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Apr. 19, 2024, 7:33 AM ET (AP)
European Union official von der Leyen visits the Finland-Russia border to assess security situation
Apr. 19, 2024, 6:45 AM ET (AP)
2 suspects detained in Poland after last month's attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania
Apr. 19, 2024, 6:38 AM ET (AP)
Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber as Moscow's missiles kill 8 Ukrainians
Apr. 19, 2024, 6:31 AM ET (AP)
If Congress passes funding, this is how the US could rush weapons to Ukraine for its war with Russia
Apr. 18, 2024, 5:22 PM ET (AP)
NATO and the EU urge G7 nations to step up air defense for Ukraine and expand Iran sanctions
Europe, second smallest of the world’s continents, composed of the westward-projecting peninsulas of Eurasia (the great landmass that it shares with Asia) and occupying nearly one-fifteenth of the world’s total land area. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the south (west to east) by the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, the Kuma-Manych Depression, and the Caspian Sea. The continent’s eastern boundary (north to south) runs along the Ural Mountains and then roughly southwest along the Emba (Zhem) River, terminating at the northern Caspian coast. Europe’s largest islands ...(100 of 20355 words)