French cosmetics sector seeks reprieve on Chinese import rules

French cosmetics sector seeks reprieve on Chinese import rules

PARIS — France’s world-leading cosmetics sector is counting on talks between Xi Jinping and Emmanuel Macron next week to help minimize...

Russian drones injure 6 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Dnipro regions

Russian drones injure 6 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Dnipro regions

KYIV, UKRAINE — Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, injuring at least six people and...

Paris Olympic athletes’ meals will have French flair

Paris Olympic athletes’ meals will have French flair

PARIS — Freshly cooked bread, select cheeses and a broad veggie offer will be among the meals to be offered to...

Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign

Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign

DUESSELDORF, Germany — Herbert Rubinstein was 5 years old when he and his mother were taken from the Jewish ghetto of...

Statistics, prayer, personal stories: How Protestants helped bring Ukraine aid to US House floor

Statistics, prayer, personal stories: How Protestants helped bring Ukraine aid to US House floor

Washington — On Saturday, March 2, at 2:20 a.m., Serhii Gadarzhi woke up to a drone approaching his apartment building in...

Georgian PM rejects US, EU criticism of draft ‘foreign agents’ bill

Georgian PM rejects US, EU criticism of draft ‘foreign agents’ bill

tbilisi, georgia — Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday rejected criticism from the United States and European Union of a...

Political will to support journalism faltering, watchdog finds

Political will to support journalism faltering, watchdog finds

The latest global press freedom rankings from media watchdog Reporters Without Borders present a discouraging picture, including a lack of...

China carries Pakistan into space

China carries Pakistan into space

islamabad — Pakistan on Friday witnessed the launch of its first lunar satellite aboard China’s historic mission to retrieve samples from...

Human rights group to sue Britain over Rwanda migration policy

Human rights group to sue Britain over Rwanda migration policy

Ukrainian priests serve church, support state

Ukrainian priests serve church, support state

As Orthodox Christians in Ukraine prepare to celebrate Easter on May 5th, Orthodox priests in Ukraine are finding themselves trying...

Germany warns Russia about cyberattacks

Germany warns Russia about cyberattacks

Russian shelling kills 2 in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region

Russian shelling kills 2 in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region

Kyiv, Ukraine — Two people were killed on Friday in a Russian attack on the city of Kurakhove, located in the...

In Ukraine, damaged church rises as a symbol of faith, culture

In Ukraine, damaged church rises as a symbol of faith, culture

LYPIVKA, Ukraine — This Orthodox Easter season, an extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian...

Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says

Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says

WASHINGTON — Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense...

In Europe, exiled Russian journalists offer alternative to state news

In Europe, exiled Russian journalists offer alternative to state news

Moscow has cracked down on Russian media outlets that offer independent reporting on the war in Ukraine, prompting hundreds of...

Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson

Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson

Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukraine has an AI-generated spokesperson called Victoria who will make official statements on behalf of its foreign ministry....

UN human rights chief urges Georgia to withdraw ‘foreign agents’ bill

UN human rights chief urges Georgia to withdraw ‘foreign agents’ bill

US journalist held in Russian prison for 400 days

US journalist held in Russian prison for 400 days

united nations — Four hundred days. That’s how long American journalist Evan Gershkovich has been held in a Russian prison. Russia’s...

Russia uninterested in Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland

Russia uninterested in Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland

Dozens arrested after London protest blocking removal of asylum seekers

Dozens arrested after London protest blocking removal of asylum seekers

LONDON — British police arrested 45 people on Thursday after a violent protest in London against the transfer of asylum seekers...

Lawmakers in Serbia elect new government with pro-Russia ministers sanctioned by US

Lawmakers in Serbia elect new government with pro-Russia ministers sanctioned by US

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian lawmakers on Thursday voted into office a new government that reinstated two pro-Russia officials who are sanctioned...

EU pledges $1 billion for Lebanon, urges curbs against irregular migration

EU pledges $1 billion for Lebanon, urges curbs against irregular migration

Beirut — EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced $1 billion in aid to Lebanon on Thursday to help tackle illegal...