Fleeing Hong Kong, Families Make New Life in Britain

Fleeing Hong Kong, Families Make New Life in Britain

As China’s crackdown on democratic freedoms in Hong Kong intensifies under Beijing’s so-called “National Security Law,” tens of thousands of...

Russian Extradited to US from Switzerland to Face Insider Trading Charges

Russian Extradited to US from Switzerland to Face Insider Trading Charges

A Russian businessman has been extradited from Switzerland to the United States to face charges of insider trading, the Swiss...

Russia Expels 2 German Diplomats in Retaliatory Move

Russia Expels 2 German Diplomats in Retaliatory Move

Russia expelled two German diplomats on Monday in response to Germany’s expulsion of two Russian diplomats last week.  The dispute...

US Says It Is Ready to Start Talks With Russia

US Says It Is Ready to Start Talks With Russia

The White House said Monday the United States is ready to start diplomatic talks with Russia through multiple channels, but...

No Signs of Russia Deescalating on Ukraine Border

No Signs of Russia Deescalating on Ukraine Border

Russia has not let up with a military build-up along the border with Ukraine since U.S. President Joe Biden and...

Pope Tells Abused Mother Domestic Violence ‘Nearly Satanic’ 

Pope Tells Abused Mother Domestic Violence ‘Nearly Satanic’ 

Pope Francis has denounced domestic violence against women as “nearly satanic” and said parents should never slap their children.  Francis...

Above New York, a Giant Green Roof Tries to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Above New York, a Giant Green Roof Tries to Reduce Carbon Footprint

New York’s largest convention center hosts about 175 events each year that draw hundreds of thousands of people to the...

Azerbaijan Frees 10 More Armenian Prisoners of War

Azerbaijan Frees 10 More Armenian Prisoners of War

Azerbaijan said Sunday it had freed 10 more Armenian soldiers captured last month during fighting between the Caucasus arch foes....

Russia Evacuates 128 Coal Miners Amid Reports of Fire

Russia Evacuates 128 Coal Miners Amid Reports of Fire

Authorities in Russia evacuated 128 coal miners Sunday from a mine in Siberia amid reports of a fire in one...

Poles Protest Across the Country to Defend Media Freedom

Poles Protest Across the Country to Defend Media Freedom

Poles flocked to city centers across the country Sunday to defend a U.S.-owned television network that is being targeted by...

Brexit Minister Resigns, Deepening Crisis Engulfing British Prime Minister

Brexit Minister Resigns, Deepening Crisis Engulfing British Prime Minister

The political crisis engulfing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has deepened with the resignation of a close ally, Brexit minister...

El Pais Newspaper: Catholic Church in Spain Faces Major Abuse Investigation

El Pais Newspaper: Catholic Church in Spain Faces Major Abuse Investigation

Spain’s Catholic Church is to open an investigation into alleged sex abuse of hundreds of children by members of the...

Omicron Variant Spurs New Lockdown in Netherlands

Omicron Variant Spurs New Lockdown in Netherlands

“The Netherlands is shutting down again,” Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Saturday in a televised address. The new measures, beginning...

UK Brexit Minister Quits as New COVID Rules Spark Anger

UK Brexit Minister Quits as New COVID Rules Spark Anger

A senior member of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet resigned Saturday night, adding to a sense of disarray within a...

Ransomware Persists Even as High-Profile Attacks Have Slowed

Ransomware Persists Even as High-Profile Attacks Have Slowed

In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin that he needed to crack down on ransomware gangs...

Pope Doubles Down on Quashing Old Latin Mass With New Limits

Pope Doubles Down on Quashing Old Latin Mass With New Limits

Pope Francis doubled down Saturday on his efforts to quash the old Latin Mass, forbidding the celebration of some sacraments...

Russia: Security Proposals Are Aimed at Avoiding Military Scenario

Russia: Security Proposals Are Aimed at Avoiding Military Scenario

Deputy foreign minister Alexander Grushko said Saturday that security proposals Russia has presented to the United States are an attempt...

Dutch Government Holds Emergency Meeting on Omicron Spread

Dutch Government Holds Emergency Meeting on Omicron Spread

The Dutch government is holding an emergency meeting Saturday with health advisers about the fast-spreading omicron variant of the coronavirus...

Pandemic Spawns New Wave of Anti-Migrant Sentiment

Pandemic Spawns New Wave of Anti-Migrant Sentiment

Marking International Migrants Day, the United Nations reports hostility and xenophobia are growing against migrants.  It warns the stigmatization and...

US Cites ‘Progress’ but Warns Nuclear Deal Could Die Without Urgent Iranian Action 

US Cites ‘Progress’ but Warns Nuclear Deal Could Die Without Urgent Iranian Action 

The U.S. says its indirect talks with Iran on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal made modest progress in the latest...

Turkish Lira’s Nosedive Hits Women-Only Farmers Market Vendors

Turkish Lira’s Nosedive Hits Women-Only Farmers Market Vendors

The women-only farmers market in Diyarbakir, Turkey, is a unique place. Here, women, many of them divorced or survivors of...

Experts: US, Allies Not Likely to Agree to Russian ‘Security Guarantees’

Experts: US, Allies Not Likely to Agree to Russian ‘Security Guarantees’

Russia should not expect the United States and its allies to go along with its recent demand for an expansive...