3,000 Moroccan Migrants Cross into Spanish Territory

3,000 Moroccan Migrants Cross into Spanish Territory

About 3,000 Moroccans, a third of whom were presumed to be minors according to Spanish authorities, swam and used inflatable...

France Announces Support to Sudan during Africa Financing Talks

France Announces Support to Sudan during Africa Financing Talks

France said it will cancel $5 billion in debt Sudan owes it, and Germany also offered assistance, during back-to-back Paris financing...

EU Says Russian ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Stifles Independent Media

EU Says Russian ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Stifles Independent Media

The European Union has called on Russia to repeal its controversial “foreign agent” law, which has been used to target...

Turkey to Go Ahead with Russian Weapons Purchases Despite US Objections

Turkey to Go Ahead with Russian Weapons Purchases Despite US Objections

Turkey is threatening to go ahead with Russian military purchases despite warnings from Washington.  The threat comes as the impasse...

US, EU to Address Steel & Aluminum Capacity

US, EU to Address Steel & Aluminum Capacity

The United States and the European Union have announced they have begun discussions to “address global steel and aluminum excess...

Blinken in Denmark as Biden Administration Pushes to Boost Ties with Allies

Blinken in Denmark as Biden Administration Pushes to Boost Ties with Allies

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Denmark for talks Monday about economic, security and climate issues, as well...

Irish Health Service Hit by ‘Very Sophisticated’ Ransomware Attack 

Irish Health Service Hit by ‘Very Sophisticated’ Ransomware Attack 

Ireland’s health service operator shut down all its IT systems Friday to protect them from a ransomware attack, which crippled...

Facebook Faces Prospect of ‘Devastating’ Data Transfer Ban After Irish Ruling

Facebook Faces Prospect of ‘Devastating’ Data Transfer Ban After Irish Ruling

Ireland’s data regulator can resume a probe that may trigger a ban on Facebook’s transatlantic data transfers, the High Court...

France Pledges $1.5 Billion to Sudan to Pay Off IMF Loan

France Pledges $1.5 Billion to Sudan to Pay Off IMF Loan

France announced Monday that it will grant Sudan a $1.5 billion loan to help the north African country pay off...

Doubts Mount About Efficacy of Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine

Doubts Mount About Efficacy of Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine

Doubts are mounting about the efficacy of Russia’s Sputnik vaccine. Drug regulators in the Czech Republic and Brazil have withheld...

Germany COVID Infection Rate Falls Below Key Threshold

Germany COVID Infection Rate Falls Below Key Threshold

Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said Friday the nation’s average COVID-19 infection rate over the past week has fallen below...

With Eye on China, India and Europe to Restart Stalled Trade Talks

With Eye on China, India and Europe to Restart Stalled Trade Talks

The decision by India and the European Union to restart stalled talks on a free trade pact comes amid growing...

Europe Emerging From Dark Coronavirus Months

Europe Emerging From Dark Coronavirus Months

After dark months struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, Europe is finally hitting its stride, with vaccinations and economies picking up,...

Johnson ‘Anxious’ Over Rise of Variant From India in UK

Johnson ‘Anxious’ Over Rise of Variant From India in UK

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson voiced anxiety Thursday about a rise in the U.K. of the coronavirus variant first identified...

Europe Emerges from Dark Coronavirus Months 

Europe Emerges from Dark Coronavirus Months 

After dark months struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, Europe is finally hitting its stride with vaccinations and economies picking up...

Hungarian Plans for First Chinese University in Europe Prompt Security, Propaganda Fears

Hungarian Plans for First Chinese University in Europe Prompt Security, Propaganda Fears

Hungary has announced plans to open a branch of a Chinese University in Budapest. Critics fear the development — the...

Champions League Final Moved from Istanbul to Porto Due to COVID-19 Risks

Champions League Final Moved from Istanbul to Porto Due to COVID-19 Risks

The Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea on May 29 has been moved from Istanbul to Porto to...

Spain Promises Ambitious Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin America  

Spain Promises Ambitious Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin America  

Spain has promised to donate 7.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Latin American and Caribbean countries this summer as...

Pope Holds First In-Person Public Audience at Vatican in Six Months

Pope Holds First In-Person Public Audience at Vatican in Six Months

A joyful Pope Francis greeted a group of about 300 faithful in a Vatican courtyard Wednesday as he resumed his...

Russia Expands Military Facilities in Syria

Russia Expands Military Facilities in Syria

Russia is expanding its navy base at the Syrian port of Tartus and planning to construct a floating dock to...

Injured Toll in Russian School Shooting Rises to 23

Injured Toll in Russian School Shooting Rises to 23

Twenty-three people remain hospitalized Wednesday in the Russian city of Kazan following a school shooting that killed nine people, seven...

Germany to Use Digital Immunity Certificate

Germany to Use Digital Immunity Certificate

German Health Minister Jens Spahn said Wednesday the nation is prepared to roll out a digital “immunity app” to show...