US Broadcaster Asks European Court to Block Russian Fines

US Broadcaster Asks European Court to Block Russian Fines

U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is asking the European Court of Human Rights to block Russia from enforcing penalties that...

NATO Slams Russian Plan to Block Parts of Black Sea

NATO Slams Russian Plan to Block Parts of Black Sea

NATO is accusing Russia of again ramping up tensions, calling Moscow’s plans to limit access to the Black Sea and...

Biden’s Afghanistan Decision Draws Mixed Reaction From British Veterans

Biden’s Afghanistan Decision Draws Mixed Reaction From British Veterans

“How can we cope with this?” That was Patrick Bury’s thought after attending his first in-country briefing in 2008 at...

Greek, Turkish Foreign Ministers Clash at News Conference

Greek, Turkish Foreign Ministers Clash at News Conference

Tensions between Greece and Turkey reached a new high this week when the two countries’ foreign ministers traded accusations during...

Serbia’s Government ‘Has to Respect Media,’ Investigative Journalist Says

Serbia’s Government ‘Has to Respect Media,’ Investigative Journalist Says

The head of a Serbian investigative news outlet being attacked for its work uncovering corruption says his country needs to...

US Slaps Tough Sanctions on Russia for Election Meddling

US Slaps Tough Sanctions on Russia for Election Meddling

The Biden administration on Thursday imposed tough sanctions targeting the Russian economy to punish the Kremlin for the SolarWinds cyberespionage...

Zuckerberg Urged to Nix Kids’ Version of Instagram

Zuckerberg Urged to Nix Kids’ Version of Instagram

Advocates for children from around the world urged Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to ditch plans for a version...

US Further Punishes Russia for Cyberattacks, Election Meddling  

US Further Punishes Russia for Cyberattacks, Election Meddling  

The United States cannot allow a foreign power to intervene with impunity in American elections, President Joe Biden said Thursday,...

US General Sees ‘Low to Medium’ Risk of Russian Move on Ukraine

US General Sees ‘Low to Medium’ Risk of Russian Move on Ukraine

The U.S. military commander keeping close watch on Russia’s massing of military forces in Crimea and along the border of...

US Allies Confirm Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan

US Allies Confirm Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan

U.S. allies including Britain have announced they too will begin pulling their troops out of Afghanistan, following Washington’s announcement it...

US Allies Announce Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal

US Allies Announce Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal

U.S. allies have announced they will begin pulling troops out of Afghanistan following Washington’s confirmation that it intends to withdraw...

Notre-Dame Cathedral ‘Holding Up’ Two Years After Paris Fire

Notre-Dame Cathedral ‘Holding Up’ Two Years After Paris Fire

President Emmanuel Macron Thursday praised the painstaking efforts to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral, two years after flames ripped through its centuries-old...

Turkish Writer Altan Released From Prison: Lawyer

Turkish Writer Altan Released From Prison: Lawyer

Turkish journalist and writer Ahmet Altan was released from prison on Wednesday, his lawyer said, after the top appeals court...

France Advises Citizens to Leave Pakistan for Security Reasons

France Advises Citizens to Leave Pakistan for Security Reasons

France advised its citizens and companies Thursday to temporarily leave Pakistan, citing “serious threats to French interests” in the South...

COVID-19 Deaths Among Oldest Europeans Reach Lowest Level Since Pandemic Began

COVID-19 Deaths Among Oldest Europeans Reach Lowest Level Since Pandemic Began

COVID-19 cases are declining among Europeans 80 and older and death rates in the age group are at the lowest...

Russia Targets Student Magazine With Raids, Criminal Charges

Russia Targets Student Magazine With Raids, Criminal Charges

Russian authorities on Wednesday charged four editors of an online student magazine with encouraging minors to take part in illegal...

Sources: US Set to Slap New Sanctions on Russian Officials as Soon as Thursday

Sources: US Set to Slap New Sanctions on Russian Officials as Soon as Thursday

The United States will announce sanctions on Russia as soon as Thursday for alleged election interference and malicious cyber activity,...

Biden Reaches Out to Putin Amid Ukraine Tensions

Biden Reaches Out to Putin Amid Ukraine Tensions

President Joe Biden has offered to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a summit in a third country while...

British Ministers Rebuff Dublin Pleas for Emergency Summit on Northern Ireland

British Ministers Rebuff Dublin Pleas for Emergency Summit on Northern Ireland

Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney is expected to press his British counterpart, Dominic Rabb, this week during a meeting in...

South African Telecom App Helps Gender-Based Violence Survivors

South African Telecom App Helps Gender-Based Violence Survivors

South African mobile communications company Vodacom South Africa, with British parent company Vodafone and charity Hestia, has launched a free mobile...

Computerized Map Predicts Next COVID-19 Outbreak

Computerized Map Predicts Next COVID-19 Outbreak

Predicting whether an outbreak is likely to happen is now possible with the COVID-19 Outbreak Detection Tool, a map that...

An Existential Choice? France’s Communist Party Eyes Presidential Race 

An Existential Choice? France’s Communist Party Eyes Presidential Race 

France’s once-powerful Communist Party is fielding its first presidential candidate in years for the 2022 elections, a choice some consider vital...