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Venice faces new exceptional flooding, but below peak
The Italian city of Venice is facing more intense floods on Monday while still recovering from the exceptional high tide that hit it in November, causing massive damage.
Russia to retaliate for US sanctions against Nord Stream 2
The Russian government has vowed to retaliate against U.S. sanctions on a new Russia-Germany pipeline, work on which was suspended on Saturday.
Spanish prosecutor seeks to maintain warrant for Puigdemont
Spain's state prosecutors' office asked a Spanish judge Monday to maintain the international arrest warrants for former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and one of his colleagues as they attempt to take seats in the European Parliament.
Putin opens railway bridge to Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has inaugurated a massive railway bridge to Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Transport strikes disrupt Christmas travel in France
French travelers and tourists were struggling Saturday to get to their destinations as the Christmas season ramped up amid continuing strikes against the government's plans to raise the retirement age to 64.
Berlin Christmas market that was attacked in 2016 evacuated
Police on Saturday evacuated a Christmas market in Berlin that was targeted in a deadly attack three years ago in what turned out to be a false alarm involving an apparent case of mistaken identity.
Man who used narwhal tusk to subdue extremist identified
A mysterious figure who used a rare narwhal tusk to help subdue a knife-wielding extremist on London Bridge last month has been identified as a civil servant in Britain's Justice Ministry.
Death toll in attack on Moscow security officers rises to 2
The death toll in the shooting outside the Moscow headquarters of Russia's main security agency has risen to two, officials said Friday as investigators pressed to uncover the assailant's motives.
UK lawmakers give massive backing to PM's new Brexit bill
Lawmakers in Britain's House of Commons gave overwhelming backing Friday for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's re-shaped Brexit deal.
Northern Irish nurses strike over pay, staffing levels
Nurses in Northern Ireland walked off the job Wednesday in outrage over poor staffing and pay that lags in comparison to their counterparts in England and Wales.