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May 22, 2023

Greek conservatives hammer leftists in pivotal European election: 'Political earthquake'

The Greek elections on Sunday were a "political earthquake," with the ruling conservative party shocking experts and gaining a larger share of the vote than expected.

May 22, 2023

Pope Francis set to travel to Portugal for World Youth Day

World Youth Day was created by St. John Paul II to invigorate young people to join the Catholic faith. Pope Francis will be traveling to Lisbon, Portugal, to celebrate.

May 22, 2023

Sinn Féin gains record wins in Northern Ireland local elections, encouraging return of government

Sinn Féin, once party of the Irish Republican Army, swept the Northern Ireland local elections due to voter frustration with the Democratic Unionist Party.

May 21, 2023

Mobsters admit they stole museum jewels worth $100M but get off with light sentences

The Green Vault collection in Dresden contained diamond-encrusted items commissioned by Augustus the Strong as part of a rivalry with French King Louis XIV.

May 20, 2023

Greece election: Economy, migration, scandals loom large in pivotal vote

Greeks go to the polls on Sunday with the center-right government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis doing well in the polls against the main opposition leftist party.

May 19, 2023

Man who rammed car through Vatican gate sent to psych ward

A man who drove through one of the Vatican's entrance gates was taken Friday to a psychiatric ward after spending a night in police custody.

May 19, 2023

Greenpeace targeted in Russian dissent crackdown, top anti-Putin politician spared jail time

While Russia has declared Greenpeace a national security threat for its pro-Ukraine advocacy, a top anti-Putin politician, Yevgeny Roizman, was spared a prison sentence.

May 19, 2023

Serbian leadership holds rally in defiance of mass gun violence protests

Right-wing Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's party organized a rally and counter-protest in defiance of thousands of anti-government marchers protesting over two recent shootings.

May 19, 2023

Slovak court acquits businessman in retrial over 2018 murder of journalist

A businessman who was accused of masterminding the 2018 killing of an investigative journalist and his fiancée has been acquitted for a second time by a court in Slovakia.

May 19, 2023

German doctor convicted over threat by fairy tale loses appeal

A German doctor convicted of threatening a woman by emailing her an extract from a fairy tale has been rejected for an appeal. The doctor deliberately threatened the employee with death.