For Belarus Protesters, Battle is for Long Haul
The inauguration of Belarus President Alexandr Lukashenko following elections widely viewed as rigged has ushered in a new scenario in...
British PM Receives Rare Rebuke in House of Commons
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received a rare reprimand Wednesday by the speaker of the House of Commons for treating...
French Court Rules to Extradite Alleged Rwanda Genocide Financier to UN Court
A top French appeals court has refused to block the extradition of the alleged financier of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide to...
German Chancellor Imposes New COVID-19 Restrictions
After consulting with Germany’s 16 regional governors, German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday announced new restrictions on the size of gatherings...
Pompeo Calls on Vatican to Reconsider Deal With Beijing
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed to advocate for persecuted religious minorities in China while calling on the Vatican...
Thorny Summit: Turkey, Belarus, China, Migration Among Questions Facing EU Leaders
Tough foreign policy issues, including tensions with Turkey, sanctions against Belarus and relations with China, will be up for discussion...
Pompeo Urges Greece, Turkey to Resume Talks Over Territorial Spat
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on NATO allies Greece and Turkey Tuesday to resume talks as soon as...
Amazon Launches Trial of Pay-by-Palm Device
Need to pay for some groceries? No problem, just wave your palm. That could be the new mode of payment...
Britain, Canada Sanction Belarus’ Lukashenko, Top Officials
Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, his son and other top officials for allegedly rigging...
TikTok Launches US Election Guide
Chinese-owned video sharing platform TikTok says it is creating a guide “to protect against misinformation” during the 2020 U.S. elections. In...
Assange May End Up at Colorado Supermax Jail, UK Court Told
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would have to be “almost dying” to get out of arguably the most notorious prison in...
France to Ban Use of Wild Animals in Circuses, Marine Parks
France’s environment minister has announced a gradual ban on using wild animals in traveling circuses, on keeping dolphins and killer...
British Company Testing Jet Suits For Use During Emergencies
A British jet suit company has teamed with a paramedic service to test the flying suits’ capabilities for emergency use...
Macron to Outline France’s Controversial Anti-Separatism Bill
Five years after the Paris terrorist strikes and a week after a brutal knife attack in the French capital, French...
Macron Meets With Belarus Opposition Leader Tsikhanouskaya
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday pledged European support for the people of Belarus after he met with opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. The talks...
Greece Steps Up Refugee Transfers from Congested Lesbos
Greek authorities on Monday began transferring hundreds of refugees from the island of Lesbos to reduce chronic overcrowding that caused...
Poland Rejects Letter From Diplomats Urging Tolerance for LGBT People
Polish leaders on Monday rejected suggestions that LGBT people in Poland are facing any kind of discrimination or depravation of...
Turkey Vows Support for Azerbaijan in Escalating Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Turkey says it will back Azerbaijan with all means necessary as fighting entered a second day Monday between Azeri and...
Coronavirus Global Death Tally Approaches 1 Million
The World Health organization says 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for the coronavirus will be made available to low- and...
Russia Should Also Be Target of Belarus Sanctions, Former Diplomats Say
As European governments tussle over imposing sanctions on Belarus after the results of last month’s election, some former diplomats and...
US Judge Halts Government Ban on TikTok
A U.S. federal judge has temporarily halted a Trump administration order to ban the popular video app TikTok from U.S. app stores. The ban was due...
Why Facebook Suddenly Closed 155 Accounts Targeting the Philippines
Facebook’s deletion of accounts targeting the Philippines from bases in China shows that the U.S. internet giant wants a better...
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