Suleimani’s Gone, and the Iran Nuclear Deal May Be Next
BRUSSELS — How Iran will respond to the American assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani remains a matter of speculation, but one outcome seems almost...
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Erdogan Prepares a New Military Intervention, This Time in Libya
ISTANBUL — Expanding his footprint in a volatile region, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey received overwhelming approval from Parliament on Thursday for a new...
Zoo Fire Kills at Least 30 Animals in Germany
Dozens of animals were killed in a fire that started shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day and burned down a monkey enclosure at a...
French Chef Loses Legal Battle Over a Lost Michelin Star
PARIS — A court in France ruled on Tuesday against a celebrity chef who sued the Michelin Guide after its reviewers stripped his restaurant of...
Fireworks, Long a German New Year’s Eve Tradition, Are Losing Their Luster
BERLIN — Fireworks have long been a staple of New Year’s Eve celebrations in Germany, with revelers setting off their own pyrotechnics in the annual...
With Prisoner Swap, Ukraine’s President Inches Toward Peace With Separatists
MOSCOW — Ukraine swapped dozens of prisoners on Sunday with Russian-backed separatists in the country’s east, the latest sign of a tenuous thaw in relations...
Tourists Drowned at Pool in Spain Because They Couldn’t Swim, Police Say
LONDON — The deaths of a father and two children who drowned in a swimming pool at a resort in southern Spain this week were...
Kate Figes, Feminist Author on Family Life, Dies at 62
LONDON — Kate Figes, a feminist writer known for her shrewd, sisterly books about family life, among them a primer on the turmoil of new...
3 Family Members Drown in Mysterious Pool Accident in Spain
Three members of a family vacationing in southern Spain drowned after getting trapped in a swimming pool, prompting an investigation into a potential malfunction with...
As a Spanish City Lights Up for Christmas, So Does a Debate
VIGO, Spain — Before the holiday season, the mayor of this Spanish city bragged that his Christmas lights would outshine New York, which lies across...