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Turkish Cypriots Attack UN Peacekeepers Trying to Halt Road Work Inside Buffer Zone

Turkish Cypriots Attack UN Peacekeepers Trying to Halt Road Work Inside Buffer Zone

Angry Turkish Cypriots punched and kicked a group of international peacekeepers who obstructed crews working on a road that would...

Firefighters Battle All Night to Halt Wildfire in Spain’s Popular Tourist Island of Tenerife

Firefighters Battle All Night to Halt Wildfire in Spain’s Popular Tourist Island of Tenerife

Firefighters battled overnight to try to bring under control the worst wildfire in decades on the Spanish Canary Island of...

US Gave Approval for Delivery of F-16’s, Officials Say

US Gave Approval for Delivery of F-16’s, Officials Say

The United States has given the nod to allies Denmark and the Netherlands to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine,...

Russia Downs Ukraine Drone in Moscow 

Russia Downs Ukraine Drone in Moscow 

Ukraine attempted to launch a drone attack on Moscow early Friday, but Russian forces downed the unmanned aerial vehicle. After...

China’s Defense Minister Promises to Boost Cooperation With Russian Ally Belarus

China’s Defense Minister Promises to Boost Cooperation With Russian Ally Belarus

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu on Thursday visited Belarus and said his country would increase military cooperation with Russia’s neighbor...

Violence Against Aid Workers Shows No Respite, UN Says

Violence Against Aid Workers Shows No Respite, UN Says

A total of 62 humanitarian aid workers have died this year around the world, the United Nations said Thursday as...

Cargo Ship Leaves Ukraine, Reaches Turkish Waters Despite Russian Blockade

Cargo Ship Leaves Ukraine, Reaches Turkish Waters Despite Russian Blockade

A civilian cargo ship sailing from Ukraine reached Istanbul on Thursday in defiance of a Moscow blockade that sent tensions...

Iranian Reporter Defiant After Latest Jail Release

Iranian Reporter Defiant After Latest Jail Release

An Iranian journalist said Thursday she had no regrets over posting on social media a picture of herself without a...

Ukraine Claims New Battlefield Advance

Ukraine Claims New Battlefield Advance

Ukraine claimed Thursday that its counteroffensive had retaken parts of Russian-controlled land in the southeastern part of the country in...

UN Says It Will Block Road Construction Encroaching on Buffer Zone in Cyprus

UN Says It Will Block Road Construction Encroaching on Buffer Zone in Cyprus

The U.N. mission in ethnically divided Cyprus said Thursday it will block construction by breakaway Turkish Cypriots of a road...

US Sanctions 4 Russian Agents in Alexey Navalny Poisoning

US Sanctions 4 Russian Agents in Alexey Navalny Poisoning

The United States on Thursday imposed new sanctions on four Russian security agents it accused of being involved in the...

Sweden Raises Terror Threat Level Following Quran Burnings

Sweden Raises Terror Threat Level Following Quran Burnings

Sweden raised its terrorism alert level on Thursday one notch to the second highest, following a recent string of public...

Russia Fines Google $32,000 for Videos About Ukraine Conflict

Russia Fines Google $32,000 for Videos About Ukraine Conflict

A Russian court on Thursday imposed a $32,000 fine on Google for failing to delete allegedly false information about the...

England Beats Australia, to Play Spain in Women’s World Cup Final

England Beats Australia, to Play Spain in Women’s World Cup Final

England will play Spain in the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Sydney on Sunday. Spain beat Sweden...

Startup Incubator Launched for New Hong Kong Migrants to UK 

Startup Incubator Launched for New Hong Kong Migrants to UK 

A business organization founded by Hong Kongers in London is launching a startup program to help new Hong Kong migrants...

British Museum Says Staff Member Dismissed After Items Go Missing, Stolen or Damaged

British Museum Says Staff Member Dismissed After Items Go Missing, Stolen or Damaged

The British Museum said Wednesday that a member of its staff has been dismissed after items dating back as far...

Texas OKs Plan to Mandate Tesla Tech for EV Chargers in State

Texas OKs Plan to Mandate Tesla Tech for EV Chargers in State

Texas on Wednesday approved its plan to require companies to include Tesla’s technology in electric vehicle charging stations to be...

Russia’s Luna-25 Spacecraft Enters Moon’s Orbit, Space Agency Says

Russia’s Luna-25 Spacecraft Enters Moon’s Orbit, Space Agency Says

Russia’s lunar spacecraft entered the moon’s orbit on Wednesday, a major step toward the country’s ambition of being the first...

US Slaps Sanctions Over Alleged Arms Deals Between North Korea, Russia

US Slaps Sanctions Over Alleged Arms Deals Between North Korea, Russia

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three entities it accused of being tied to arms deals between North...

Georgia’s Strategic Relationship With China Worries Partners in West

Georgia’s Strategic Relationship With China Worries Partners in West

Georgia, a NATO and European Union aspirant, is touting a new strategic partnership with China, prompting concerns the alliance will...

Germany’s Cabinet Approves Plan to Liberalize Cannabis Rules

Germany’s Cabinet Approves Plan to Liberalize Cannabis Rules

Germany’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, setting the scene for the European Union’s most...

Musk’s X Delays Access to Content on Reuters, NY Times, Social Media Rivals

Musk’s X Delays Access to Content on Reuters, NY Times, Social Media Rivals

Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, delayed access to links to content on the Reuters and New York...