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US Warns Russia Getting Creative in Cyberspace

US Warns Russia Getting Creative in Cyberspace

Russia’s cyber operations against Ukraine may not have made as big an impact as some Western officials and cybersecurity experts...

Macron Outlines Need for European Sovereignty

Macron Outlines Need for European Sovereignty

French President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday outlined his vision for European economic and industrial sovereignty during a visit to the Netherlands,...

Russian Forces in Crimea Brace for Possible Ukraine Assault

Russian Forces in Crimea Brace for Possible Ukraine Assault

The Moscow-appointed leader of Crimea said Tuesday the region is on guard for what may be an impending Ukrainian counteroffensive....

Russia Moves to Introduce Electronic Military Draft

Russia Moves to Introduce Electronic Military Draft

Russian lawmakers moved Tuesday to create an electronic military conscription system to try to thwart men from fleeing the country,...

Earthquake Survivors Living on Turkish Sleeper Trains   

Earthquake Survivors Living on Turkish Sleeper Trains   

The Nur mountains loom over the Iskenderun railway station, an imposing reminder of the tectonic forces that devastated this corner...

The Earthquake Survivors Living on a Turkish Sleeper Train 

The Earthquake Survivors Living on a Turkish Sleeper Train 

Around one-and-a-half million people in Turkey were made homeless by the February 6 earthquake, with many still lacking permanent shelter....

Paris’ Toxic River Seine Gets Olympic Reboot

Paris’ Toxic River Seine Gets Olympic Reboot

Even before he has dipped his toes into the murky waters of Paris ‘ famous but forbidden River Seine, French...

China Unveils Proposed New Law Overseeing Artificial Intelligence Products

China Unveils Proposed New Law Overseeing Artificial Intelligence Products

China’s internet regulator has unveiled a proposed law that will require makers of new artificial intelligence, or AI, products to...

Latest in Ukraine: UN Says Confirmed Civilian Deaths in Ukraine Near 8,500

Latest in Ukraine: UN Says Confirmed Civilian Deaths in Ukraine Near 8,500

Ukraine and Russia exchange hundreds of prisoners of war. Some of the freed troops from both nations are reportedly in...

Two Still Missing as Marseille Building Collapse Probe Begins

Two Still Missing as Marseille Building Collapse Probe Begins

Rescuers were on Tuesday searching rubble in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille for two people still missing after a...

Australia Aims to Make Industry More Resilient Against Cyberattacks

Australia Aims to Make Industry More Resilient Against Cyberattacks

The Australian government is asking major banks and other institutions to take part in ‘wargaming’ exercises to test how they...

US Lawmakers Urge EU to Declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Group

US Lawmakers Urge EU to Declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Group

A bipartisan group of more than 130 U.S. Congress members have signed a joint letter calling on the European Union...

Biden Travels to Northern Ireland to Mark Anniversary of Peace Accord

Biden Travels to Northern Ireland to Mark Anniversary of Peace Accord

U.S. President Joe Biden travels to both sides of the Irish border this week, taking part in commemorations to mark...

News Presenter Generated with AI Appears in Kuwait

News Presenter Generated with AI Appears in Kuwait

A Kuwaiti media outlet has unveiled a virtual news presenter generated using artificial intelligence, with plans for it to read...

Russia Pounds Eastern Ukraine, Kyiv Reported to Rethink Counteroffensive After Leak

Russia Pounds Eastern Ukraine, Kyiv Reported to Rethink Counteroffensive After Leak

Russian forces pressed attacks on front-line cities in eastern Ukraine on Monday, while Ukrainian officials played down a report that...

Kremlin Critic Facing 25 Years in Jail Says Regrets Nothing

Kremlin Critic Facing 25 Years in Jail Says Regrets Nothing

Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza said on Monday he stood by all of his political statements, including against the Ukraine...

Greece Moves to Ban Neo-Nazi Party From Polls

Greece Moves to Ban Neo-Nazi Party From Polls

Greek lawmakers are set to vote on urgent legislation introduced by the government in Athens to ban neo-Nazi parties from...

Latest in Ukraine: Belarus Cites Need for Russian Security Guarantee 

Latest in Ukraine: Belarus Cites Need for Russian Security Guarantee 

Latest developments: Two killed In Zaporizhzhia after a Russian airstrike hit a residential building in the southeastern Ukrainian city. In...

Two Bodies Found in French Building Collapse as Rescue Efforts Continue

Two Bodies Found in French Building Collapse as Rescue Efforts Continue

Two bodies were found in the rubble of a building that collapsed in Marseille following a major explosion, French authorities...

Avalanche Kills Four in France, Two Missing

Avalanche Kills Four in France, Two Missing

An avalanche on Sunday near Mont Blanc in southeastern France swept four people to their deaths and left two more...

Bittersweet Easter for Turkish City’s Dwindling Armenian Community

Bittersweet Easter for Turkish City’s Dwindling Armenian Community

The aroma of corek, a spiced bun the Armenian community makes for Easter, is once again wafting through the streets...

Reports: Tesla Plans Shanghai Factory for Power Storage

Reports: Tesla Plans Shanghai Factory for Power Storage

Electric car maker Tesla Inc. plans to build a factory in Shanghai to produce power-storage devices for sale worldwide, state...