The Belarusian parliament on Wednesday voted to suspend the country’s participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty that once was a key security doctrine for the continent, a 1990 agreement that was abandoned last year by Russia.The bill, introduced by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko earlier this month, could pave…

PARIS (AP) — With the Paris Olympic Games 100 days away, police carried out a large-scale eviction at France’s biggest squat in the south of the country’s capital. Authorities, including dozens of gendarmes, cleared out the makeshift camp at an abandoned bus company headquarters in Vitry-sur-Seine on Wednesday.The camp had…

The Scottish government is expected to ditch its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030, according to reports.The reality check came after ministers missed eight of the last 12 annual emission targets, with experts claiming it is now impossible for the country to meet the 75% reduction…

The lower house of Switzerland’s parliament followed in the Senate’s footsteps Wednesday in voting to approve a ban on the public display, wearing and use of Nazi and other extremist, racist symbols.A multiparty coalition overcame opposition from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party to advance the legislation.”Today in Switzerland, it’s possible…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian forces are being withdrawn from Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region, where they have been stationed as peacekeepers since the end of a war in 2020, officials of both countries said Wednesday.In a conference call with journalists, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed reports of the withdrawal but did not…

LONDON (AP) — A law that will enable Britain to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda suffered a setback on Wednesday after Parliament’s upper chamber pressed its attempt to amend the contentious legislation.The House of Lords inserted amendments into the Safety of Rwanda Bill, sending it back…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s governing conservative party added a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority to its list of candidates for the upcoming European Parliament election, adding to the already existing tension between the two countries.Fredi Beleris was elected mayor of the town of Himare in southern Albania…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Swedish parliament passed a law Wednesday lowering the age required for people to legally change their gender from 18 to 16. Those under 18 still need approval from a guardian, a doctor and the National Board of Health and Welfare.No longer required is a gender…

Western powers are urging the Israeli government to show restraint in its expected response to the Iranian missile strikes last week.Officials from Germany, the United Kingdom and elsewhere have asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration not to escalate the situation into an active conflict — but those same officials…

Security for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, will be tight due to potential unrest and terrorism threats, according to police.Pro-Palestinian activists are planning rallies in downtown Malmo, advocating for Israel’s exclusion from Eurovision.Sweden elevated its terror threat level to “high” last year due to escalating security concerns,…