UN Embraces ‘Hybrid Session’ for General Assembly During Pandemic

UN Embraces ‘Hybrid Session’ for General Assembly During Pandemic

The United Nations General Assembly in New York City is one of the biggest international gatherings of the year and requires massive...

Poisoned Russian Opposition Leader Shows Signs of Recovery

Poisoned Russian Opposition Leader Shows Signs of Recovery

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has confirmed reports of his improved health following a near fatal poisoning in Siberia last month —...

China Rejects Human Rights Criticism as Brussels Seeks Trade Rebalancing

China Rejects Human Rights Criticism as Brussels Seeks Trade Rebalancing

Europe has called on China to take down trade barriers and rebalance the economic relationship, following a virtual summit held...

EU-China Summit Has Some Germans Rethinking Relations With Beijing

EU-China Summit Has Some Germans Rethinking Relations With Beijing

A high-profile virtual summit among Chinese and EU leaders this week has spurred some influential Europeans to rethink their continent’s...

Well-Preserved Ice Age Cave Bear Remains Found on Russian Island

Well-Preserved Ice Age Cave Bear Remains Found on Russian Island

Scientists at a Russian university have announced the discovery of a remarkably well-preserved ice age cave bear, with much of...

China Rejects Human Rights Criticism as EU Seeks Trade Rebalance

China Rejects Human Rights Criticism as EU Seeks Trade Rebalance

Europe has called on China to take down trade barriers and rebalance their economic relationship, following a virtual summit held...

British Health Secretary Defends COVID-19 Testing, Restrictions

British Health Secretary Defends COVID-19 Testing, Restrictions

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock appeared before Parliament Tuesday to defend the government’s response to recent surges in the COVID-19...

Rights Group Accuses Belarusian Authorities of Mass Arrests, Torture

Rights Group Accuses Belarusian Authorities of Mass Arrests, Torture

Human Rights Watch has accused Belarusian security forces of detaining thousands of people and torturing hundreds of others in the...

Poisoned Russian Opposition Leader Posts Photo from Hospital Bed

Poisoned Russian Opposition Leader Posts Photo from Hospital Bed

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny published a photo of himself in a Berlin hospital bed Tuesday as he recovers from...

Pompeo: Confident There Will Be Effective Competitors to Huawei from Western Vendors

Pompeo: Confident There Will Be Effective Competitors to Huawei from Western Vendors

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday he is confident there will be effective 5G competitors to China’s...

EU Mulls Migration Pact in Shadow of Lesbos Fire

EU Mulls Migration Pact in Shadow of Lesbos Fire

Five years after a wave of asylum seekers flooded into Europe, the region is facing another reckoning on migration, with...

UK’s Johnson Defends Plan to Rewrite Brexit Deal, Says EU ‘Unreasonable’

UK’s Johnson Defends Plan to Rewrite Brexit Deal, Says EU ‘Unreasonable’

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday defended his plan to unilaterally rewrite Britain’s divorce deal with the European Union...

Britain’s Johnson Wins Vote on Breaching Brexit Deal but Rebellion Smolders

Britain’s Johnson Wins Vote on Breaching Brexit Deal but Rebellion Smolders

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday won the first of several votes in Parliament on his plan to undercut the...

Daimler AG to Pay $1.5B to Settle Emissions Cheating Probes

Daimler AG to Pay $1.5B to Settle Emissions Cheating Probes

Automaker Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California state...

Putin Grants Belarus $1.5 Billion Loan

Putin Grants Belarus $1.5 Billion Loan

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted a $1.5 billion loan to Belarus as a show of support for its...

UN Condemns Atrocities Against Myanmar’s Rohingya, Other Minorities

UN Condemns Atrocities Against Myanmar’s Rohingya, Other Minorities

The UN Human Rights office reports the Myanmar military continues to attack, persecute and commit gross violations against the Rohingya...

Huawei’s Survival at Stake as US Sanctions Loom

Huawei’s Survival at Stake as US Sanctions Loom

Starting Sept. 15, China’s telecom giant Huawei — once a symbol of Chinese technology prowess — will be cut off...

UN Council to Hold Urgent Debate on Human Rights Situation in Belarus

UN Council to Hold Urgent Debate on Human Rights Situation in Belarus

At its opening session, the U.N. Human Rights Council approved a proposal by the European Union to hold an urgent...

Navalny Allies Win Seats in Siberian City as Ruling Party Claims Victory in Local Polls

Navalny Allies Win Seats in Siberian City as Ruling Party Claims Victory in Local Polls

Two allies of stricken Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny are expected to have won local parliamentary seats in the Siberian city...

UK Parliament to Vote on Johnson’s Plan to Break Brexit Divorce Treaty 

UK Parliament to Vote on Johnson’s Plan to Break Brexit Divorce Treaty 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to break international law by breaching parts of the Brexit divorce treaty with the...

Lukashenko Travels to Russia Amid Continuing Unrest in Belarus 

Lukashenko Travels to Russia Amid Continuing Unrest in Belarus 

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko traveled to the Black Sea resort of Sochi Monday for talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin....

Germany: Foreign Labs Confirm Navalny Poisoned with Novichok

Germany: Foreign Labs Confirm Navalny Poisoned with Novichok

Specialist labs in France and Sweden have confirmed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok,...