Paris Marchers Decry Racism, Far Right Rallies in London
Paris riot police fired tear gas Saturday to disperse a largely peaceful but unauthorized protest of police brutality and entrenched...
George Floyd’s Death Sparks Calls for UN Debate
A group of African countries has sent a letter to the president of the U.N. Human Rights Council calling for...
Professional Football Resumes in Italy but Still in Empty Stadiums
Professional soccer has resumed in Italy after a three-month stoppage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Juventus played against AC Milan...
Greece Ramps up Legal Fight Against Sotheby’s to Win Back Bronze Statuette
Greece has vowed to ratchet up legal pressure against a leading U.S. auction house in a bid to win back...
Turkey Arrests Journalist for Revealing State Secrets, Lawyer Says
A Turkish court jailed a prominent opposition journalist from an online news outlet pending trial on accusations that she revealed...
Turkey Communications Director Blasts Twitter for Removing 7,340 Accounts
Turkey criticized Twitter on Friday for suspending more than 7,000 accounts the social media company said were promoting narratives favorable to Turkish...
UN Alarmed by Reports Greece Forces Out Asylum Seekers
U.N. agencies are expressing alarm at persistent reports Greek authorities are rejecting asylum seekers and migrants at the country’s sea...
Putin Appears at Russia Day Celebration
In his first public appearance since May 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday expressed confidence that “an absolute majority” of...
Twitter Removes China-linked Accounts Spreading False News
Twitter has removed a vast network of accounts that it says is linked to the Chinese government and were pushing...
French Police Stage Banned Demo to Demand Government Support
French police defied a ban on mass gatherings to protest what they see as a lack of government support, marching...
Italy Resumes all Professional Sport Competitions
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced Thursday night that all professional sport competition in the country will resume starting Friday...
21-Year Sentence for Norwegian White Supremacist for Murder and Mosque Attack
A Norwegian man who murdered his Chinese-born stepsister and then opened fire on a mosque last year was sentenced Thursday to 21 years in prison, the maximum penalty under Norwegian law. Twenty-two-year-old Philip Manshaus offered no...
In France, Minorities see George Floyd’s Death Mirrored at Home
Like many countries, France is witnessing a public awakening on the issue of police violence and racial profiling, sparked by...
Turkey Sentences US Consulate Employee to More Than 8 Years
A Turkish court on Thursday convicted a local U.S. Consulate employee in Istanbul of aiding an armed terror organization and...
Apple Removes Podcast Apps in China
A popular podcasting platform, Pocket Casts, has been removed from Apple’s app store in China at Beijing’s request, according to...
Zoom Temporarily Suspends Account After Hosting Tiananmen Square Anniversary Event
Videoconferencing company Zoom temporarily shut down the account of a U.S.-based activist group days after it held an event commemorating...
British Decision to Oust Huawei Is Settled, Analyst Says
A British political insider says there is no longer any doubt that the London government will abandon plans to incorporate...
Microsoft Joins Amazon, IBM in Pausing Face Scans for Police
Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to...
Britain Faces Grim Coronavirus Forecast
The British government is facing strong criticism for its response to the coronavirus pandemic, as latest forecasts suggest the economy...
After Missteps, Turkey Tames Coronavirus
Turkey has turned into a surprising coronavirus success story, despite fears that its outbreak — at one time one of...
US ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Turkish Drilling in Mediterranean
The United States is urging Turkey to stop drilling in contested waters of the Mediterranean Sea out of concern the...
EU to File Antitrust Complaint Against Amazon Over Treatment of Third Party Sellers: WSJ
The European Union is planning on filing formal antitrust charges against Amazon.com Inc over its treatment of third-party sellers, the...
