US Weighs Options on Ukraine
The United States began shipments of lethal aid to Ukraine after U.S. President Joe Biden recently said that any Russian...
US Warns It Knows Russia’s Tactics to Undermine Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Russia on Sunday that Washington knows “all of the tactics and techniques” that...
French Soldier Killed After Attack on Mali Military Base
A French soldier has died after a rocket attack on the French army base in Gao, Mali. The French Armed...
UNESCO Lists Viking-Era Wooden Sailboats on Heritage List
For thousands of years, wooden sailboats allowed the peoples of Northern Europe to spread trade, influence and sometimes war across...
Migrants at Hungary Border Become Part of Election Campaign
A group of migrants huddles beside a small, smoky fire inside an abandoned building in northern Serbia, the last moments...
UAE Bans Flying of Recreational Drones After Fatal Attack
The United Arab Emirates has banned the flying of drones in the country for recreation after Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed...
Humanitarian Aid Tops Agenda as Taliban Meet Western Officials
Human rights and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where hunger threatens millions, will be in focus at talks opening Sunday...
Turkey Detains TV Journalist, Accuses Her of Insulting President
Turkey has detained a well-known television journalist for comments she made on air about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, her lawyer...
German Navy Chief Resigns Over Putin, Ukraine Remarks
Germany’s navy chief stepped down on Saturday after drawing criticism for saying Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved respect and that...
Stray Bullet Kills English Astrophysicist Visiting Atlanta
A stray bullet struck and killed an English astrophysicist while he was inside an Atlanta-area apartment, authorities say. Matthew Willson,...
Italy’s Berlusconi Decides Against Running for President
Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi decided against running for president, he said in a statement on Saturday, removing an...
Blinken Authorizes Baltic Countries to Send US Weapons to Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday he authorized the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to send...
Facebook Removes Kurdish Pages Linked to Misinformation on Belarus Migrant Crisis
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has removed two popular Kurdish Facebook pages accused of spreading misinformation that helped convince...
Norway Killer Breivik Tests Limits of Lenient Justice System
Convicted mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik spends his days in a spacious three-room cell, playing video games, exercising, watching TV...
Putin, Following in Steps of Peter the Great?
Three hundred and forty kilometers east of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, lies the city of Poltava. At its heart is...
‘Impunity Persists’ in Case of Slain Turkish-Armenian Journalist
Thousands gathered in Istanbul this week to demand full justice for high-profile Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was killed 15...
‘Minor Incursion’ Into Ukraine by Russia Could Complicate West’s Response
Short of an all-out invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin could take less dramatic action in Ukraine that would vastly complicate...
UN Weekly Roundup Jan. 15-21, 2022
Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as...
Little Progress Apparent in Ukraine Standoff, but Talks to Continue
The United States and Russia appeared to make little progress in the increasingly high-stakes standoff over Ukraine, each side leaving...
Biden Pushes Expansion of Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing
U.S. President Joe Biden touted a $20 billion investment by American technology company Intel to build a semiconductor factory in...
WHO Recommends Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine for 5-11-Year-olds
A World Health Organization ((WHO)) advisory panel Friday recommended extending the use of a smaller dose of the Pfizer – BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11. The recommendation follows a...
Norway Says Taliban Team Expected in Oslo for Aid Talks
A Taliban delegation is expected to hold talks with Norwegian officials and Afghan civil society representatives in Oslo next week,...
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