Clashes Erupt in Sweden’s Third-Largest City After Another Quran Burning

Clashes Erupt in Sweden’s Third-Largest City After Another Quran Burning

09/05/2023 Newsmaker
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Clashes erupted in an immigrant neighborhood in Sweden’s third largest city after an anti-Muslim protester set fire to a copy...

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Biden Will Nominate Longtime Aide to Become US Ambassador to UNESCO

Biden Will Nominate Longtime Aide to Become US Ambassador to UNESCO

09/04/2023 Newsmaker
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A longtime aide to President Joe Biden who is a senior adviser in Vice President Kamala Harris’ office is Biden’s...

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Afghan Women Stage Hunger Strike in Germany

Afghan Women Stage Hunger Strike in Germany

09/04/2023 Newsmaker
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A group of Afghan women are staging a hunger strike in Cologne to protest “gender apartheid” in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, one...

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France Imposes Ban on Muslim Dress on First Day of School

France Imposes Ban on Muslim Dress on First Day of School

09/04/2023 Newsmaker
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French authorities were imposing a newly announced ban Monday on the abaya Muslim dress for women in schools, with over...

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Spain’s Men’s National Team Denounces Rubiales Over World Cup Kiss

Spain’s Men’s National Team Denounces Rubiales Over World Cup Kiss

09/04/2023 Newsmaker
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Spain’s men’s national team Monday denounced the “unacceptable behavior” of the country’s suspended football chief Luis Rubiales over his infamous...

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Nobel-Winning Russian Journalist to Challenge ‘Foreign Agent’ Designation

Nobel-Winning Russian Journalist to Challenge ‘Foreign Agent’ Designation

09/04/2023 Newsmaker
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Nobel Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov will mount a legal challenge to try to overturn his designation as a “foreign...

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France Readies New Salvo Against Meat Substitutes Labeling

France Readies New Salvo Against Meat Substitutes Labeling

09/04/2023 Newsmaker
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The French government said Monday it was preparing a new decree against meaty terms like “steak” or “grill” being used...

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Seattle Startup in Race for Nuclear Fusion

Seattle Startup in Race for Nuclear Fusion

09/04/2023 Newsmaker
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Nuclear fusion has excited scientists for decades with its potential to produce abundant carbon-free energy. In the Pacific Northwest state...

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Get It Back: New Hunt for Missing Beatles Bass Guitar

Get It Back: New Hunt for Missing Beatles Bass Guitar

09/04/2023 Newsmaker
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A guitar expert and two journalists have launched a global hunt for a missing bass guitar owned by Paul McCartney,...

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Tesla, Chinese EV Brands Jostle for Limelight at German Fair

Tesla, Chinese EV Brands Jostle for Limelight at German Fair

09/04/2023 Newsmaker
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One of the world’s biggest auto shows opened in Munich on Monday, with Tesla ending a 10-year absence to jostle...

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Electricity Boon for Norway’s Two Biggest Cities

Electricity Boon for Norway’s Two Biggest Cities

09/04/2023 Newsmaker
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Electricity was free in Norway’s two biggest cities on Monday, market data showed, the silver lining of a wet summer....

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Spain Deputy PM to Meet Fugitive Catalan Leader for Talks on New Government

Spain Deputy PM to Meet Fugitive Catalan Leader for Talks on New Government

09/04/2023 Newsmaker
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Spain’s acting deputy prime minister went to Brussels on Monday to meet exiled Catalan politician Carles Puigdemont, seeking support from...

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Rally in Northern Greece Protesting New IDs Draws 5,000 People

Rally in Northern Greece Protesting New IDs Draws 5,000 People

09/04/2023 Newsmaker
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About 5,000 people gathered in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki Sunday to protest a new type of identity card...

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Accent Masking Software Aims to Smooth Call Center Interactions

Accent Masking Software Aims to Smooth Call Center Interactions

09/03/2023 Newsmaker
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A California tech startup is using artificial intelligence, or AI, to mask the accents of call center workers to reduce...

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Israeli-Iranian Movie, Filmed Undercover to Avoid Suspicion, Premiers in Venice

Israeli-Iranian Movie, Filmed Undercover to Avoid Suspicion, Premiers in Venice

09/03/2023 Newsmaker
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The first production co-directed by Iranian and Israeli filmmakers had to be shot in secret to prevent possible interference by...

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Israeli PM Pitches Fiber Optic Cable Idea to Link Asia, Middle East to Europe

Israeli PM Pitches Fiber Optic Cable Idea to Link Asia, Middle East to Europe

09/03/2023 Newsmaker
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Israel’s prime minister floated the idea Sunday of building infrastructure projects such as a fiber optic cable linking countries in...

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Turkey’s Erdogan to Meet Putin, Hopes to Renew Black Sea Grain Deal

Turkey’s Erdogan to Meet Putin, Hopes to Renew Black Sea Grain Deal

09/03/2023 Newsmaker
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with Vladimir Putin on Monday, hoping to persuade the Russian leader to rejoin...

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Corgis Parade at Buckingham Palace, Marking Year After Queen Elizabeth’s Death

Corgis Parade at Buckingham Palace, Marking Year After Queen Elizabeth’s Death

09/03/2023 Newsmaker
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The changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace may draw tourists from far and wide, but Sunday visitors to the...

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Swedish Police Arrest Two as Riot Breaks Out at Quran Burning Protest

Swedish Police Arrest Two as Riot Breaks Out at Quran Burning Protest

09/03/2023 Newsmaker
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Swedish police on Sunday arrested two people and detained around 10 people after a violent riot broke out at a...

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Bavaria’s Governor Leaves Deputy in Office Despite Furor Over Antisemitism Allegations

Bavaria’s Governor Leaves Deputy in Office Despite Furor Over Antisemitism Allegations

09/03/2023 Newsmaker
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The governor of the German state of Bavaria said Sunday that he will let his deputy stay in office despite...

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Eighty Years on, Italian Victims of Nazi Crimes Finally to Get Compensation

Eighty Years on, Italian Victims of Nazi Crimes Finally to Get Compensation

09/03/2023 Newsmaker
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In October 1943, after the Nazis began a brutal occupation of their former ally, German troops hanged six Italian civilians...

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Cambodian Ex-Leader Hun Sen Back on Facebook After Long-Running Row

Cambodian Ex-Leader Hun Sen Back on Facebook After Long-Running Row

09/03/2023 Newsmaker
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Cambodia’s ex-leader Hun Sen returned to Facebook on Sunday, claiming the social media giant had “rendered justice” to him by...

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