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Investigators Say Syrian Suspect Sought Items to Attack ‘Civilian Targets’

Investigators Say Syrian Suspect Sought Items to Attack ‘Civilian Targets’

German authorities have arrested a Syrian man on suspicion of planning to carry out an explosives attack motivated by Islamic...

Lithuania Legalizes Migrant Pushbacks

Lithuania Legalizes Migrant Pushbacks

Lithuania’s parliament passed legislation Tuesday to make it legal to deny entry to asylum seekers, the EU member’s latest move...

Prince Harry Takes on Murdoch’s UK Group Over Phone-Hacking

Prince Harry Takes on Murdoch’s UK Group Over Phone-Hacking

Britain’s Prince William has settled a phone-hacking claim against Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper arm for a “huge sum” after a...

Germany Detains Syrian Suspected of Planning Attack

Germany Detains Syrian Suspected of Planning Attack

German authorities have detained a Syrian man on suspicion of planning to carry out an explosives attack motivated by Islamic...

EU Gives Green Light to Revamp of Europe’s Main Climate Policy

EU Gives Green Light to Revamp of Europe’s Main Climate Policy

EU countries Tuesday gave the final approval to the biggest revamp to date of Europe’s carbon market, which is set...

Latest in Ukraine: Ukraine Says Russian Missile Hit Kupiansk Museum 

Latest in Ukraine: Ukraine Says Russian Missile Hit Kupiansk Museum 

Latest Developments Estonian Prime Minister supports Ukraine’s bid to join NATO, EU China says it respects the sovereignty of former...

Global Public Perception of Russia’s Leadership Eroded Sharply in 2022

Global Public Perception of Russia’s Leadership Eroded Sharply in 2022

In the aftermath of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine last year, global attitudes toward Russia’s leadership have shifted...

Moon Shot: Japan Firm to Attempt Historic Lunar Landing

Moon Shot: Japan Firm to Attempt Historic Lunar Landing

A Japanese space start-up will attempt Tuesday to become the first private company to put a lander on the Moon.   ...

SpaceX Wins Approval to Add Fifth U.S. Rocket Launch Site

SpaceX Wins Approval to Add Fifth U.S. Rocket Launch Site

The U.S. Space Force said on Monday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX was granted approval to lease a second rocket launch...

EU’s Top Diplomat Supports Beijing’s Call to Recognize Former Soviet States

EU’s Top Diplomat Supports Beijing’s Call to Recognize Former Soviet States

The European Union’s top diplomat described as good news China’s distancing from controversial comments from one of its envoys who...

UK Seeks Court Order to Block Nurses Strike

UK Seeks Court Order to Block Nurses Strike

The U.K. government on Monday said it was applying for a court order to stop a strike by nurses in...

Twitter Changes Stoke Russian, Chinese Propaganda Surge

Twitter Changes Stoke Russian, Chinese Propaganda Surge

Twitter accounts operated by authoritarian governments in Russia, China and Iran are benefiting from recent changes at the social media...

Russia Threatens to Terminate Ukraine Grain Deal over Reports of G7 Export Ban

Russia Threatens to Terminate Ukraine Grain Deal over Reports of G7 Export Ban

Russia has threatened to scrap the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which enables the safe export of grain from Ukrainian ports...

Russia Threatens Ukraine Grain Deal Termination Over Reported G-7 Export Ban

Russia Threatens Ukraine Grain Deal Termination Over Reported G-7 Export Ban

Russia has threatened to scrap an initiative that enables the safe export of grain from Ukrainian Black Sea ports to...

European Summit Seeks to Boost Wind Energy Production

European Summit Seeks to Boost Wind Energy Production

Nine European countries held a summit on Monday aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea, spurred...

Writer, Adviser, Poet, Bot: How ChatGPT Could Transform Politics

Writer, Adviser, Poet, Bot: How ChatGPT Could Transform Politics

The AI bot ChatGPT has passed exams, written poetry, and deployed in newsrooms, and now politicians are seeking it out...

Ukraine War Prompts Latvia to Re-Think Its Defenses

Ukraine War Prompts Latvia to Re-Think Its Defenses

With Russian troops occupying almost 20% of Ukrainian territory in Europe’s first major conflict since World War Two, Latvia, one...

Climate Activists Glue Themselves to Roads, Stop Berlin Traffic

Climate Activists Glue Themselves to Roads, Stop Berlin Traffic

Environmental activists glued themselves to the asphalt in dozens of street blockades across Berlin on Monday to demand the government...

EU Urges Kosovo, Ethnic Serbs to Start ‘Serious Dialogue’ After Vote Boycott

EU Urges Kosovo, Ethnic Serbs to Start ‘Serious Dialogue’ After Vote Boycott

The European Union called on Kosovo’s government and ethnic Serbs to start a “serious dialogue” to bring them back into...

Watchdog: World Military Spending Up to an All-time High

Watchdog: World Military Spending Up to an All-time High

Global military spending grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2022 to an all-time high of $2.24 trillion, with a...

Air Pollution Kills 1,200 Children a Year, Says EU Agency

Air Pollution Kills 1,200 Children a Year, Says EU Agency

Air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18’s across Europe and increases the risk...

Highest Military Spending in Europe Since Cold War: Study

Highest Military Spending in Europe Since Cold War: Study

Europe’s military spending grew at a record pace in 2022, reaching a level unseen since the Cold War following Russia’s...