Moldova Pushes for Military Reforms Ahead of EU Bid Talks

Moldova Pushes for Military Reforms Ahead of EU Bid Talks

The European Commission recently recommended opening negotiations for Ukraine and Moldova to join the European Union. Ukraine and much smaller...

Pressure Mounts in Turkey to Seek Extradition of Somalia President’s Son for Fatal Crash

Pressure Mounts in Turkey to Seek Extradition of Somalia President’s Son for Fatal Crash

The Turkish government is facing mounting pressure to seek the return of the Somali president’s son, who allegedly fled Turkey...

UK’s Sunak Defends Government’s Handling of Pandemic, Restaurant Scheme

UK’s Sunak Defends Government’s Handling of Pandemic, Restaurant Scheme

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an official inquiry he did not...

Poland Begins Delayed Transition to Centrist, Pro-EU Government

Poland Begins Delayed Transition to Centrist, Pro-EU Government

The national conservatives who have ruled Poland for eight years are expected to finally relinquish power this week to a...

Former UK General says Britain ‘Betrays’ Afghan Soldier Allies

Former UK General says Britain ‘Betrays’ Afghan Soldier Allies

Afghan special forces trained and funded by Britain and who worked side-by-side with British troops in Afghanistan in the fight...

Nvidia to Expand Ties with Vietnam, Support AI Development

Nvidia to Expand Ties with Vietnam, Support AI Development

U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s chief executive said on Monday the company will expand its partnership with Vietnam’s top tech firms and...

Ukraine Says Russian Missile Attacks Target Kyiv

Ukraine Says Russian Missile Attacks Target Kyiv

Ukraine’s military said Monday that Russia attacked Kyiv with eight ballistic missiles overnight in the latest wave of aerial assaults...

Ukraine Pushes for EU Membership as Putin Plans for Another Term

Ukraine Pushes for EU Membership as Putin Plans for Another Term

Ukraine pushes for more global support as Russia’s president says he seeks a fifth term in the Kremlin. Meanwhile, Kyiv’s...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Visits Argentina in Bid to Win Support From Global South

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Visits Argentina in Bid to Win Support From Global South

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy witnessed the swearing-in on Sunday of Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei.  It was the Ukrainian leader’s...

Hungarian Truckers to Protest at Ukraine Border Crossing Monday

Hungarian Truckers to Protest at Ukraine Border Crossing Monday

Hungarian truckers plan to protest near Hungary’s main border crossing with Ukraine on Monday, aiming to slow the movement of...

Israel Helped Foil Iranian-Ordered Attack on Israelis in Cyprus 

Israel Helped Foil Iranian-Ordered Attack on Israelis in Cyprus 

Israel helped Cyprus foil an Iranian-ordered attack against Israelis and Jews on the island, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office...

Iran tries Swedish EU Employee for ‘Spying for Israel’  

Iran tries Swedish EU Employee for ‘Spying for Israel’  

Iran said on Sunday that it had begun the trial of a Swedish national employed by the European Union who...

Thousands Demonstrate Against Antisemitism in Berlin as Germany Grapples With Rise in Incidents 

Thousands Demonstrate Against Antisemitism in Berlin as Germany Grapples With Rise in Incidents 

Several thousand people demonstrated against antisemitism in Berlin on Sunday as Germany grapples with a large increase in anti-Jewish incidents...

Elon Musk Restores X Account of Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

Elon Musk Restores X Account of Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media...

Britain Says Russian Missile Launch in Ukraine Failed 

Britain Says Russian Missile Launch in Ukraine Failed 

The British Defense Ministry said Sunday in its daily intelligence update on Ukraine that Russia has “almost certainly been stockpiling”...

A Look at History of Crimean Tatars in Ukraine

A Look at History of Crimean Tatars in Ukraine

The September 2023 appointment of Rustem Umerov as Ukraine’s defense minister was well received at home and abroad.   Noted...

Russia Puts Prominent Russian-American Journalist on Wanted List

Russia Puts Prominent Russian-American Journalist on Wanted List

Russian police have put prominent Russian American journalist and author Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening a criminal...

Universal Declaration of Human Rights Turns 75

Universal Declaration of Human Rights Turns 75

On December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the hope of creating a...

US-Russian Dual National Detained for ‘Rehabilitating Nazism’

US-Russian Dual National Detained for ‘Rehabilitating Nazism’

A man with dual U.S.-Russian nationality has been placed in pre-trial custody in St. Petersburg for “rehabilitating Nazism” in posts...

Iran Starts Trial of Swedish EU Employee Detained in 2022

Iran Starts Trial of Swedish EU Employee Detained in 2022

An Iranian court has begun the trial of a Swedish national employed by the European Union who was detained last...

Mahsa Amini’s Family Blocked From Leaving Iran for EU Rights Prize

Mahsa Amini’s Family Blocked From Leaving Iran for EU Rights Prize

The family of Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody, has been banned from traveling to France...

Polish Truck Drivers’ Border Blockade With Ukraine Hurting Battlefield

Polish Truck Drivers’ Border Blockade With Ukraine Hurting Battlefield

Pickup trucks and tourniquets bound for Ukraine’s battlefield are among items stuck in a miles-long line at the border with...