India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy

India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy

In India, an initiative to bring internet access across the country has helped millions plug into new digital technologies. One...

Turkey, Israel to Re-Appoint Ambassadors after Four-Year Chill

Turkey, Israel to Re-Appoint Ambassadors after Four-Year Chill

Turkey and Israel said on Wednesday they will re-appoint respective ambassadors more than four years after they were called back,...

Scholz ‘Disgusted’ by Abbas Comments on Holocaust

Scholz ‘Disgusted’ by Abbas Comments on Holocaust

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday rejected what he said were comments by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that diminished the...

Ukraine Tells Civilians to Avoid Russian Ammo Depots After Blast

Ukraine Tells Civilians to Avoid Russian Ammo Depots After Blast

Following massive explosions at a military depot in the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told people there and...

New Scottish Law Makes Period Products Free for All

New Scottish Law Makes Period Products Free for All

A law has taken effect in Scotland to ensure period products are available free of charge to anyone who needs...

Wolfgang Petersen, Blockbuster Filmmaker of ‘Das Boot,’ Dies

Wolfgang Petersen, Blockbuster Filmmaker of ‘Das Boot,’ Dies

Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic “Das Boot” propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career...

At Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Ukrainians Work Under Russian Guns, Technician Says

At Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Ukrainians Work Under Russian Guns, Technician Says

Ukrainian technicians at the Russian-held nuclear power plant hit by shelling work under the barrels of Russian guns and face...

UN Chief, Ukrainian and Turkish Presidents to Meet

UN Chief, Ukrainian and Turkish Presidents to Meet

The United Nations said Tuesday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Thursday in western Ukraine with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

Europe Drought: German Industry at Risk as Rhine Level Falls

Europe Drought: German Industry at Risk as Rhine Level Falls

Germany’s main industry lobby group warned Tuesday that factories may have to throttle production or halt it completely because plunging...

Greek Phone-Hacking Scandal: Investigative Media’s Key Role

Greek Phone-Hacking Scandal: Investigative Media’s Key Role

Investigative journalism has emerged as a powerful force during Greece’s phone-hacking scandal, rocking a government that tries to “control” the...

CIA Sued Over Alleged Spying on Lawyers, Journalists Who Met Assange

CIA Sued Over Alleged Spying on Lawyers, Journalists Who Met Assange

A group of journalists and lawyers sued the CIA and its former director Mike Pompeo over allegations the intelligence agency...

Far-Right Italian Leader Meloni Rides Popular Wave in Polls 

Far-Right Italian Leader Meloni Rides Popular Wave in Polls 

With a message that blends Christianity, motherhood and patriotism, Giorgia Meloni is riding a wave of popularity that next month...

Ukraine Urges New Sanctions Amid Power Plant Shelling Worries

Ukraine Urges New Sanctions Amid Power Plant Shelling Worries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for fresh sanctions against Russia’s nuclear sector amid concerns about shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear...

Al-Qaida Affiliate Claims It Killed Four Russian Mercenaries in Mali

Al-Qaida Affiliate Claims It Killed Four Russian Mercenaries in Mali

Al-Qaida’s affiliate in Mali claimed Monday it had killed four mercenaries from Russia’s private military firm, the Wagner Group, in...

South Africa’s Defense Minister in Russia for Security Conference 

South Africa’s Defense Minister in Russia for Security Conference 

South Africa’s Defense Minister Thandi Modise has arrived in Russia for a Moscow-hosted conference on international security. The visit comes...

Cameroon Blames War in Ukraine for Food Price Spikes

Cameroon Blames War in Ukraine for Food Price Spikes

Officials in Cameroon are urging people to eat local foods instead of imports, following protests over shortages and price spikes...

Brittney Griner’s Lawyers Appeal Her Prison Sentence

Brittney Griner’s Lawyers Appeal Her Prison Sentence

The defense lawyers for jailed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who was sentenced to serve nine years in a Russian...

New Study Reveals Britain’s Health Inequalities

New Study Reveals Britain’s Health Inequalities

People who live in the poorest regions of England are diagnosed with serious illnesses earlier and die sooner than their...

Boredom, Loneliness Plague Ukrainian Youth Near Front Line

Boredom, Loneliness Plague Ukrainian Youth Near Front Line

Anastasiia Aleksandrova doesn’t even look up from her phone when the thunder of nearby artillery booms through the modest home...

Russian Forces Shell Eastern, Southern Ukraine

Russian Forces Shell Eastern, Southern Ukraine

Ukraine’s military reported Monday heavy shelling by Russian forces in the eastern Donbas region, as well as in areas in...

Putin Says Russia, North Korea to Expand Bilateral Relations – KCNA

Putin Says Russia, North Korea to Expand Bilateral Relations – KCNA

Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the two countries will “expand the comprehensive and constructive...

Fireworks Blast at Market in Armenia Kills 2, Injures 60

Fireworks Blast at Market in Armenia Kills 2, Injures 60

A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area tore through a popular market in Armenia’s capital Sunday, killing at least...