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Italy’s Berlusconi Acquitted in Starlet Bribery Trial 

Italy’s Berlusconi Acquitted in Starlet Bribery Trial 

An Italian court on Wednesday acquitted billionaire former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi of bribing witnesses to lie about his notorious...

Elon Musk Hopes to Have Twitter CEO Toward the End of Year 

Elon Musk Hopes to Have Twitter CEO Toward the End of Year 

Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year.”...

Scottish Leader Nicola Sturgeon to Resign after 8 Years

Scottish Leader Nicola Sturgeon to Resign after 8 Years

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday announced her intention to resign, saying that part of serving in politics is...

Death Toll in Turkey and Syria from February 6 Earthquake Rises Above 40,000

Death Toll in Turkey and Syria from February 6 Earthquake Rises Above 40,000

The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria from last week’s powerful earthquake has now risen above 40,000.   Turkish President...

Court Overturns Ban Against Former Haitian Soccer President

Court Overturns Ban Against Former Haitian Soccer President

A lifetime ban against former Haitian soccer federation president Yves Jean-Bart over allegations he sexually abused female players was overturned...

11 States Consider ‘Right to Repair’ for Farming Equipment

11 States Consider ‘Right to Repair’ for Farming Equipment

On Colorado’s northeastern plains, where the pencil-straight horizon divides golden fields and blue sky, a farmer named Danny Wood scrambles...

A Cold War on Two Fronts? No Thanks, Says Biden

A Cold War on Two Fronts? No Thanks, Says Biden

Despite intense pressure from his Republican opposition, President Joe Biden appears intent on maintaining a measured response to the Chinese...

US-Backed Report Says Russia Has Held at Least 6,000 Ukrainian Children for ‘Re-Education’

US-Backed Report Says Russia Has Held at Least 6,000 Ukrainian Children for ‘Re-Education’

Russia has held at least 6,000 Ukrainian children — likely many more — in sites in Russian-held Crimea and Russia...

Indian Tax Authorities Search BBC Offices in Delhi, Mumbai

Indian Tax Authorities Search BBC Offices in Delhi, Mumbai

Tax officials in India searched the British Broadcasting Corporation’s offices Tuesday in New Delhi and Mumbai, weeks after the Indian...

Window Closing for Finding Quake Survivors, as Relief Efforts Stepped Up 

Window Closing for Finding Quake Survivors, as Relief Efforts Stepped Up 

Rescuers in Turkey pulled several more people alive from the rubble Tuesday, nearly 200 hours after a series of powerful...

EU to Ban Fossil Fuel Cars, Slash Truck and Bus Emissions

EU to Ban Fossil Fuel Cars, Slash Truck and Bus Emissions

The European Union will ban new sales of fossil fuel cars from 2035, after MEPs approved a new law Tuesday,...

Afghan Journalists Win Case Against UK Government Over Relocation

Afghan Journalists Win Case Against UK Government Over Relocation

Eight Afghan journalists who worked for the BBC broadcaster won a legal challenge on Monday against Britain’s refusal to relocate...

Ford to Cut 3,800 Jobs in Europe, Mostly in Germany, UK 

Ford to Cut 3,800 Jobs in Europe, Mostly in Germany, UK 

Ford said Tuesday that it will cut 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next three years in an effort to...

Rescue Crews in Turkey Find Survivors on 8th Day After Earthquake

Rescue Crews in Turkey Find Survivors on 8th Day After Earthquake

Rescuers in Turkey pulled several more people alive from the rubble Tuesday, nearly 200 hours after a series of powerful...

Moldovan Leader Outlines Russian ‘Plan’ to Topple Government

Moldovan Leader Outlines Russian ‘Plan’ to Topple Government

Moldova’s president outlined Monday what she described as a plot by Moscow to overthrow her country’s government using external saboteurs,...

China-Owned Parent Company of TikTok Among Top Spenders on Internet Lobbying

China-Owned Parent Company of TikTok Among Top Spenders on Internet Lobbying

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of social media platform TikTok, has dramatically upped its U.S. lobbying effort since 2020 as...

German Ballet Director Suspended Over Feces Attack on Critic

German Ballet Director Suspended Over Feces Attack on Critic

A German newspaper critic had animal feces smeared on her face in the city of Hannover by a ballet director...

NATO Chief Urges Faster Ammunition Production for Ukraine

NATO Chief Urges Faster Ammunition Production for Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine’s use of ammunition in the war against Russia is outstripping supply and that the...

Syria’s Assad to Allow UN More Access to Quake Victims

Syria’s Assad to Allow UN More Access to Quake Victims

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to allow the United Nations to temporarily...

Polish Officials Observe Training of Ukrainians on New Tanks

Polish Officials Observe Training of Ukrainians on New Tanks

Poland’s president and defense minister met Monday with Polish and foreign instructors intensively training Ukrainian troops to operate the German-made...

One Week On, Turkey, Syria Grapple with Quake Aftermath

One Week On, Turkey, Syria Grapple with Quake Aftermath

February 13 marks one week since devastating twin earthquakes struck the Turkish Syrian border. With the death toll surpassing 30,000...

Greek Foreign Minister Visits Quake-Hit Turkey, Promises More Aid, EU Support 

Greek Foreign Minister Visits Quake-Hit Turkey, Promises More Aid, EU Support 

Greece’s foreign minister is the first among his European colleagues to visit quake-hit Turkey to survey the extent of the...