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Nearly two dozen Russian diplomats expelled by the British government after a military-grade nerve agent attack on an ex-spy in London left for Moscow on Tuesday. The Russian Foreign Ministry said all 23 diplomats ordered to leave Britain were expected…

BRUSSELS –  Twelve months into the Brexit talks, the sides have finally made some progress ahead of a European Union leaders' summit Thursday. But it's clear that the EU has been able to retain far more internal unity than Britain.…

RAMALLAH, West Bank –  The father of Palestinian teenage protest leader Ahed Tamimi says he has visited his daughter and wife in an Israeli prison for the first time since they were both arrested in December. Bassem Tamimi says he…

VATICAN CITY –  Pope Francis will wash the feet of 12 inmates at Rome's central prison during a Holy Week ritual meant to show his willingness to serve others. The Vatican said Tuesday that Francis will meet March 29 with…

ATHENS, Greece –  The Greek government says it has sent its proposals for the resolution of its dispute with neighboring Macedonia over the former Yugoslav republic's name, and is awaiting a response. The two countries have been at odds for…

MADRID –  Catalan separatist Jordi Sanchez's lawyers say the jailed activist is ready to give up his seat in Catalonia's parliament, which would effectively end his bid to become the region's next leader. The law firm defending Sanchez said the…

VATICAN CITY –  The Vatican is planting 10 chapels in the woods of one of Venice's lagoon islands for its first-ever contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the Vatican's culture minister, unveiled plans for "Vatican Chapels" on…

BUCHAREST, Romania –  Romanian police say a well-known journalist who was found dead in his home near Romania's capital likely died of a heart attack but more tests are needed. Police spokesman Ciprian Romanescu told The Associated Press on Tuesday…

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia –  Slovenia's government has formally ended its term after the prime minister unexpectedly resigned last week. Parliament on Tuesday formally acknowledged the resignation of Miro Cerar, marking the end of his government's mandate. The government will remain as…

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia –  Slovakia's president has rejected a proposal for a new government following a crisis triggered by the killing of a journalist and his fiancee. Last week, the three-party coalition of Prime Minister Robert Fico resigned following massive street…

ANKARA, Turkey –  The United Nations has called on Turkey to end a state of emergency imposed after a 2016 failed coup attempt, saying it has led to "profound" human rights violations. In a report released Tuesday, the U.N. said…

BERLIN –  An Austrian man faces a 160-euro ($197) fine for describing police officers as "smurfs" in a warning about speed checks posted on Facebook. The Austria Press Agency reported Tuesday that authorities in Tyrol province imposed the fine on…

CHISINAU, Moldova –  Moldovan police say two people have died in an explosion in a shop in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau. Police spokeswoman Oxana Tudorita said the blast occurred Tuesday morning when a grenade detonated in a grocery shop in…

BRUSSELS –  The European Union's statistics agency says the number of people applying for asylum in Europe has dropped to levels similar to those recorded before the wave of migrant arrivals in 2015. Eurostat said Tuesday that almost 650,000 people…

LAGOS, Nigeria –  Rights group Amnesty International says Nigeria's security forces failed to respond to warnings that extremists were on their way to a town where 110 schoolgirls were abducted last month. A statement on Tuesday cites "credible sources" saying…

A human rights group accused Nigeria’s security forces Tuesday of failing to respond to warnings that Boko Haram extremists were planning to abduct more than 100 schoolgirls last month. Amnesty International, citing “credible sources,” said the army and police received…

BEIRUT –  The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 12:10 p.m. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the United States to "show respect" and "walk with" its NATO ally. His remarks are the latest criticism…

THESSALONIKI, Greece –  Greek authorities say a Turkish national who ran across a Greek-Turkish border crossing overnight while apparently drunk has been detained. Police said Tuesday that the 40-year-old man, who is of Kurdish origin, ran across the Kastanies crossing…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands –  The International Criminal Court says the Philippines decision to leave the organization will have no effect on an on-going preliminary probe into possible crimes committed during Manila's war on drugs. Last month, ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda,…

LONDON –  Official figures show that inflation in Britain eased markedly in February, a development that will help ease the pressure on households who have seen price rises outstrip wage increases for months. The Office for National Statistics said Tuesday…

MOSCOW –  The Kremlin spokesman says it's no big deal that U.S. President Donald Trump didn't congratulate Vladimir Putin on his re-election as president. Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday that he doesn't consider Trump's silence an "unfriendly move."…

ISLAMABAD –  The party of Pakistan's former dictator Pervez Musharraf has asked authorities to provide and guarantee security for him when he returns home to face trial for his alleged role in the killing of former premier Benazir Bhutto. Mohammad…

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was placed in custody on Tuesday as part of an investigation involving illegal campaign funding from late Libyan leader late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.  (AP) Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was reportedly placed in custody…

BEIRUT –  A Syrian war monitoring group says Islamic State militants have captured a largely vacant neighborhood in Damascus following intense fighting with pro-government forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says militants seized Qadam late on Monday, a week…

BERLIN –  Budget airline Ryanair says it is taking an initial 24.9 percent stake in an Austrian-based airline being set up by former Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda. It plans to raise its holding to 75 percent. LaudaMotion is the…

ISLAMABAD –  A Pakistani court has ordered the arrest of a radical Islamist cleric over a violent rally last November in Islamabad where his followers demanded the removal of a minister over an omitted reference to Islam's Prophet Muhammad in…

STAVANGER, Norway –  A senior minister in the Norwegian Government resigned Tuesday for writing a Facebook post claiming the opposition Labor Party was more interested in protecting the rights of terrorists than protecting the Norwegian people. The comment by Justice…

KABUL, Afghanistan –  Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for a bombing outside a sports stadium in eastern Nangarhar province that killed three people and wounded 10. In a statement posted late on Monday on an IS-linked website, the…

PARIS –  A judicial source says former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been placed in custody as part of an investigation that he received millions of euros in illegal financing from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.…