Bulgarians Elect New Parliament Amid Corruption Worries
Bulgarians are voting in a snap poll on Sunday after a previous election in April produced a fragmented parliament that...
Polls Open in Moldova’s Snap Election Set to Weaken Russia’s Influence
Polling stations in Moldova opened Sunday morning with voters eager to choose the new parliament after the previous one was...
Black Sea Drills Showcase NATO-Ukraine Defense Ties
Ukraine and NATO have conducted Black Sea drills involving dozens of warships in a two-week show of their defense ties...
Pope to Deliver Sunday Angelus Prayer From Rome Hospital
Pope Francis is recovering from colon surgery in a Rome hospital and the Vatican has announced that he will deliver...
Australian Barty Wins Wimbledon Women’s Title
Top-seeded Ashleigh Barty became the first Australian to win the Wimbledon women’s singles tennis title in 41 years on Saturday...
G-20 Warns of Risk to Global Recovery From Virus Variants
The global economic recovery is at risk from the rise of new coronavirus variants and poor access to vaccines in...
Black Sea Drills Showcase Strong NATO-Ukraine Defense Ties
Ukraine and NATO have conducted Black Sea drills involving dozens of warships in a two-week show of their strong defense...
Corruption Anger May Yield New Leadership as Bulgaria Votes
Voters will go to the polls in Bulgaria for the second time in three months this weekend after no party...
Hackers Disrupt Iran’s Rail Service with Fake Delay Messages
Iran’s railroad system came under cyberattack Friday, a semi-official news agency reported, with hackers posting fake messages about train delays...
More Raids on Independent News Outlets as Belarus Steps up Crackdown
Belarusian authorities on Friday raided the offices of several media outlets outside Minsk and searched the homes of independent journalists,...
France to Pull More Than 2,000 Troops From Africa’s Sahel
France will withdraw more than 2,000 troops from an anti-extremism force in Africa’s Sahel region by early next year and...
Diverse England Team Wins Fans in Nation Eager for Good News
Hannah Kumari has been an English soccer fan since childhood, but she never wanted to fly an England flag. Until...
Biden, Putin Discuss Ransomware Attacks From Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden said he discussed recent ransomware attacks on the U.S. from Russia in a phone call Friday...
Language Issues Slow Turkey’s Vaccination of Kurds
Turkey is claiming success in its COVID immunization campaign, but the majority Kurdish region lags far behind the rest of the...
British Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Murder of Sarah Everard
A London Metropolitan Police officer pleaded guilty Friday to the murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, whose disappearance and subsequent murder...
Pope Francis Continues Surgical Recovery, Will Deliver Sunday Blessing
A Vatican spokesman said Pope Francis is continuing to recover from intestinal surgery performed earlier this week and will deliver...
Taliban Seize More Territory, Say They Control Most of Afghanistan
KABUL / MOSCOW – Taliban officials said on Friday the Sunni Muslim insurgent group had taken control of 85% of territory in...
Moldova to Hold Vote Pitting Reformists Against Pro-Russians
Moldovan voters go to the polls this weekend in a snap parliamentary election that could decide whether the former Soviet...
Swedish Plane Carrying Skydivers Crashes, Killing 9
Police in Sweden say a small plane carrying skydivers crashed outside the south-central city of Orebro late Thursday, killing all...
Tax Reform Tops Agenda as G-20 Finance Chiefs Meet in Venice
Finance ministers and central bankers from the group of 20 rich countries will meet face to face on Friday for...
Buddhist Digital Amulets Mark Thai Entry Into Crypto Art Craze
Karmic fortune has arrived to the digital art market, with a kaleidoscopic splash of colors and the face of a...
As France Plans to Shrink Sahel Force, Jihadi Threat Grows
During a grueling, weekslong mission in northern Mali, French soldiers were confronted by a familiar threat: Extremists trying to impose...
