Greek Rescuers Search Burning Ferry for 12 Missing People

Greek Rescuers Search Burning Ferry for 12 Missing People

Rescue teams in Greece searched a burning ferry Saturday for 12 people believed to be missing after it caught fire...

Western Europe Cleans Up After Storm Leaves at Least 12 Dead

Western Europe Cleans Up After Storm Leaves at Least 12 Dead

Crews cleared fallen trees and worked to restore power to about 400,000 people in Britain as Western Europe cleaned up...

Ukraine’s President Urges New Security Guarantees at Munich Conference

Ukraine’s President Urges New Security Guarantees at Munich Conference

As Ukraine braces for a possible attack from Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he wanted to convene a...

Shelling, Mortar Fire Intensify in Ukraine’s Donbas as War Clouds Gather

Shelling, Mortar Fire Intensify in Ukraine’s Donbas as War Clouds Gather

Shelling and mortar fire picked up tempo overnight Saturday in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, with the heavy bombardment...

Biden ‘Convinced’ Putin Has Decided to Invade Ukraine

Biden ‘Convinced’ Putin Has Decided to Invade Ukraine

President Joe Biden says he is “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, but that diplomacy...

Why a Russian Invasion of Ukraine Would Hurt China, Too 

Why a Russian Invasion of Ukraine Would Hurt China, Too 

China’s deepening ties with Russia will come with heavy geopolitical and economic consequences should the Ukraine crisis escalate, analysts say....

Eight Years After Uprising, Ukraine Activists Prepare for New Struggle

Eight Years After Uprising, Ukraine Activists Prepare for New Struggle

Eight years after an uprising in Ukraine that led to the fall of the Russian-backed government, activists gather to mark...

3 Trapped, 9 Missing After Flames Engulf Greece-Italy Ferry 

3 Trapped, 9 Missing After Flames Engulf Greece-Italy Ferry 

Nine passengers were missing after a blaze engulfed a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy early Friday, and firefighters battled...

UN Weekly Roundup Feb. 12-18, 2022

UN Weekly Roundup Feb. 12-18, 2022

Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as...

UN Chief Urges ‘Serious De-escalation’ on Ukraine

UN Chief Urges ‘Serious De-escalation’ on Ukraine

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday of Russian troops surrounding Ukraine, that it is “high time to seriously de-escalate.”  “I...

Mali Demands French, European Troops Leave Country Immediately

Mali Demands French, European Troops Leave Country Immediately

The military government of Mali says France’s decision to withdraw troops is a violation of bilateral accords.  At the same...

West, Russia Dispute Events in Eastern Ukraine

West, Russia Dispute Events in Eastern Ukraine

Western leaders and Russia maintained a withering war of words Friday in the weeks-long standoff over Ukraine and amid Kremlin...

US to Sell 250 Tanks to Poland

US to Sell 250 Tanks to Poland

U.S. officials say the United States will sell Poland 250 M1 Abrams battle tanks to enhance the country’s security amid...

UK Warns People to Stay Home as it Braces for 145 KPH Winds

UK Warns People to Stay Home as it Braces for 145 KPH Winds

Millions of Britons were urged to cancel travel plans and stay indoors Friday amid fears of high winds and flying...

Prospect of War in Ukraine Raises Questions About Europe’s Natural Gas Supply 

Prospect of War in Ukraine Raises Questions About Europe’s Natural Gas Supply 

One of the many unsettling questions raised by the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is what an armed...

‘I Hate This Sport!’: Rage, Teen Tears and Olympic Collapse

‘I Hate This Sport!’: Rage, Teen Tears and Olympic Collapse

The gold medalist said she felt empty. The silver medalist pledged never to skate again. The favorite left in tears...

Vatican Spy Story Takes Center Stage as Fraud Trial Resumes

Vatican Spy Story Takes Center Stage as Fraud Trial Resumes

The Vatican’s big fraud and extortion trial resumes Friday after exposing some unseemly realities of how the Holy See operates,...

Biden: Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine ‘Very High’ 

Biden: Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine ‘Very High’ 

U.S. President Joe Biden says there is a “very high” likelihood that Russia will invade Ukraine in the next several...

US, Allies Warn Possible Russian Cyberattacks Could Reverberate Globally 

US, Allies Warn Possible Russian Cyberattacks Could Reverberate Globally 

The United States and its Western allies are bracing for the possibility that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would have...

‘Candy Bomber’ Who Dropped Sweets During Berlin Airlift Dies 

‘Candy Bomber’ Who Dropped Sweets During Berlin Airlift Dies 

U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen — known as the “Candy Bomber” for his candy airdrops during the Berlin airlift...

Tesla Faces Another US Investigation: Unexpected Braking

Tesla Faces Another US Investigation: Unexpected Braking

U.S. auto safety regulators have launched another investigation of Tesla, this time tied to complaints that its cars can come...

Fringes of Right and Left Warn Against US Involvement in Ukraine

Fringes of Right and Left Warn Against US Involvement in Ukraine

The crisis in Ukraine has united most Republicans and Democrats in a rare moment of bipartisan agreement that the United...