ICC to Hear Ugandan LRA Commander’s Appeal

ICC to Hear Ugandan LRA Commander’s Appeal

The International Criminal Court will next week hear an appeal by Ugandan former Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen against...

UN Weekly Roundup: February 5-11, 2022

UN Weekly Roundup: February 5-11, 2022

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

EU, UN Host Summit on Cleaning, Protecting the World’s Oceans

EU, UN Host Summit on Cleaning, Protecting the World’s Oceans

World leaders met Friday in the French northwest coastal city of Brest for a three-day summit aimed at taking action...

Biden Warns American Citizens To Leave Ukraine

Biden Warns American Citizens To Leave Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden cautioned American citizens about staying in Ukraine on Thursday, urging them to leave the country immediately...

Lithuania Looks to US for Help Against China, Russia

Lithuania Looks to US for Help Against China, Russia

As Russia builds up forces along Ukraine’s borders and Chinese officials seek to punish Lithuania for opening a door to...

Laurynas Kasciunas, chairman of National Security and Defense Committee, Lithuanian Parliament

Laurynas Kasciunas, chairman of National Security and Defense Committee, Lithuanian Parliament

As Support for NATO Grows, Has Putin Miscalculated Over Ukraine?

As Support for NATO Grows, Has Putin Miscalculated Over Ukraine?

Visiting NATO headquarters Thursday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that Europe is facing its biggest security crisis in decades...

Commissioner of London Police Resigns After Multiple Scandals

Commissioner of London Police Resigns After Multiple Scandals

The commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service in London, Cressida Dick, announced her resignation Thursday following multiple accusations of misogyny,...

France to Truckers: We Won’t Tolerate Canada-style ‘Freedom Convoys’ 

France to Truckers: We Won’t Tolerate Canada-style ‘Freedom Convoys’ 

French police warned Thursday they would prevent so-called “Freedom Convoys” from blockading Paris, as protesters against COVID-19 rules began to...

US Plans Half Million EV Charging Stations Along Highways

US Plans Half Million EV Charging Stations Along Highways

Several senior members of President Joe Biden’s administration led the charge Thursday for a significant practical expansion of the nationwide...

French Discoverer of HIV, Luc Montagnier, Dies at 89

French Discoverer of HIV, Luc Montagnier, Dies at 89

French researcher Luc Montagnier, who won a Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering HIV and more recently spread false claims...

As NATO Support Strengthens, Has Putin Miscalculated Over Ukraine?

As NATO Support Strengthens, Has Putin Miscalculated Over Ukraine?

Visiting NATO headquarters Thursday, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that Europe is facing its biggest security crisis in decades...

Ukraine Remains Defiant in Face of Russian Invasion Threat

Ukraine Remains Defiant in Face of Russian Invasion Threat

A senior Ukrainian official says her country will not bow to threats of military action from Russia and is prepared...

Pentagon Reporters Ask Pentagon, White House for Access to Troops in East Europe

Pentagon Reporters Ask Pentagon, White House for Access to Troops in East Europe

Pentagon reporters have asked the Biden administration to grant them access to the approximately 3,000 U.S. troops being deployed to...

EU Chief Announces $172 Million Investment for Africa  

EU Chief Announces $172 Million Investment for Africa  

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Thursday announced a more than $172 billion investment plan for Africa, as part...

Prince Charles Isolating After Testing Positive for COVID-19

Prince Charles Isolating After Testing Positive for COVID-19

LONDON — Britain’s Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating, his office said Thursday. A message on...

What Are the Minsk Accords?

What Are the Minsk Accords?

The so-called Minsk accords of 2014 and 2015 attempted to end the war in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine...

UK Readies 1,000 Troops for Humanitarian Support Over Ukraine Tensions

UK Readies 1,000 Troops for Humanitarian Support Over Ukraine Tensions

Britain ordered 1,000 troops to be on a state of readiness to provide support in the event of a humanitarian...

Mexican President Calls for ‘Pause’ in Diplomatic Relations With Spain 

Mexican President Calls for ‘Pause’ in Diplomatic Relations With Spain 

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called Wednesday for “pausing” diplomatic relations with Spain, not breaking them, as he escalated...

Satellite Losses Show Threat Solar Storms Pose to Tech

Satellite Losses Show Threat Solar Storms Pose to Tech

As if we didn’t have enough to worry about: Some scientists are warning about the inevitable catastrophic effects on modern...

China Suspected of Cyberattacks Targeting US Organizations

China Suspected of Cyberattacks Targeting US Organizations

Media giant News Corp is investigating a cyberattack that has accessed the email and documents of some of its employees...

Ukrainian Americans in California Rally to Support Their Homeland

Ukrainian Americans in California Rally to Support Their Homeland

Ukrainian communities in some large California cities are taking to the streets in peaceful demonstrations to express support for their...