Germany released a list of 62 non-EU countries whose citizens could enter visa-free for up to 90 days, including the US, UK, Canada, Japan and others.
Japan, under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, has confirmed a visa exemption for citizens of 74 countries and territories, allowing stays of 15, 30, or 90 days.
The Christmas tree outside Chancellor Olaf Scholz's office in Berlin will not be lit as long this year, a government spokesman said Thursday, as Germany seeks to save energy through the winter. Last year, the tree was put up while conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel was still in office.
Lawmakers in the French parliament voted Thursday to add the right to abortion to the constitution in response to recent changes in Poland and the United States. "The assembly is speaking to the world, our country is speaking to the world," said jubilant MP Mathilde Panot from LFI, dedicating the vote to women in Hungary, Poland and the United States.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday he would ask judges to confirm charges against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, head of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), even though Kony remains at large. Khan said he had asked judges for authorisation to hold a hearing to confirm the charges against Kony in his absence.
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