31 people are dead after a migrant boat capsized in the English channel
At least 31 people have died after a boat carrying migrants between France and Britain overturned in the English Channel
Europe
Germany's post-Angela Merkel government has agreed on a new direction for the country
Leaders of the three parties set to form Germany's new government have announced a coalition deal to make Social Democrat Olaf Scholz the country's next chancellor.
Soccer star Karim Benzema is found guilty of attempting to blackmail a teammate
A French court handed Benzema a one-year suspended jail sentence, finding him guilty of conspiring to blackmail former teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape. Benzema denies the allegations.
A public mental health model in Italy earns global praise. Now it faces its demise
Trieste has a reputed approach to bringing people with mental illnesses out of hospitals and into the community. Now the region's hard-right politicians are breaking the system apart.
Russian officials move closer to shutting down a major human rights group
Russian prosecutors are seeking court action to shut down the country's oldest human rights group. They accuse the group known as Memorial of being a foreign agent.
News brief: Wis. parade tragedy, Fed chair Powell, Austria's COVID-19 lockdown
The latest out of Wisconsin after an SUV plowed into a parade. President Biden taps Fed chair Jerome Powell for a second term. Austria returns to a lockdown to try to roll back a wave of COVID cases.
Austria enters lockdown as COVID infections rise
Austria has become the first European country to instate a vaccine mandate. Monday, it was the first to initiate a nation-wide lockdown during this surge, despite protests against the restrictions.
Migrants are freezing to death at Belarus-Poland border
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Wojtek Wilk, of the Polish Center for International Aid, about his organization's efforts to help migrants crossing the Belarus border into Poland.
Dutch police open fire on rioters in demonstration against COVID restrictions
It was one of the worst outbreaks of violence in the Netherlands since coronavirus restrictions were first imposed last year. Police arrested 51 people in Rotterdam.
Austria is going into full lockdown and will mandate vaccines as COVID cases surge
The Austrian government is putting the entire country in lockdown starting Nov. 22 and is planning legislation to make vaccination compulsory for all Austrians in February.