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Amazon pushes back against Europe's strict new digital rules

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

It's the first Silicon Valley tech giant to push back on the pioneering new standards by filing a legal challenge with a top European Union court.

EU faces cliffhanger vote on major bill protecting nature and fighting climate change

By Raf Cassert, Associated Press

Protesters and legislators are converging on the European Union parliament as the bloc prepares a cliffhanger vote on protecting its threatened nature and shielding it from disruptive environmental change.

NATO summit starts with Ukraine seeking path to join alliance

By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori

The NATO leadership summit began Tuesday with President Biden and allies meeting to discuss Ukraine’s security, new defense plans and a recommitment to unity against Russian aggression. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports from the summit site in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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Europe signs off on a new privacy agreement that allows people's data to keep flowing to U.S.

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

The European Union has signed off on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies.

Erdogan proposes letting Sweden join NATO in exchange for a path for Turkey to join the EU

By Ken Ritter, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

Turkey is a candidate to join the EU, but democratic backsliding, disputes with EU-member Cyprus and other issues have held up its progress toward membership in the 27-nation bloc.

European Union countries agree on new sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine

By Samuel Petrequin, Lorne Cook, Associated Press

Sweden, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said that the package includes measures aimed at countering sanctions circumvention and individual listings.

Greek coast guard defends response to shipwreck that may have killed up to 500 migrants

By Derek Gatopoulos, Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press

Patrol boats and a helicopter spent a third day scouring the area of the Mediterranean Sea where the packed fishing vessel capsized and sank early Wednesday.

European Commission charges Google with antitrust violations, says it must break up digital ad business

By Kelvin Chan, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press

The unprecedented decision Wednesday to push for such a breakup marks a significant escalation by Brussels in its crackdown on Silicon Valley digital giants.

Silvio Berlusconi, tarnished leader who transformed Italian politics, dies at 86

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

Berlusconi cast a spell over Italy — and nearly led it to financial ruin.

Montenegro voters focus on economy, living standards in snap parliamentary election

By Predrag Milic, Associated Press

A recently formed centrist group that advocates Montenegro joining the European Union was projected to win the small Balkan country's early parliamentary election Sunday, but without enough support to form a government on its own, according to independent vote monitors.