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Austria's Chancellor Brigitte Bierlein called the summit failure "extremely regrettable"

A haunted ventriloquist doll called Mr. Fritz was captured blinking and moving its mouth during a video recording. 

In his youth, the elderly man served as a guard for a Nazi concentration camp in Poland where more than 5,000 were killed during his time there.

The 93-year-old Bruno Dey admitted in court to being an SS guard, but the defence underlined that he did not join the SS voluntarily'

Laura Codruta Kovesi was instrumental in launching fraud probes in Romania against ministers, lawmakers and local officials

Poland's governing right-wing populist party won a weekend election, full official results showed on Monday, retaining a parliamentary majority that could allow it to pursue a judicial reform agenda that has put it at loggerheads with the EU.

German car exports to Britain fell sharply

Hunter Biden resigns from the board of a Chinese firm to take the heat off his father.

Gareth Bale scored as Wales held Croatia to a 1-1 draw

Poles will choose between "democracy and authoritarianism" in Sunday's general election, author Olga Tokarczuk, pictured October 10, 2019, has said

According to diplomats, Russia was the biggest obstacle to a united front from the United Nations Security Council on Turkey's offensive in Syria

Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk on Thursday won the 2018 Nobel Literature Prize, which was delayed over a sexual harassment scandal, while Austrian novelist and playwright Peter Handke took the 2019 award, the Swedish Academy said.Experts had predicted the Academy would go to great pains to steer clear of controversy with its pick of laureates, as it seeks to restore its reputation tainted by the scandal.

Making it through 50 years of marriage in Poland is worth not just a flute of champagne but a presidential medal, with tens of thousands awarded each year despite rising divorce rates

Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska is the OM candidate for Poland's main opposition Civic Coalition (KO)

The World Bank's chief economist warns some countries that pulled themselve out of poverty may fall back if global trade tensions continue to undermine investment and growth

A North Korean missile test launched from the sea Oct 2 has stirred calls for strict enforcement of UN sanctions

Polish foundation "Don't be afraid" in February sent Pope Francis a report listing 384 assaults it had documented in the country

Riot police used pepper spray during clashes with far-right groups trying to disrupt the Gay Pride parade in Lublin

USA's Rai Benjamin competes in the men's 4x400m relay final

US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry delivers a statement after signing an agreement with Estonian, Lithuanian and Latvian counterparts on strengthening energy cooperation between the US and the Baltic States during a meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, on October 6, 2019.The United States and Baltic states on October 6, 2019 agreed to beef up cooperation to protect the Baltic energy grid from cyber attacks as they disconnect from the Russian electricity grid.

NGOs view the pilot scheme positively, and several EU states acknowledge it aims to 'empty the boats'