TotalEnergies to Leave Myanmar Over Human Rights Abuses

TotalEnergies to Leave Myanmar Over Human Rights Abuses

French oil giant TotalEnergies on Friday said it would withdraw from Myanmar over “worsening” human rights abuses committed since the...

Spain’s Foreign Minister Says Europeans ‘United’ on Ukraine Crisis

Spain’s Foreign Minister Says Europeans ‘United’ on Ukraine Crisis

Spain’s foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Friday that Europeans have a united position on the crisis over the...

Israel Probes Allegations Police Cyber-Spied on Citizens

Israel Probes Allegations Police Cyber-Spied on Citizens

Israel on Thursday launched an investigation into allegations police used the controversial Pegasus spyware on the country’s citizens. In a...

Iran, Russia and China Begin Joint Naval Drill

Iran, Russia and China Begin Joint Naval Drill

Iran, Russia and China on Friday began a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean aimed at boosting marine security,...

UN Approves Resolution Condemning Denial of Nazi Holocaust

UN Approves Resolution Condemning Denial of Nazi Holocaust

The U.N. General Assembly approved an Israeli-sponsored resolution Thursday condemning any denial of the Holocaust and urging all nations and...

Austria Set to Make COVID Shots Compulsory After Bill Clears Parliament

Austria Set to Make COVID Shots Compulsory After Bill Clears Parliament

Austria’s lower house of parliament passed a bill Thursday making COVID-19 vaccinations compulsory for adults as of Feb. 1, bringing...

US Charges 4 Belarus Officials With Air Piracy in Reporter’s Arrest

US Charges 4 Belarus Officials With Air Piracy in Reporter’s Arrest

U.S. prosecutors charged four Belarusian government officials Thursday with aircraft piracy for allegedly using a bomb threat ruse to divert...

Biden: Any Russian Troop Movement into Ukraine Would Trigger Severe Action

Biden: Any Russian Troop Movement into Ukraine Would Trigger Severe Action

U.S. President Joe Biden has sought to clear up any misunderstanding surrounding remarks made Wednesday, saying he has made very...

Iran, Russia Tout Closer Ties Amid Tensions With Europe, US

Iran, Russia Tout Closer Ties Amid Tensions With Europe, US

Iran’s president visited Russia this week on a visit Iranian officials called a “turning point” in their relations, as officials...

Senate Panel Moves Forward With Bill Targeting Big Tech

Senate Panel Moves Forward With Bill Targeting Big Tech

Legislation that would bar technology companies from favoring their own products in a way that undermines competitiveness moved forward Thursday...

Multi-Resistant Superbugs Deadlier Than AIDS and Malaria, Study Shows

Multi-Resistant Superbugs Deadlier Than AIDS and Malaria, Study Shows

Over 1.2 million people are dying every year from bacterial infections that are resistant to antibiotics, according to a new...

US Air Travel Safety Questions Linger Amid 5G Rollout

US Air Travel Safety Questions Linger Amid 5G Rollout

An unresolved disagreement between U.S. wireless communications carriers and commercial airlines over the rollout of new 5G networks continues to...

Macron’s Call for EU Talks With Kremlin Unnerves European Allies

Macron’s Call for EU Talks With Kremlin Unnerves European Allies

French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for the European Union to pursue its own talks with the Kremlin is raising fears...

Report: Now-Retired Pope Benedict Failed to Act in Child Sex Abuse Cases in Germany

Report: Now-Retired Pope Benedict Failed to Act in Child Sex Abuse Cases in Germany

Now-retired Pope Benedict XVI neglected to act against clerics who allegedly committed four acts of sexual abuse in the archdiocese...

Explainer: How Sweeping EU Rules Would Curb Tech Companies

Explainer: How Sweeping EU Rules Would Curb Tech Companies

Online companies would have to ramp up efforts to keep harmful content off their platforms and take other steps to...

British Police Arrest 2 in Texas Synagogue Attack Investigation

British Police Arrest 2 in Texas Synagogue Attack Investigation

British police on Thursday arrested two men as part of an investigation into a hostage taking at a synagogue in...

Security Scanners Across Europe Tied to China Government, Military

Security Scanners Across Europe Tied to China Government, Military

At some of the world’s most sensitive spots, authorities have installed security screening devices made by a single Chinese company...

Biden Draws Lines With Russian Leader Over Ukraine Moves

Biden Draws Lines With Russian Leader Over Ukraine Moves

President Joe Biden ends his first year in office as tensions with Russia hit a fever pitch. He warned his...

Europe, US Aim to Ensure Mali Doesn’t Become First of Many Dominoes

Europe, US Aim to Ensure Mali Doesn’t Become First of Many Dominoes

Frustrations are growing in and around Mali, where regional and international efforts to speed up the interim government’s transition to...

Blinken Reassures Ukrainians Amid Threat of Russian Invasion

Blinken Reassures Ukrainians Amid Threat of Russian Invasion

On a visit to Kyiv, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reassured the people of Ukraine that the United States...

Blinken Reassures Ukrainians Amid Russian Invasion Threat

Blinken Reassures Ukrainians Amid Russian Invasion Threat

On a visit to Kyiv, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reassured the people of Ukraine that the United States...

Teen Pilot One Stop from Finishing Round-the-world Solo Flight

Teen Pilot One Stop from Finishing Round-the-world Solo Flight

A 19-year-old British-Belgian pilot landed her plane on Wednesday at an airstrip near Frankfurt, Germany, one stop away from becoming...