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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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 has lodged a stern representation with Britain’s BBC about its reporting of the floods in Henan and its statement...
WHO Wants Moratorium on Booster Shots Until Low Income Countries Catch up
The World Health Organization’s director-general is calling for a worldwide moratorium on COVID-19 booster shots until at least the end...
Britain’s Top General Calls for Retaliation on Iran for Drone Strike
Britain’s top military commander, General Nick Carter, said Wednesday that Western powers need to retaliate for a suspected Iranian drone...
Greece Grapples with Massive Forest Fires, Evacuations
Greek firefighters on Wednesday grappled with fires razing swathes of forest land on the outskirts of Athens, forcing thousands of...
Belarusian Olympian Departs Tokyo for Vienna
A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who said she faced punishment if she returned to her country departed Japan Wednesday on a flight...
Thousands Flee Homes Outside Athens as Heat Fuels Wildfires
More than 500 firefighters struggled through the night to contain a large forest fire on the outskirts of Athens, which...
UN Report: Torture Widespread in Iraqi Detention Centers
The United Nations accused the government of Iraq of the widespread torture of detainees held in the country’s detention centers....
Turkey Wildfires Scorch Recovery in Hobbled Tourism Sector
Wildfires scorching some of Turkey’s most popular destinations have upended a nascent recovery in the country’s tourism sector hobbled for...
Belarus Sends Reporter to Prison Over Deleted Chat Messages
A court in Belarus convicted a journalist of insulting the president in messages in a deleted chat group and sentenced...
Donors’ Conference Aims to Boost Lebanese a Year After Beirut Blast
France hopes to secure more than $350 million in humanitarian aid for Lebanon’s crisis-battered population at a donors’ conference it...
British Scientists Fear a Forever COVID War, Germany Opts for Booster Shots
The British government’s scientific advisers have raised the prospect of fighting a forever war against the coronavirus saying the eradication...
Belarusian Olympian Says She Faced Punishment at Home
Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said Tuesday she is focused on her safety and seeking refuge in Europe after facing...
