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CAIRO — The Egyptian government said Tuesday that it had inked a series of deals to sell off $1.9 billion worth of stakes in state-owned companies, in a move that promises to bolster Egypt's ailing private sector. Prime Minister Mostafa…

ISTANBUL — Turkey made a surprise pledge to drop its opposition to Sweden joining NATO, paving the way for the Nordic country to become a member of the Western military alliance. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Turkey had agreed…

BERLIN — A German court convicted a Syrian man Tuesday of torturing captives while he was a member of the Islamic State group in Syria. The Berlin regional court found Raed E. guilty of war crimes, membership of a foreign…

LONDON — A Romanian man who was part of an international human smuggling ring was sentenced Tuesday to more than 12 years in prison for the deaths of 39 migrants from Vietnam who suffocated in a truck trailer on their…

BERLIN — A German surgeon has been ordered to pay a fine of 7,200 euros ($7,900) for parachuting into the stadium before a European Championship match in Munich two years ago as part of a botched climate protest. A Munich…

NICOSIA, Cyprus — A new casino resort touted as the largest of its kind in Europe has opened its doors in Cyprus, aiming to transform the east Mediterranean island nation into a year-round destination for luxury tourism, officials said Tuesday.…