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A silent movie cinema thrives in Brussels
For most of the world, silent films died out in the 1930s. But in Brussels, Belgium, the only remaining cinema in the world with a regular schedule of silent films, along with live piano accompaniment, is thriving.
Post-9/11, Europe's weak spots make it a target for extremists
Emotions raw before Paris trial for ISIS carnage
EU's top migration official calls for global response to help Afghans in order to avoid migration crisis in Europe
Migrant hunger strike puts pressure on Belgian government
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.”
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How the EU will vote and why it matters
Some 427 million people in the European Union's 28 member states can vote to elect 751 members of the EU legislature this week, including Britons who had been due to leave the bloc in March. But why EU parliamentary elections matter?