European Commission Backs  Ukraine’s EU Membership

European Commission Backs Ukraine’s EU Membership

The European Commission recommended Friday that Ukraine should be granted European Union candidate status. “Ukraine has clearly demonstrated the country’s...

French, German, Italian, Romanian Leaders Visit Kyiv

French, German, Italian, Romanian Leaders Visit Kyiv

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and President Klaus Iohannis of Romania visited...

European Leaders Bear Witness to Ukraine War’s Horror 

European Leaders Bear Witness to Ukraine War’s Horror 

Before the ceremony and the serious meetings about war, the European leaders witnessed the devastation wrought by Russia. A must....

Turkey Deports Thousands to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

Turkey Deports Thousands to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

Turkey is deporting thousands of Afghans despite an international outcry about the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban...

EU Leaders Visit Kyiv Amid Rising Divisions, Tensions

EU Leaders Visit Kyiv Amid Rising Divisions, Tensions

 Thursday’s visit to Ukraine by four European Union leaders comes ahead of a key decision on Kyiv’s EU candidacy, expected...

Greek Neo-Nazi Party Leaders Appeal Convictions

Greek Neo-Nazi Party Leaders Appeal Convictions

The imprisoned leaders of Greece’s once-powerful neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party are seeking to overturn long prison terms in an appeals...

As Sanctions Bite, Russians Seem Worried – and Skeptical

As Sanctions Bite, Russians Seem Worried – and Skeptical

The economic sanctions imposed on Russia after its military intervention in Ukraine are causing a domino effect across all spheres...

HRW Urges Russia to Halt Use of Banned Landmines in Ukraine 

HRW Urges Russia to Halt Use of Banned Landmines in Ukraine 

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Russia is causing casualties and suffering among civilians in its war against Ukraine by using...

UK Sanctions Russian Orthodox Head; Decries Forced Adoption

UK Sanctions Russian Orthodox Head; Decries Forced Adoption

Britain announced a new round of sanctions Thursday against Russia, targeting the head of the Russian Orthodox Church for his...

US Sending New $1 Billion Tranche of Weapons to Ukraine

US Sending New $1 Billion Tranche of Weapons to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived Thursday in Kyiv in a...

In Ukraine, Mines Take Lives Even After Fighting Moves on

In Ukraine, Mines Take Lives Even After Fighting Moves on

The truck driver had the radio on, his daughter’s stuffed toy keeping him company, and was bouncing his lumbering vehicle...

2 US Veterans from Alabama Reported Missing in Ukraine 

2 US Veterans from Alabama Reported Missing in Ukraine 

Two U.S. veterans from Alabama who were in Ukraine assisting in the war against Russia haven’t been heard from in...

EU, Egypt, Israel Agree to Export Israeli Liquified Natural Gas to Europe

EU, Egypt, Israel Agree to Export Israeli Liquified Natural Gas to Europe

Egypt, Israel and the European Union signed a gas deal Wednesday in which Egypt will export Israeli liquified natural gas...

Cartier and Amazon Target Knock-offs in US Lawsuits

Cartier and Amazon Target Knock-offs in US Lawsuits

Amazon and Cartier joined forces Wednesday in U.S. court to accuse a social media influencer of working with Chinese firms...

US Places Sanctions on Men Tied to Russian Ultranationalist Group

US Places Sanctions on Men Tied to Russian Ultranationalist Group

The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on two backers of an “ethnically motivated violent extremist group” called the Russian Imperial...

Ukrainian Orphan Finds New Home and Hope in America

Ukrainian Orphan Finds New Home and Hope in America

Phil and Kristie Graves are a U.S.couple from Maryland and parents of three biological children and an adopted girl with...

Study: Facebook Fails to Catch East Africa Extremist Content

Study: Facebook Fails to Catch East Africa Extremist Content

A new study has found that Facebook has failed to catch Islamic State group and al-Shabab extremist content in posts...

Allies to Discuss Ukraine’s Defense Needs

Allies to Discuss Ukraine’s Defense Needs

U.S. Defense Minister Lloyd Austin is leading a meeting of dozens of his counterparts from NATO member states and other...

UK Cancels First Flight to Deport Asylum Seekers to Rwanda

UK Cancels First Flight to Deport Asylum Seekers to Rwanda

Britain has canceled its first deportation flight to Rwanda after a last-minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights,...

US Open Will Allow Russian, Belarusian Tennis Players

US Open Will Allow Russian, Belarusian Tennis Players

Citing “concern about holding individual athletes accountable for the actions and decisions of their governments,” the U.S. Tennis Association will...

LogOn: Companies Are Building the ‘Metaverse’ but What Is It?

LogOn: Companies Are Building the ‘Metaverse’ but What Is It?

Often touted as the next digital shift, the metaverse comprises three-dimensional online spaces where people can work, shop, play games,...

London Marks 5 Years Since Deadly Grenfell Tower Fire

London Marks 5 Years Since Deadly Grenfell Tower Fire

London has marked the fifth anniversary of the deadly Grenfell Tower inferno that killed 72 in Britain’s deadliest residential fire...