British Prime Minister:  ‘We Can’t Continue with Christmas as Planned’

British Prime Minister: ‘We Can’t Continue with Christmas as Planned’

Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center said early Sunday there are 76.3 million global COVID-19 cases.The U.S. continues to lead the...

Trump Downplays Suspected Russia-led Hack

Trump Downplays Suspected Russia-led Hack

U.S. President Donald Trump is downplaying the severity of a massive cybersecurity breach by suspected Russian operatives that has exposed...

EU, UK Each Demand Concessions as Post-Brexit Talks Stall

EU, UK Each Demand Concessions as Post-Brexit Talks Stall

British and EU negotiators have dug in their heels and each is demanding more concessions from the other as post-Brexit...

UN Report: Ukrainian Measures to Slow COVID-19 Are Inadequate

UN Report: Ukrainian Measures to Slow COVID-19 Are Inadequate

A report submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Council criticizes Ukraine’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and warns that the...

Britain Imposes Tougher Coronavirus Lockdown Measures

Britain Imposes Tougher Coronavirus Lockdown Measures

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed new coronavirus lockdown measures in England Saturday, reversing initial plans to ease restrictions during...

Britain Sounds Alarm About Mutant Coronavirus Strain

Britain Sounds Alarm About Mutant Coronavirus Strain

British scientists were scrambling Saturday to work out whether a mutant strain of the coronavirus, which has been spreading rapidly...

Bulgaria Expels Russian Diplomat on Spying Charges

Bulgaria Expels Russian Diplomat on Spying Charges

Bulgaria accuses a Russian diplomat of spying and is expelling him from the country.  “The foreign ministry of the Republic of...

Bosnian City of Mostar to Hold First Local Election in 12 Years

Bosnian City of Mostar to Hold First Local Election in 12 Years

Irma Baralija is looking forward to Sunday, when she intends to vote and hopes win her race in the first...

Armenia Mourns Karabakh War Victims

Armenia Mourns Karabakh War Victims

Armenia on Saturday began three days of mourning for the victims of clashes with Azerbaijan as the opposition kept up...

US Plans to Close Last 2 Consulates in Russia

US Plans to Close Last 2 Consulates in Russia

The Trump administration has notified Congress that it intends to shutter the two remaining U.S. consulates in Russia.The State Department...

Growing Calls for US to Retaliate for Massive Cyber Hack

Growing Calls for US to Retaliate for Massive Cyber Hack

U.S. lawmakers briefed on the massive cybersecurity breach that has impacted government agencies and the private sector are calling for...

France Arrests Four Linked to Meat Cleaver Attack

France Arrests Four Linked to Meat Cleaver Attack

France says it arrested four people linked to a September 25 meat cleaver attack in Paris, outside the former offices of...

China Turns Up Heat on Country’s Tech Giants

China Turns Up Heat on Country’s Tech Giants

In recent weeks, Chinese regulators have cracked down on some of the country’s biggest and most powerful technology companies, illustrating...

UNICEF Aiding British Children Amid Pandemic

UNICEF Aiding British Children Amid Pandemic

UNICEF UK, for the first time in its 70-year history, is giving food assistance to Britain’s children whose families have...

Switzerland Imposes COVID-19 Restrictions as Infections Surge

Switzerland Imposes COVID-19 Restrictions as Infections Surge

The Swiss government Friday ordered all bars, restaurants, cultural venues and sports facilities to close next week because of a...

Migrant Deaths Top 3,000 This Year

Migrant Deaths Top 3,000 This Year

In marking International Migrants Day, the United Nations says at least 3,174 migrants have died this year while seeking safety...

German Health Ministry Sets COVID-19 Vaccine Priorities

German Health Ministry Sets COVID-19 Vaccine Priorities

German Health Minister Jens Spahn announced Friday the order in which COVID-19 vaccinations will be carried out, starting with the...

Alibaba Facial Recognition Tech Specifically Picks Out Uighur Minority, Report Shows

Alibaba Facial Recognition Tech Specifically Picks Out Uighur Minority, Report Shows

Technology giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has facial recognition technology that can specifically pick out members of China’s Uighur minority,...

EU, British Leaders Concede Big Gaps Remain in Post-Brexit Talks

EU, British Leaders Concede Big Gaps Remain in Post-Brexit Talks

Britain and the European Union provided sober updates Thursday on the state of post-Brexit trade discussions, with only two weeks...

Spain’s Lower House of Parliament Approves Bill to Make Euthanasia Legal

Spain’s Lower House of Parliament Approves Bill to Make Euthanasia Legal

Lawmakers in the lower house of Spain’s parliament approved a bill Thursday, amid ongoing protests, that would allow people to...

38 States Sue Google Over Antitrust Complaints

38 States Sue Google Over Antitrust Complaints

The lawsuits against Alphabet Inc.’s Google continue to pile up. On December 17, 38 states filed a joint antitrust complaint that...

Trump Administration, Biden Voice New Alarm About Latest Cyberattack

Trump Administration, Biden Voice New Alarm About Latest Cyberattack

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and President-elect Joe Biden both voiced new alarm Thursday about a wide intrusion into computer...