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Elite Russian Forces Said to Suffer Losses in Ukraine

Elite Russian Forces Said to Suffer Losses in Ukraine

An elite Russian infantry force has suffered significant losses in Ukraine, the British Defense Ministry said Sunday. The ministry said...

Mexican States in Hot Competition Over Possible Tesla Plant

Mexican States in Hot Competition Over Possible Tesla Plant

Mexico is undergoing a fevered competition among states to win a potential Tesla facility in jostling reminiscent of what happens...

Mobile Tech Fair to Show Off New Phones, AI, Metaverse

Mobile Tech Fair to Show Off New Phones, AI, Metaverse

The latest folding-screen smartphones, immersive metaverse experiences, AI-powered chatbot avatars and other eye-catching technology are set to wow visitors at...

G20 Meeting: Germany Regrets China’s Position on Ukraine War

G20 Meeting: Germany Regrets China’s Position on Ukraine War

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said Saturday it was “regrettable” that China had blocked a Group of 20 communique to...

Spain: Patient Does Not Have Marburg Disease

Spain: Patient Does Not Have Marburg Disease

A man in Spain who was suspected of having the deadly Marburg disease tested negative Saturday and does not have...

EU Slaps New Sanctions on Russia

EU Slaps New Sanctions on Russia

The European Union agreed Saturday to impose new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The EU said in...

G20 Finance Ministers Fail to Bridge Differences Over Ukraine

G20 Finance Ministers Fail to Bridge Differences Over Ukraine

The finance ministers of the Group of 20 countries wrapped up a two-day meeting Saturday in India without issuing a...

Turkey Expands Probe of Building Collapses, Quake Toll Tops 50,000

Turkey Expands Probe of Building Collapses, Quake Toll Tops 50,000

Turkey has arrested 184 people suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in this month’s earthquakes and investigations are...

UK, EU Inching Toward Northern Ireland Deal: Irish PM

UK, EU Inching Toward Northern Ireland Deal: Irish PM

Britain and the European Union are inching toward concluding talks on revising post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland and an...

Japan, Other G7 Leaders Step Up Russia Sanctions

Japan, Other G7 Leaders Step Up Russia Sanctions

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other Group of Seven leaders adopted a set of additional sanctions against Russia over...

Spain Detects First Suspected Case of Marburg Disease

Spain Detects First Suspected Case of Marburg Disease

Spain has identified its first suspected case of Marburg disease.  The Spanish patient is a 34-year-old man who had recently...

UK:  Russia Running Low on Iranian Drones

UK: Russia Running Low on Iranian Drones

Russia has likely depleted its supply of Iranian one-way-attack uncrewed aerial vehicles or OWA-UAVs, the British Defense Ministry said Saturday...

Supporters for Ukraine March in Poland, One Year After Russian Invasion

Supporters for Ukraine March in Poland, One Year After Russian Invasion

Ukrainians and their supporters marched in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, one year after Moscow launched its full-scale war on Ukraine....

Turkey Begins Rebuilding for 1.5M Left Homeless by Earthquakes

Turkey Begins Rebuilding for 1.5M Left Homeless by Earthquakes

Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month’s devastating earthquakes, a government official said Friday, as the combined...

UN Weekly Roundup: February 18-24, 2023

UN Weekly Roundup: February 18-24, 2023

Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as...

With Russian Asset Seizures, US Justice Department Seeks to Aid Ukraine

With Russian Asset Seizures, US Justice Department Seeks to Aid Ukraine

Earlier this month, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland used a Justice Department appearance to herald the work of a law...

US Prosecutors Seek Forfeiture of Russian Oligarch’s Properties  

US Prosecutors Seek Forfeiture of Russian Oligarch’s Properties  

U.S. prosecutors went to federal court in New York on Friday to seek forfeiture of about $75 million in luxury...

Czech Republic Cites Early Work to Rebuild Ukraine

Czech Republic Cites Early Work to Rebuild Ukraine

While most of the world is focused on the battles still to come in Ukraine, the Czech Republic’s chief envoy...

US Claims Russia’s ‘Strategic Failure’ Extends Beyond the Battlefield

US Claims Russia’s ‘Strategic Failure’ Extends Beyond the Battlefield

Russia’s blunders on the battlefield in Ukraine are scaring away longtime partners and other countries that have come to depend...

Pakistan Walks a Diplomatic Tightrope Between Russia and Ukraine

Pakistan Walks a Diplomatic Tightrope Between Russia and Ukraine

Russia’s war in Ukraine has added to Pakistan’s woes as its import-dependent economy has suffered price shocks. One year later,...

Google Tests Blocking News Content for Some Canadians

Google Tests Blocking News Content for Some Canadians

Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company said is a test run of...

Blinken Heads to Asia Amid Soaring Tensions With China, Russia

Blinken Heads to Asia Amid Soaring Tensions With China, Russia

Fresh from a meeting with China’s top diplomat and a U.N. Security Council session regarding Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony...