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Europe

Germany's Far-Right Party Picks Leaders Ahead Of September Elections

Germany's anti-immigrant party, the AfD, is in turmoil after its most prominent politician Frauke Petry dropped out of the upcoming German parliamentary elections.

Germany's Far-Right Party Picks Leaders Ahead Of September Elections

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Short Hiatus In War Gives Ukrainians In Donetsk A Chance To Celebrate Easter

Easter is one of the few times the 3-year-old war in Eastern Ukraine takes a hiatus. The overnight curfew lifted on Saturday so residents could pray and play all night into Easter Sunday.

Short Hiatus In War Gives Ukrainians In Donetsk A Chance To Celebrate Easter

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Hungary Forces Asylum Seekers To Border Camp

Hungary is sending all people seeking asylum to a camp on its border with Serbia to temporarily live in converted shipping containers. Hungary's government says it's to keep out terrorists.

Hungary Forces Asylum Seekers To Border Camp

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Europe

Hungary Sends Refugees To Shipping Container Camp Along Serbian Border

Hungary is closing all of its refugee camps across the country, and sending asylum seekers to a camp on the border with Serbia where they will live in converted shipping containers while their cases are processed.

Hungary Sends Refugees To Shipping Container Camp Along Serbian Border

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Europe

Polish Government Eliminates Program Covering In-Vitro Fertilization

In Poland, in-vitro fertilization programs were among those hardest hit when the populist Law and Justice Party took charge in late 2015.

Polish Government Eliminates Program Covering In-Vitro Fertilization

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Poland's New World War II Museum Just Opened, But Maybe Not For Long

Exhibits at Poland's newly opened Museum of the Second World War include photographs, letters and other memorabilia donated by private individuals. Czarek Sokolowski/AP hide caption

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Parallels

Poland's New World War II Museum Just Opened, But Maybe Not For Long

The museum opened March 23 in Gdansk, where the war began. "This is the museum of a war, but not a military museum," says historian Pawel Machcewicz. The government wants something different.

Poland's New World War II Museum Just Opened, But Maybe Not For Long

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Europe

Lech Walesa Is Fearful Where Democracy Is Headed In Poland

The Nobel Prize winner says he will use any political clout he has left to help take down the Polish government to protect democracy. He wants Poles to petition for a referendum on new elections.

Lech Walesa Is Fearful Where Democracy Is Headed In Poland

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Hungarian Legislation Threatens American University In Budapest

A student arrives at the Central European University in Budapest on the first day of classes in September 2016. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Hungarian Legislation Threatens American University In Budapest

Central European University is widely considered Hungary's top private university. It was founded by financier George Soros, who has a strained relationship with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Europe

Polling Stations Open In Europe For Turkish Referendum

Voting in the controversial Turkish referendum that led to the nasty spat between President Erdogan and Western European leaders starts in Germany. It's home to the largest ex-pat European community outside Turkey. It goes on for several weeks.

Polling Stations Open In Europe For Turkish Referendum

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Trump Backlash In Germany Gives Merkel Challenger Martin Schulz A Boost In Polls

Martin Schulz, a former bookseller with no high school diploma, could become the next chancellor of Germany, thanks in part to an anti-Trump sentiment.

Trump Backlash In Germany Gives Merkel Challenger Martin Schulz A Boost In Polls

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Europe

Nationalist Polish Government Wants Changes To World War II Museum

A new World War II museum just opened in the Polish city of Gdansk. But the populist Polish government wants to take over the museum and reshape its exhibits to fit a narrower, more flattering view.

Nationalist Polish Government Wants Changes To World War II Museum

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Germany Bans 'My Friend Cayla' Doll Over Spying Concerns

Germany has banned an interactive doll manufactured by an American company that German regulators charge can spy on children and collect personal data from them and their parents. But some consumer watchdogs say the ban alone is not enough.

Germany Bans 'My Friend Cayla' Doll Over Spying Concerns

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Politics

America's European Allies Still Seeing Mixed Messages From Trump Administration

Mike Pence addressed world leaders on his first overseas trip as vice president. But he and other administration officials at the Munich Security Conference didn't completely reassure European allies.

America's European Allies Still Seeing Mixed Messages From Trump Administration

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Europe

Pence And Mattis Commit To NATO, But Ask Europe For More Help

Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary James Mattis talked at the Munich Security Conference this week. They reinforced the U.S. commitment to NATO and asked other countries to spend more.

Pence And Mattis Commit To NATO, But Ask Europe For More Help

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Europeans Look To U.S. Officials For Reassurance At Munich Conference

Senior members of the Trump administration will attend the Munich Security Conference on Friday, which is the first chance for many foreign defense and policy officials to hear directly from the new U.S. government.

Europeans Look To U.S. Officials For Reassurance At Munich Conference

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