After Boost From Perry, Supporters Got Huge Ukraine Gas Deal

After Boost From Perry, Supporters Got Huge Ukraine Gas Deal

Two political supporters of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured a potentially lucrative oil and gas exploration deal from the...

Pompeo Heads to NATO Ministerial Meeting with Counterterrorism Topping Agenda

Pompeo Heads to NATO Ministerial Meeting with Counterterrorism Topping Agenda

The United States and NATO are pledging unity in tackling challenges, including fighting terrorism, cyber threats and boosting energy security,...

Russia Offers Job to Maria Butina, Woman Convicted by US of Being an Agent

Russia Offers Job to Maria Butina, Woman Convicted by US of Being an Agent

In her first public appearance since being deported by U.S. authorities who had jailed her for being a Russian agent,...

US Blacklists Companies, People for Support of Islamic State

US Blacklists Companies, People for Support of Islamic State

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on four companies and two people operating in Syria, Turkey, the Gulf and...

Opposition Wins No Seats in Belarus Election; Lukashenko Vows to Stay Put

Opposition Wins No Seats in Belarus Election; Lukashenko Vows to Stay Put

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko maintained his hold on power after results published Monday showed not a single opposition candidate had...

Spain Orders Extradition of Venezuela’s Ex-Intelligence Chief to US

Spain Orders Extradition of Venezuela’s Ex-Intelligence Chief to US

Spain’s High Court on Monday ordered the extradition of Venezuela’s former military intelligence chief to the United States, reversing an...

US Extends License For Businesses to Work With Huawei by 90 Days

US Extends License For Businesses to Work With Huawei by 90 Days

The United States on Monday granted another 90 days for companies to cease doing business with China’s telecoms giant Huawei,...

Press Freedom Under Spotlight at Magnitsky Human Rights Awards

Press Freedom Under Spotlight at Magnitsky Human Rights Awards

The Ukrainian journalist Oleg Sentsov, who was jailed in Russia for reporting on the country’s illegal annexation of Crimea, and...

Press Freedom Under Spotlight At Magnitsky Human Rights Awards

Press Freedom Under Spotlight At Magnitsky Human Rights Awards

The Ukrainian journalist Oleg Sentsov, who was jailed in Russia for reporting on the country’s illegal annexation of Crimea, and...

Russia Returns Seized Ukrainian Naval Vessels

Russia Returns Seized Ukrainian Naval Vessels

Russia has returned three captured Ukrainian navy ships, in what is being billed as a goodwill gesture to Kyiv ahead...

Riot Police Advance on Protesters in Tbilisi, Fire Water Cannons, Tear Gas

Riot Police Advance on Protesters in Tbilisi, Fire Water Cannons, Tear Gas

Riot police in Tbilisi have begun using water cannons and launching volleys of tear gas at protesters who were blocking...

Russia Hands Back 3 Seized Ships to Ukraine

Russia Hands Back 3 Seized Ships to Ukraine

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says three Ukrainian naval ships that were seized in a shooting confrontation nearly a year ago have...

Is Vladimir Putin Weaker Than Soviet Leaders?

Is Vladimir Putin Weaker Than Soviet Leaders?

Intercepted phone conversations released last week by Dutch-led investigators featuring separatist leaders in Ukraine seeking guidance and practical support from...

Greece Marks 1973 Student Uprising Anniversary; 28 Arrested

Greece Marks 1973 Student Uprising Anniversary; 28 Arrested

Heavy police presence in Athens appeared to have prevented serious clashes Sunday with anarchists and other extreme leftists on the...

Pope Has Lunch with Poor People on World Day of the Poor

Pope Has Lunch with Poor People on World Day of the Poor

Pope Francis hosted 1,500 poor and needy people for lunch on Sunday at the Vatican. Earlier he celebrated Mass in...

Pressure Mounts on Boris Johnson to Release Russian Meddling Report

Pressure Mounts on Boris Johnson to Release Russian Meddling Report

A senior official from Britain’s main opposition Labour Party says that leaks from a parliamentary report on Russian interference in...

Pope’s Asian Agenda: Atomic Bombs, Martyrs, Family Reunion

Pope’s Asian Agenda: Atomic Bombs, Martyrs, Family Reunion

Pope Francis has agendas both pastoral and personal for his trip to Asia, where he’ll appeal for global nuclear disarmament...

After German Attack, Owner Gifts Kebab Shop to Employees

After German Attack, Owner Gifts Kebab Shop to Employees

The owner of a kebab shop targeted in a deadly far-right attack in the German city of Halle last month...

Alleged Norwegian Spy Returns Home After Russian Prison Time

Alleged Norwegian Spy Returns Home After Russian Prison Time

A Norwegian man convicted of espionage in Russia has returned to his native country after a Cold War-style spy swap...

Venice Braces for Third Exceptional Tide of Week

Venice Braces for Third Exceptional Tide of Week

Venetians are bracing for the prospect of another exceptional tide in a season that is setting records.Officials are forecasting a...

Pakistani Women Advance in Tech

Pakistani Women Advance in Tech

A few Pakistani women friends, working for big tech companies in the U.S., decided they wanted to create the mentoring...

Prince Andrew Disputes Accusations of Epstein Accuser

Prince Andrew Disputes Accusations of Epstein Accuser

Prince Andrew offered a detailed rebuttal Saturday to claims he had sex with a woman who says she was trafficked...