Russian Nationalist Putin Critic Charged With Inciting Extremism

Russian Nationalist Putin Critic Charged With Inciting Extremism

Prominent Russian nationalist Igor Girkin, who had publicly accused President Vladimir Putin and the army top brass of not pursuing...

UN Aid Chief Warns End of Ukraine Grain Deal Means ‘Hunger or Worse’ for Millions 

UN Aid Chief Warns End of Ukraine Grain Deal Means ‘Hunger or Worse’ for Millions 

The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Friday that millions of people are at risk of hunger and death as a consequence...

Muslim-Majority Nations Express Outrage Over Quran Desecration in Sweden

Muslim-Majority Nations Express Outrage Over Quran Desecration in Sweden

BAGHDAD — Muslim-majority nations expressed outrage Friday at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Some prepared...

Latest in Ukraine: Pardoned Convicts Likely to Keep Wagner Jobs, UK Says

Latest in Ukraine: Pardoned Convicts Likely to Keep Wagner Jobs, UK Says

Latest developments: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Ukraine’s ambassador to Britain. The ambassador had publicly criticized Zelenskyy’s response to...

Why Does Sweden Allow Quran Burnings? It Has No Blasphemy Laws

Why Does Sweden Allow Quran Burnings? It Has No Blasphemy Laws

STOCKHOLM — A recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Sweden has...

End to Russia Grain Deal a Blow to Kenyan Refugees Already Short on Food

End to Russia Grain Deal a Blow to Kenyan Refugees Already Short on Food

DADAAB, KENYA — Abdikadir Omar was trapped in an extremist-controlled town in Somalia for years until May, when he slipped...

 Ukrainian Farmers React to Russia’s Grain Deal Withdrawal 

 Ukrainian Farmers React to Russia’s Grain Deal Withdrawal 

After Russia withdrew from a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain through ports on the Black Sea, the Kremlin launched...

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Faces Additional 20-Year Prison Term

Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Faces Additional 20-Year Prison Term

Russian prosecutors asked a court to sentence jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny to 20 years in prison on a slew...

US Tech Leaders Aim for Fewer Export Curbs on AI Chips for China 

US Tech Leaders Aim for Fewer Export Curbs on AI Chips for China 

Intel Corp. has introduced a processor in China that is designed for AI deep-learning applications despite reports of the Biden...

EU Visa Rejections a Burden on Journalists, Media Groups Say

EU Visa Rejections a Burden on Journalists, Media Groups Say

Media associations are warning that a rise in visa rejections for Turkish citizens is affecting the ability of the country’s...

Media Repression in Belarus Still High Years After Contested Elections

Media Repression in Belarus Still High Years After Contested Elections

The state of media repression is so dire in Belarus that authorities are now targeting people who used to work...

Turkey-Egypt Rapprochement Raises Hopes for Peace in Mideast, Africa

Turkey-Egypt Rapprochement Raises Hopes for Peace in Mideast, Africa

The restoration of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Egypt in early July is raising hopes for ending conflicts across the...

Polls: Far-Right’s Social Media Strategy Is Wooing Spain’s Young Voters

Polls: Far-Right’s Social Media Strategy Is Wooing Spain’s Young Voters

Images of the red and gold Spanish flag dominate the social media feeds of Spain’s right-wing Vox party, along with...

British Lawmaker Deletes Video Lauding Taliban Rule in Afghanistan

British Lawmaker Deletes Video Lauding Taliban Rule in Afghanistan

A senior British member of parliament deleted a video Thursday praising the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan and apologized for what...

Iraq Orders the Expulsion of Sweden’s Ambassador as a Man Desecrated the Quran in Stockholm

Iraq Orders the Expulsion of Sweden’s Ambassador as a Man Desecrated the Quran in Stockholm

Iraq’s prime minister ordered the expulsion of the Swedish ambassador from Iraq and the withdrawal of the Iraqi charge d’affaires...

UN Security Council Debates Virtues, Failings of Artificial Intelligence

UN Security Council Debates Virtues, Failings of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence was the dominant topic at the United Nations Security Council this week. In his opening remarks at the...

Latest in Ukraine: Russian Airstrike Hits Mykolaiv 

Latest in Ukraine: Russian Airstrike Hits Mykolaiv 

Latest developments: Belarus says its military is training with fighters from Russia’s Wagner mercenary group at a site near the...

Analysts See China-Russia Exercise as Sign of Deepening Cooperation

Analysts See China-Russia Exercise as Sign of Deepening Cooperation

TAIPEI – As the war in Ukraine rages on, China and Russia are hosting joint military exercises in the Sea...

Sweden’s Submarine Fleet Could Prove a Major NATO Asset

Sweden’s Submarine Fleet Could Prove a Major NATO Asset

Now that Sweden’s ascension into NATO appears closer to approval following developments during the NATO summit last week, many wonder...

Fire Set in Swedish Embassy Compound in Baghdad Over Quran Burning, Sources Say

Fire Set in Swedish Embassy Compound in Baghdad Over Quran Burning, Sources Say

Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish Embassy compound in Baghdad early Thursday morning and set a building on fire, a...

US Says Russia Prepared to Attack Ships in Black Sea, Blame Ukraine

US Says Russia Prepared to Attack Ships in Black Sea, Blame Ukraine

WASHINGTON – Russia is considering attacking civilian ships on the Black Sea and then putting the blame on Ukrainian forces, a...

Europe Battles Heat, Fires; Sweltering Temperatures Scorch China, US

Europe Battles Heat, Fires; Sweltering Temperatures Scorch China, US

Italy put 23 cities on red alert as it reckoned with another day of scorching temperatures Wednesday, with no sign...