Ukraine Marks 2 Months of War, Tries to Observe Orthodox Easter

Ukraine Marks 2 Months of War, Tries to Observe Orthodox Easter

April 24 marks two months of war in Ukraine, and Easter for Orthodox Christians, the vast majority of the country’s...

Journalists Covering Ukraine War Often at Crossroads Between Story, Safety

Journalists Covering Ukraine War Often at Crossroads Between Story, Safety

As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its third month with details of atrocities mounting, journalists covering the conflict are taking...

Biden Marks ‘Armenian Genocide,’ Aims to Stop ‘Atrocities’

Biden Marks ‘Armenian Genocide,’ Aims to Stop ‘Atrocities’

President Joe Biden on Sunday commemorated the 107th anniversary of the start of the “Armenian genocide,” issuing a statement in...

Voting Opens in France Runoff Between Macron, Le Pen

Voting Opens in France Runoff Between Macron, Le Pen

France began voting in a presidential runoff election Sunday in a race between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right politician Marine...

Christian Orthodox Spiritual Leader Says Indescribable Tragedy in Ukraine

Christian Orthodox Spiritual Leader Says Indescribable Tragedy in Ukraine

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual head of Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide, called overnight for the opening of humanitarian corridors in...

Rescuers Reach 4 of 10 Miners Missing at Coal Mine in Poland

Rescuers Reach 4 of 10 Miners Missing at Coal Mine in Poland

Rescue workers in southern Poland have reached four of the 10 miners who went missing early Saturday after a powerful...

Turkey Closes Airspace to Russian Planes Flying to Syria

Turkey Closes Airspace to Russian Planes Flying to Syria

Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian civilian and military planes flying to Syria, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted...

OSCE Says Trying to Secure Release of Monitors Held in Eastern Ukraine

OSCE Says Trying to Secure Release of Monitors Held in Eastern Ukraine

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said on Saturday it was working to secure the release of a...

Ukraine Trying to Evacuate Women, Children, Elderly From Mariupol

Ukraine Trying to Evacuate Women, Children, Elderly From Mariupol

Ukraine will attempt to evacuate people Saturday from the besieged port city of Mariupol. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk...

WHO: Health Care System in Eastern Ukraine Nearing Collapse

WHO: Health Care System in Eastern Ukraine Nearing Collapse

The World Health Organization warns the health system in eastern Ukraine has all but collapsed, putting the lives of thousands...

France Election: Le Pen’s Late Surge Rattles Europe Amid Russian Security Threat

France Election: Le Pen’s Late Surge Rattles Europe Amid Russian Security Threat

France goes to the polls Sunday for the final round of voting in the presidential election, with Marine Le Pen...

Report: Russia Likely Using French, German Military Gear in Ukraine

Report: Russia Likely Using French, German Military Gear in Ukraine

France and Germany have armed Russia with nearly $300 million worth of military equipment that is “likely being used in...

Kremlin Critic Jailed Over Denouncing Ukraine War

Kremlin Critic Jailed Over Denouncing Ukraine War

Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against a prominent opposition activist and remanded him in pre-trial detention Friday for...

1 Killed, Several Injured as 5.7 Quake Shakes Bosnia

1 Killed, Several Injured as 5.7 Quake Shakes Bosnia

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Bosnia late Friday, killing one person and injuring several others, local media reports said. A...

French Elections: Le Pen’s Late Surge Rattles Europe Amid Russian Security Threat

French Elections: Le Pen’s Late Surge Rattles Europe Amid Russian Security Threat

France goes to the polls Sunday for the final round of voting in the presidential election — with far-right leader...

Russia Might Want to Invade Other Countries, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Warns 

Russia Might Want to Invade Other Countries, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Warns 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday seized on remarks by a Russian general as evidence that Moscow would invade other...

Turkey’s Gezi Park Trial Nears Its End

Turkey’s Gezi Park Trial Nears Its End

The long-running trial of Turkish activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala nears its end as he and seven other defendants delivered...

Azeri Asylum-Seekers Face Charges After Repatriation From Germany 

Azeri Asylum-Seekers Face Charges After Repatriation From Germany 

Rights activists in Azerbaijan are accusing the government of manufacturing false charges to arrest critics who have been returned to...

France Blames Russian Mercenaries in Mali for False Claims About Mass Graves

France Blames Russian Mercenaries in Mali for False Claims About Mass Graves

The French military has accused Russian mercenaries of creating a mass grave and falsely blaming it on the French. The...

Macron Tells Voters: Now Choose the France You Want

Macron Tells Voters: Now Choose the France You Want

French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen made final appeals Friday to undecided voters weighing fears of...

Pope Francis Clears Friday Schedule to Deal With Knee Pain

Pope Francis Clears Friday Schedule to Deal With Knee Pain

Pope Francis cleared his schedule Friday after knee pain flared up again and required medical checks, the Vatican said. “The...

Britain and India Enhance Security, Economic Ties

Britain and India Enhance Security, Economic Ties

India and Britain have agreed to boost economic as well as defense ties that could eventually help New Delhi move...