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At a European Union summit in Brussels, leaders are discussing Russian President Vladimir Putin's position. AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports.

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EU leaders recommit to support Ukraine as they and NATO see divisions emerging in Russia
By RAF CASERT - Associated Press
Thu,06/29/23-2:04AM , 179 Reads
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took center stage at a European Union summit, underscoring the importance the 27 EU leaders attach to protecting their eastern flank from Russian aggression and beefing up Ukraine’s defense capabilities.
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Confessional booths are stacked into a corner at the Sacred Heart church in Mechelen, Beligum, Monday, June 19, 2023. Across Europe, the continent that nurtured Christianity for most of two millennia, many churches, convents, beguinages and chapels stand empty as faith and church attendance have dwindled over the past half century. Many are now been repurposed to preserve their historical and architectural relevance, while others have opened up to non-religious activities to expand their use. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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In Europe's empty churches, prayer and confessions make way for drinking and dancing
By RAF CASERT - Associated Press
Thu,06/22/23-1:20AM , 266 Reads
MECHELEN, Belgium (AP) — The confessionals where generations of Belgians admitted their sins stood stacked in a corner of what was once Sacred Heart Church, proof the stalls — as well as the Roman Catholic house of worship — had outlived their purpose.
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, front center left, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump, front center right, after a group photo at a NATO leaders meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Dec. 4, 2019. As Trump becomes the first former president to face federal charges that could put him in jail, many Europeans are watching the case closely. But hardly a single world leader has said a word recently about the man leading the race for the Republican party nomination. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

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Everyone's got something to say about Trump -- except world leaders who might have to deal with him
By RAF CASERT - Associated Press
Wed,06/14/23-10:06AM , 252 Reads
BRUSSELS (AP) — In the final days of the 2016 U.S. election campaign, European Union leader Donald Tusk could no longer contain himself: “One Donald is more than enough!” he wrote on Twitter. When Trump was elected less than a week later, it made for an awkward start to what proved to be four difficult years of trans-Atlantic relations.
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Passengers arriving from China wait in front of a COVID-19 testing area set at the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. France says it will require negative COVID-19 tests of all passengers arriving from China and is urging French citizens to avoid nonessential travel to China. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

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EU to try again for coordination on China COVID-19 policies
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Mon,01/02/23-5:33PM , 289 Reads
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations will try again on Wednesday to mold a coordinated approach on if and how authorities should check incoming airline passengers from China for any new COVID-19 variants after several member nations announced individual efforts over the past week.
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