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14 European Countries Expelling Russian Diplomats In Response To Use Of Nerve Agent

The U.S. and Canada are also joining the effort, in response to the attempted killing of a former Russian double agent and his daughter in Great Britain at the beginning of March.

14 European Countries Expelling Russian Diplomats In Response To Use Of Nerve Agent

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Slovakia Government's Collapse Not Enough To End Protests Over Journalist's Murder

A memorial to slain journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kusnírová, has been set up in the lobby of Aktuality.sk. Since they were killed, the news site's office building has been guarded by the police and private security guards. Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson/NPR hide caption

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Slovakia Government's Collapse Not Enough To End Protests Over Journalist's Murder

An investigative journalist and his fiancée were killed, sparking a political upheaval. But that failed to quell the largest protests in the Central European country since the 1989 Velvet Revolution.

Slovakia Government's Collapse Not Enough To End Protests Over Journalist's Murder

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Slovaks Protest After Journalist's Killing

The murder of a a young investigative journalist in Slovakia led to street protests and the collapse of the government. Now protesters want fresh elections to sweep away corruption.

Slovaks Protest After Journalist's Killing

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Slovaks Take To The Streets After Prime Minister's Resignation

People flash the lights of their mobile phones as they celebrate the resignation of Prime Minister Robert Fico and his government as a way out of the political crisis triggered by the killings of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnírová, during a rally in Bratislava, Slovakia on Friday. Darko Vojinovic/AP hide caption

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Slovaks Take To The Streets After Prime Minister's Resignation

Protesters are demanding new elections and arrests for the murders of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak, who had been reporting on political corruption, and his fiancée Martina Kusnírová.

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Slovakia's Government In Turmoil After Journalist's Death

The government has resigned after weeks of political turmoil in the country. The move follows the slaying of a journalist who was investigating alleged corruption involving foreign businessmen.

Slovakia's Government In Turmoil After Journalist's Death

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How Poland And Hungary Are Forming A Powerful Tag Team Against Brussels

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (right) chose in January to visit Hungary's leader Viktor Orbán for his first international trip after taking office. Tamas Kovacs/AP hide caption

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How Poland And Hungary Are Forming A Powerful Tag Team Against Brussels

While some EU leaders seek unity over budgets and refugee policies, member states Poland and Hungary are building a unified front to thwart the bloc's plans.

How Poland And Hungary Are Forming A Powerful Tag Team Against Brussels

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German High Court Rules That Cities Can Ban Diesel Vehicles To Reduce Pollution

A high court in Germany says a city suffering from excessive air pollution can ban older diesel vehicles from its streets, if officials cannot find other ways to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions to E.U.-mandated levels.

German High Court Rules That Cities Can Ban Diesel Vehicles To Reduce Pollution

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Hungary's Leader Proposes 'Stop Soros' Laws Against NGOs That Help Migrants

A poster with billionaire George Soros is pictured in July in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Hungary's Leader Proposes 'Stop Soros' Laws Against NGOs That Help Migrants

Hungary's government has proposed a series of bills it says will curb illegal immigration. Critics say the motivation is to cripple NGOs linked to U.S. financier George Soros.

Hungary's Leader Proposes 'Stop Soros' Laws Against NGOs That Help Migrants

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At Munich Security Conference, Frayed Relations On Display As Global Crises Grow

At the Munich Security Conference in Munich on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a part of a downed drone that he said came from an Iranian drone shot down over Israeli airspace earlier this month. Lennart Preiss/AP hide caption

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At Munich Security Conference, Frayed Relations On Display As Global Crises Grow

Confrontation and ultimatums replaced compromise and consensus at the meeting, where North Korea and the Iran deal topped the agenda. A commentator described it as "the end of the road" for diplomacy.

Europe

German Parties Reportedly Form Coalition Government

Two German political parties have reached a deal to form a government. If approved the deal would mean the country would avoid new elections.

German Parties Reportedly Form Coalition Government

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Hungary Closes Borders To Most Asylum Seekers, Human Rights Advocates Say

Advocates say Hungary is only allowing two asylum seekers in each day. They say that violates international law, and is causing panic among the thousands waiting to cross from Serbia.

Hungary Closes Borders To Most Asylum Seekers, Human Rights Advocates Say

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Nursing Home Recreates Communist East Germany For Dementia Patients

Caretaker Sylvana Tyralla conducts a memory exercise with AlexA nursing home residents in one of two former East German "remembrance rooms." Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson/NPR hide caption

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Nursing Home Recreates Communist East Germany For Dementia Patients

Trips down memory lane — to a highly regimented place that no longer exists — are the hallmark of this Dresden home for the elderly.

Nursing Home Recreates Communist East Germany For Dementia Patients

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