Turkey Faces Balancing Act With Somalia, Ethiopia

Turkey Faces Balancing Act With Somalia, Ethiopia

Turkey’s new naval agreement with Somalia places the Turkish navy in a strategically vital region, underlining Ankara’s growing naval ambitions....

US House Expected to Pass Bill Forcing Chinese Company to Give Up TikTok

US House Expected to Pass Bill Forcing Chinese Company to Give Up TikTok

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve legislation Wednesday that would force the popular TikTok video app...

Botswana Communities March Against UK’s Anti-hunting Bill

Botswana Communities March Against UK’s Anti-hunting Bill

Gaborone — Scores of people from communities living near wildlife in Botswana marched Tuesday against an anti-hunting bill presented to Britain’s...

Biden Meets Polish Leaders Amid Anxiety on US Support for Neighboring Ukraine 

Biden Meets Polish Leaders Amid Anxiety on US Support for Neighboring Ukraine 

Washington — President Joe Biden is hosting Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, and prime minister, Donald Tusk at a joint meeting at...

Senior US Official Travels to Kosovo to Revive Kosovo-Serbia Talks After Tensions Over Currency 

Senior US Official Travels to Kosovo to Revive Kosovo-Serbia Talks After Tensions Over Currency 

TIRANA, Albania — A senior U.S. official on Tuesday said he would be visiting Kosovo in the next days to put...

Xi Jinping Sees AI, Unmanned Tech Boosting Military’s Capabilities

Xi Jinping Sees AI, Unmanned Tech Boosting Military’s Capabilities

Taipei — During China’s top legislative meetings this year, which wrapped up Monday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered the military to...

Scientists in Alaska Develop Cloud-Based Data to Predict Volcanic Eruptions

Scientists in Alaska Develop Cloud-Based Data to Predict Volcanic Eruptions

Scientists in Alaska are developing a cloud-based approach to storing and analyzing data about volcanoes, in hopes of increasing the...

On Ukraine’s Front Lines, Ammunition Dwindling

On Ukraine’s Front Lines, Ammunition Dwindling

Ukrainian front-line forces are suffering from a worrying shortage of ammunition. Repeated delays in aid from Western allies, particularly from...

Technology Aids Probe Into Alleged Russian War Crimes in Ukraine

Technology Aids Probe Into Alleged Russian War Crimes in Ukraine

A group of media and research organizations are investigating reported war crimes committed by Russia since its full-scale invasion of...

LogOn: Miniature Body Cameras Designed to Combat Crime

LogOn: Miniature Body Cameras Designed to Combat Crime

Once used mainly by law enforcement, ordinary citizens now have access to smaller, cheaper versions of body cameras to help...

Police Remove Greta Thunberg From Blocking Swedish Parliament

Police Remove Greta Thunberg From Blocking Swedish Parliament

Internet Personality Tate Brought to Romanian Court on UK Arrest Warrant

Internet Personality Tate Brought to Romanian Court on UK Arrest Warrant

Bucharest, Romania — Internet personality Andrew Tate was arrested for 24 hours in Romania on a British warrant, his PR representative...

Reports: South Korean Held in Russia for Spying was a Missionary

Reports: South Korean Held in Russia for Spying was a Missionary

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean citizen arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage was a missionary who supported North...

Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Attack Hit Fuel Facility

Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Attack Hit Fuel Facility

Intelligence Community Report Warns Lawmakers About US Disengagement From Ukraine

Intelligence Community Report Warns Lawmakers About US Disengagement From Ukraine

In its annual global threats assessment report Monday, the U.S. intelligence community told lawmakers that the war in Ukraine is...

US Intelligence Chiefs Deliver Grim Warning for Ukraine

US Intelligence Chiefs Deliver Grim Warning for Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The frozen military conflict between Ukraine and Russia is starting to thaw and will likely tilt in Moscow’s favor...

Pentagon Needs $10B to Replace Weapons Already Sent to Ukraine, Officials Say

Pentagon Needs $10B to Replace Weapons Already Sent to Ukraine, Officials Say

pentagon — The Pentagon has a funding shortfall of about $10 billion for U.S. military weapons needed to replace those already...

Portugal’s Center Right Prepares to Rule; Far Right Warns of Instability

Portugal’s Center Right Prepares to Rule; Far Right Warns of Instability

lisbon, portugal — Portugal’s center-right Democratic Alliance (AD) won Sunday’s general election by a slim margin and is preparing to govern...

Russia Arrests South Korean Man for Spying: TASS

Russia Arrests South Korean Man for Spying: TASS

MOSCOW — A South Korean citizen has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage, Russian state news agency TASS reported...

Ukrainians React to Biden’s Pledges of Continued Support

Ukrainians React to Biden’s Pledges of Continued Support

U.S. President Joe Biden opened his State of the Union address last week with a pledge to continue to support...

NATO HQ Raises Swedish Flag, Strengthening Baltic Region Against Russian Threat

NATO HQ Raises Swedish Flag, Strengthening Baltic Region Against Russian Threat

london — Sweden’s flag was raised in a ceremony Monday at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels after it officially joined the Western...

Poland’s President Calls on NATO Allies to Raise Spending on Defense to 3% of GDP

Poland’s President Calls on NATO Allies to Raise Spending on Defense to 3% of GDP

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s president on Monday called on other members of the NATO alliance to raise their spending on defense...