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Germany compensates 249 persecuted over homosexuality law

Homosexuality was decriminalized in 1969, but the legislation wasn’t taken off the books entirely until 1994.
Mourners lay wreaths in Berlin in 2016 at a memorial to homosexuals persecuted by the Nazis.
Mourners lay wreaths in Berlin in 2016 at a memorial to homosexuals persecuted by the Nazis.

Putin self-isolating due to Covid cases among inner circle

The Russian president has been fully vaccinated with the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, receiving his second shot in April.
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting in Moscow on Sept. 11, 2021.
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting in Moscow on Sept. 11, 2021.
4h ago

Putin meets Assad, takes swipe at U.S. and Turkish forces in Syria

Russia's air force played a critical role in turning the tide of the Syrian conflict in Assad's favor after it deployed there in 2015, helping him recover most territory lost to insurgents.
Image: RUSSIA-SYRIA-DIPLOMACY
Image: RUSSIA-SYRIA-DIPLOMACY

France takes U.S. off safe travel list, reimposes restrictions for tourists

France is the latest European country to reimpose some travel restrictions on American tourists, moving the U.S. from its safe list to the higher-risk orange list due to concerns over rising Covid-19 cases. NBC News’ Molly Hunter explains the new travel rules for Americans hoping to visit France and how tourists are coping with the country’s Covid-19 green pass system.
France takes U.S. off safe travel list, reimposes restrictions for tourists
France takes U.S. off safe travel list, reimposes restrictions for tourists
5h ago

Norway's left-wing opposition wins climate-focused election in landslide, starts coalition talks

Labour leader Jonas Gahr Stoere will look to address voters' concerns over global warming and a widening wealth gap.
Image: TOPSHOT-NORWAY-POLITICS-VOTE
Image: TOPSHOT-NORWAY-POLITICS-VOTE
7h ago

Chinese developer Evergrande denies bankruptcy rumors as protests mount

The company's debt crisis, which has already brought angry investors to its doorstep in protest, could ripple through China's banking system.
Image: CHINA-ECONOMY-PROPERTY-EVERGRANDE
Image: CHINA-ECONOMY-PROPERTY-EVERGRANDE
14h ago

Lawyer for Prince Andrew vows he'll fight 'baseless' lawsuit that accuses him of sex abuse

Hollywood attorney Andrew Brettler went on the offensive against Virginia Giuffre, telling a judge in New York that her claim was “baseless, non-viable and potentially unlawful.”
Image: Prince Andrew
Image: Prince Andrew
2d ago

Prince Andrew served with suit alleging he abused teenager, her attorneys say

The Duke of York was served Aug. 27 at his home, The Royal Lodge in Windsor, court documents said.
Virginia Giuffre with Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell at Prince Andrew's London home.
Virginia Giuffre with Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell at Prince Andrew's London home.
2d ago

Antisemitism 'still lurking in Europe,' Pope Francis warns on visit to Hungary

"This is a fuse that must not be allowed to burn," the pope said.
Pope Francis leads a large-scale, open-air mass on the first day of a four-day visit to Hungary and Slovakia on Sept. 12, 2021, in Budapest.
Pope Francis leads a large-scale, open-air mass on the first day of a four-day visit to Hungary and Slovakia on Sept. 12, 2021, in Budapest.

World leaders pay tribute to 9/11 victims and survivors

"Even in the darkest, most trying of times, the very best of human nature can shine through," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
New York City Commemorates 20th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terror Attacks
New York City Commemorates 20th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terror Attacks

Chinatown residents suffered in silence in decades since 9/11

In the aftermath, language and cultural barriers hid the community’s emotional trauma.
Image: May Chen in Confucius Plaza, where she was 20 years ago when the twin towers fell.
Image: May Chen in Confucius Plaza, where she was 20 years ago when the twin towers fell.