border" post-Brexit. The sides agreed to keep an open border.

The first three episodes of The Crown's new season focus on turmoil in the royal marriage between Elizabeth (Claire Foy) and her husband, Philip (Matt Smith).

Season 2 Of 'The Crown' Exposes The Royal Family's Fitful Evolution

5:00am December 08, 2017

by Eric Deggans

The best episodes of this season are layered and complex; they juggle questions of whether a good marriage is possible in a royal setting, and how forgiveness has its limits.

Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili talks on a cellphone at a barricade in front of the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev, where his supporters are camping.

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What Is An Ex-Georgian President Doing Camping Outside Ukraine's Parliament?

7:04pm December 07, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Once president of Georgia, then a governor in Ukraine, now stateless, Mikhail Saakashvili is leading protests — when he's not dodging the police. And this colorful figure's got quite the backstory.