Arsonists Behind More than Half of Italy’s Wildfires, Officials Say

Arsonists Behind More than Half of Italy’s Wildfires, Officials Say

About 800 wildfires have struck Italy this year, tripling the normal annual average and causing millions of dollars in damage....

Wildfire Rips Through Greek Island as Evacuations Continue

Wildfire Rips Through Greek Island as Evacuations Continue

A days-old fire burned through Greece’s second-largest island Sunday, prompting more evacuations.   Thousands of tourists and residents have fled...

Hundreds in Warsaw Protest Political Repression in Belarus

Hundreds in Warsaw Protest Political Repression in Belarus

Hundreds of people, among them many Belarusians living in exile in Poland, marched Sunday in Warsaw to protest political repression...

US, Russia Continue Diplomatic Tug of War

US, Russia Continue Diplomatic Tug of War

Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, said the United States has asked 24 Russian diplomats to leave the country...

Blaze Ravages Evia Island on Sixth Day of Greek Wildfires 

Blaze Ravages Evia Island on Sixth Day of Greek Wildfires 

Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth...

Along With COVID-19, EU Faces a More Fundamental Battle

Along With COVID-19, EU Faces a More Fundamental Battle

Hungary’s growing list of European Union worries includes controversial LGBT legislation and potentially hacking the phones of journalists, rights activists...

Emotional Messi Says He Wasn’t Prepared to Leave Barcelona 

Emotional Messi Says He Wasn’t Prepared to Leave Barcelona 

Struggling to control his emotions, Lionel Messi said Sunday in his farewell to Barcelona that he wasn’t prepared to leave...

NY Times: More Than a Million Students Failed to Show Up for Classes Last Year 

NY Times: More Than a Million Students Failed to Show Up for Classes Last Year 

A New York Times report says as the coronavirus swept across the U.S., more than 1 million children, many of...

Greece Battles Wildfires for Fifth Day in ‘Nightmarish Summer’

Greece Battles Wildfires for Fifth Day in ‘Nightmarish Summer’

Flames swept through a town near Athens overnight and hundreds of people were evacuated by ferry from the island of...

No End to Greek Inferno as Wildfires Rage Into Night

No End to Greek Inferno as Wildfires Rage Into Night

Wildfires in Greece raged into the night burning more forest and homes in the northern outskirts of Athens and other...

Some Experts Concerned About Closer Ukraine-China Ties

Some Experts Concerned About Closer Ukraine-China Ties

While Ukraine’s president prepares for a visit to Washington, Kyiv is accepting COVID-19 vaccines from China and has signed a...

About 40 Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes off Western Sahara

About 40 Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes off Western Sahara

About 40 migrants were feared dead after a boat carrying about 50 people traveling from Western Sahara to Spain’s Canary...

EU Reportedly to Hold Emergency Talks on Belarusian Migration Practices

EU Reportedly to Hold Emergency Talks on Belarusian Migration Practices

European Union ministers will hold emergency talks on what they view as a Belarusian pressure campaign of illegal migration against...

Vatican Begins Requiring COVID-19 ‘Green Pass’ for Visitors

Vatican Begins Requiring COVID-19 ‘Green Pass’ for Visitors

The Vatican Museums began requiring visitors Friday to present a so-called Green Pass, a digital certificate proving they have been...

Two Belarus Coaches Kicked Out of Olympics Over Tsimanouskaya Removal

Two Belarus Coaches Kicked Out of Olympics Over Tsimanouskaya Removal

Two Belarusian coaches have been stripped of their Tokyo Olympics accreditations over an alleged attempt to force a sprinter to...

Resurgent Wildfires in Greece Burn Homes, Threaten Monuments

Resurgent Wildfires in Greece Burn Homes, Threaten Monuments

A resurgent wildfire burned homes north of Athens, and blazes across southern Greece forced more evacuations Thursday as weather worsened...

Russia Begins Military Drills with Allies along Afghan Border

Russia Begins Military Drills with Allies along Afghan Border

Russia begins mass military exercises with its Central Asian allies Tajikistan and Uzbekistan near the Tajik border with Afghanistan this...

Belarus Olympic Sprinter Says Grandmother Advised Her Not to Come Home

Belarus Olympic Sprinter Says Grandmother Advised Her Not to Come Home

A Belarusian Olympic sprinter told reporters Thursday she was advised by family members not to return home because she was...

Russian Defamation Trial Threatens British Press Freedom: Activists

Russian Defamation Trial Threatens British Press Freedom: Activists

Activists say freedom of the press is at risk following a pair of lawsuits brought by Russian oligarchs against a...

As Mediterranean Wildfires Rage, Italy Counts Environmental Losses 

As Mediterranean Wildfires Rage, Italy Counts Environmental Losses 

A heat wave in southern Europe, fed by strong hot winds from North Africa, has contributed to the outbreak of...

Police Arrest 11 Over Racist Abuse of England Players After Euro Final

Police Arrest 11 Over Racist Abuse of England Players After Euro Final

British police have arrested 11 people as part of an investigation into the online racist abuse directed at some of...

China Lodges Protest With BBC Over Flood Reporting 

China Lodges Protest With BBC Over Flood Reporting 

China has lodged a stern representation with Britain’s BBC about its reporting of the floods in Henan and its statement...