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NATO launches largest military exercises since the Cold War

This week, NATO launched its largest military exercise since the Cold War. The military drills are taking place across Germany, Poland and the Baltics and will continue through May. European officials and military leaders have warned that if Russia’s military isn’t stopped in Ukraine, a NATO country could be targeted next.

NATO launches largest military exercises since the Cold War
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A silent movie cinema thrives in Brussels

A silent movie cinema thrives in Brussels
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Post-9/11, Europe's weak spots make it a target for extremists

Post-9/11, Europe's weak spots make it a target for extremists
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Emotions raw before Paris trial for ISIS carnage

Emotions raw before Paris trial for ISIS carnage
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson arrives for a meeting of EU justice and interior ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.

EU's top migration official calls for global response to help Afghans in order to avoid migration crisis in Europe

EU's top migration official calls for global response to help Afghans in order to avoid migration crisis in Europe
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Migrant hunger strike puts pressure on Belgian government

A hunger strike by hundreds of migrants living in Belgium without legal permission is putting increasing pressure on a government coalition weighing the wellbeing of those involved against the need to stick to immigration and asylum rules.

Migrant hunger strike puts pressure on Belgian government
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NATO agrees to study how climate change impacts global security threats

NATO leaders recently called climate change “one of the defining challenges of our times.”

NATO agrees to study how climate change impacts global security threats
Joe Biden, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen are shown walking side-by-side on a red carpet with several national flags in the background.

US-EU reach deal on trade dispute ahead of Biden’s meeting with Putin

Top of The World: US President Joe Biden moved to end a long-running trade dispute with the European Union over subsidies for aircraft manufacturers. And, the presidents of the US and Turkey met in Brussels in a much-anticipated face-to-face on the sidelines of the NATO summit. Hawaiian coronavirus case with the delta variant is a “very rare breakthrough” case in which a COVID-19 vaccine didn’t prevent infection.

US-EU reach deal on trade dispute ahead of Biden’s meeting with Putin
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‘We cannot continue to live like this': Migrants desperate to work occupy Brussels church

Up to 200 undocumented migrants, including teenagers, have occupied St. John the Baptist in Brussels since the end of January. They're calling on the government to grant them legal status.

‘We cannot continue to live like this': Migrants desperate to work occupy Brussels church
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UK, EU leaders to meet Wednesday amid Brexit no-deal signals

The leaders of Britain and the European Union will meet in the next 24 hours for a final push at a Brexit deal, as the two sides warned that the chances of a post-Brexit trade deal by a year-end deadline is slipping away.

UK, EU leaders to meet Wednesday amid Brexit no-deal signals
Stelios Panagos sits at his cafe in Kastanies. On a typical day, the cafe is filled with local Greeks as well as Turks. 

Cross-border tensions wreak havoc on bucolic Greek village

In the border village of Kastanies, interactions with the Turkish neighbors are a fact of daily life. Relations are friendly. But the recent political standoff between Greece and Turkey has changed everything.

Cross-border tensions wreak havoc on bucolic Greek village
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Fearing nuclear proliferation, Europe scrambles to calm Iran tensions

Europe looked on Friday for ways to guide the United States and Iran away from open conflict, believing that a miscalculation from either side could leave the bloc facing a war and a serious nuclear proliferation crisis at its doorstep.

Fearing nuclear proliferation, Europe scrambles to calm Iran tensions
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Activists enraged by slow pace of climate diplomacy in Madrid

More than 200 activists with noisemakers and banners took over the climate conference this week in Madrid outside the main hall to vent their frustration with the negotiations.

Activists enraged by slow pace of climate diplomacy in Madrid
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown walking past the EU and UK flags.

Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal: What’s in it and how is it different to Theresa May’s version?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured a new Brexit deal from the European Union. It's product of months of planning by the British government, so it’s reasonable to ask what has actually changed since former Prime Minister Theresa May struck her original deal.

Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal: What’s in it and how is it different to Theresa May’s version?
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With far-right topping Dutch polls, EU elections could see Eurosceptics take the lead

All eyes will be on the Netherlands and its exit polls Thursday night, where young and charismatic Thierry Baudet, leader of new far-right party — with plenty of controversial statements to his name — is hoping to gain seats in European parliament. Some say the rise of far-right Eurosceptic parties has fevered speculation that this week’s election results could determine the future of the European project.

With far-right topping Dutch polls, EU elections could see Eurosceptics take the lead