Spanish Police Seize 9-Meter Homemade Submarine
Spain’s National Police announced Friday that they had seized, a 9-meter-long, 3-meter-wide homemade submarine designed to smuggle 2 metric tons...
Armenia’s President Said to Be Back at Work After Report of COVID-19 Complications
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian returned to work after undergoing a medical exam, his press office said Friday, following reports that...
Europe Welcomes Historic US Stimulus, But Some Raise Inflation Fears
European policymakers are welcoming U.S. President Joe Biden’s stimulus package amid hopes the $1.9 trillion package approved by the U.S....
Turkey Announces Talks to Reset Ties with Egypt
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced high-level intelligence and diplomatic talks with Egypt on Friday. The bilateral talks are the...
Germany in Third COVID-19 Wave
German health officials Friday warned the country is facing a third wave of coronavirus infections, and the so-called British variant...
Fleeing Hong Kong: British Visas Offer ‘Lifeboat’ for Pro-Democracy Activists
Britain is preparing for tens of thousands of Hong Kong citizens to apply for special visas to settle in Britain...
Facebook Scraps Trans-Pacific Cable
Facebook has scrapped plans to connect California, Taiwan and Hong Kong via a 12,000 kilometer underwater cable, citing tensions between...
After Setback, Spain’s Catalan Separatists Look for Way Forward
Catalonia’s separatist movement suffered a setback this month when a deeply divided European Parliament cleared the way for exiled separatist...
European Regulator Gives Approval to Johnson & Johnson One-Shot Vaccine
The European Union’s drug regulator, the Europe Medicines Agency (EMA), has given conditional approval to Johnson & Johnson’s single dose...
‘Megxit’ Splits Britain Along Same Political, Cultural Fault Lines as Brexit
“The monarchy is above reproach,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confidently declared a year ago. This week, following excoriating allegations...
Spain Calls for UN-brokered Solution to Western Sahara Dispute
Spain is pushing for a U.N.-brokered solution to the long-running dispute over its former colony, Western Sahara, after a dispute...
Nagorno-Karabakh’s People Rebuild Amid Fragile Peace
The war in Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2020 is still very present in the daily lives of its...
AstraZeneca Vaccine Stopped in Denmark After Reports of Blood Clots
Denmark health officials announced Thursday they are suspending the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for 14 days as it...
Women’s Participation in Politics Growing Slowly Worldwide
More women continue to enter politics and government at the highest levels, but there is still widespread gender inequality globally...
British Museum Collects First Meteorite Fragments in UK in 30 Years
The British Natural History Museum said it has recovered fragments of the first meteorite collected in the United Kingdom in...
COVID-19 Tops List of Priorities for Portugal’s EU Presidency
As Portugal approaches the mid-point of its fourth term leading the European Union, it can reflect proudly on the successes...
EU Fumes Over Italy’s Deal to Produce Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine
European Union officials are fuming over Italy’s agreement to manufacture Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, warning they have yet to...
Britain’s Prime Minister Denies EU Claim of Blocked COVID-19 Vaccine Exports
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday refuted claims by European Union Council President Charles Michel that Britain had imposed...
Russia Clamps Down on Twitter
Russia’s Internet regulatory body, Roskomnadzor, announced it had slowed down Twitter’s ability to function in Russia effective Wednesday — part...
EU and Pfizer-BioNTech Sign Deal for 4 Million More Doses
The European Union announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement with pharmaceutical partners Pfizer-BioNTech for an additional 4 million doses...
Explainer: Why Is Harry And Meghan’s Son Not a Prince?
One of the most dramatic claims in Prince Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey was the allegation that their...
Russia Restricts Twitter, Threatens Ban
Russia said Wednesday it was restricting the use of Twitter on the grounds the company has not removed banned content. State...
