Museum security under pressure as gangs target jewellery and gold
Crime gangs across Europe are increasingly stealing gold and jewels from cash-strapped museums such as the Louvre, but while police often catch the th...
Bulgaria and Romania officially join the Schengen Area, marking the end of years of negotiations and enabling borderless travel within the EU.
Bulgaria and Romania officially joined the Schengen Area Tuesday night, with ceremonies taking place to celebrate the end of lengthy negotiations, AP reports.
As of midnight, identification checks at the land borders between these countries and their neighboring EU members ceased, allowing free travel across the 27-member bloc.
Both countries had partially joined in March, with travel restricted to air and sea arrivals.
On Tuesday, the interior ministers of Bulgaria and Romania met at the Ruse-Giurgiu border to mark the opening, while another ceremony took place at a Hungary-Romania border crossing.
The Schengen expansion followed months of efforts by Hungary during its EU presidency.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
Crime gangs across Europe are increasingly stealing gold and jewels from cash-strapped museums such as the Louvre, but while police often catch the thieves, recovering the priceless items remains a challenge.
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U.S. President Donald Trump's hopes for a quick summit in Budapest with Russian President Vladimir Putin may be stalled after a preparatory session between the leaders' top foreign-policy aides this week was put on hold, CNN said on Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday night he would raise tariffs on Colombia and stop all payments to the South American nation, escalating a feud that stems from the U.S. military's strikes on vessels allegedly transporting drugs in the region.
Colombia said on Monday it has recalled its ambassador from Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on the South American nation and stop all payments to it, intensifying a feud stemming from U.S. military strikes on vessels allegedly transporting drugs.
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