Posts by Newsmaker

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Power Restored, Averting ‘Catastrophe’

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Power Restored, Averting ‘Catastrophe’

Power was restored Saturday at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after it was lost on Friday, averting again a...

Paris Police Arrest Suspect in Attacks that Killed 1, Injured 2

Paris Police Arrest Suspect in Attacks that Killed 1, Injured 2

French police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, killing a German tourist with a knife...

Ukraine’s Ex-President Says He Was Blocked From Leaving Country

Ukraine’s Ex-President Says He Was Blocked From Leaving Country

Ukraine’s ex-President Petro Poroshenko said he had been stopped from leaving the country Friday morning in what he described as...

Breaches by Iran-Affiliated Hackers Span US States, Federal Agencies Say

Breaches by Iran-Affiliated Hackers Span US States, Federal Agencies Say

A small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of many organizations breached in the United States by Iran-affiliated hackers...

Russia’s Goals in Ukraine Unchanged, Lavrov Tells West

Russia’s Goals in Ukraine Unchanged, Lavrov Tells West

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivered a blunt message to Western leaders Friday and declared at an international security conference...

France’s Macron Going to Qatar to Restart Israel-Hamas Truce

France’s Macron Going to Qatar to Restart Israel-Hamas Truce

French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday that France was “very concerned” by the resumption of violence in Gaza and that...

France, Philippines Eye Security Pact for Joint Military Combat Exercises

France, Philippines Eye Security Pact for Joint Military Combat Exercises

France and the Philippines are considering a defense pact that would allow them to send military forces to each other’s...

Snowstorm Shutters Munich Airport, Triggers Travel Chaos in Central Europe

Snowstorm Shutters Munich Airport, Triggers Travel Chaos in Central Europe

All flights were grounded at Munich’s airport Saturday after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of...

Surfing Venue for Paris Olympics Is on the Other Side of the World but Could Steal the Show

Surfing Venue for Paris Olympics Is on the Other Side of the World but Could Steal the Show

The giant waves form in the storm belts of the Southern Ocean, off Antarctica, where whales roam. Supercharged by intense...

Police Raid Moscow Gay Bars After Court Deems LGBTQ+ Movement ‘Extremist’

Police Raid Moscow Gay Bars After Court Deems LGBTQ+ Movement ‘Extremist’

Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top...

Pentagon’s New High-Tech Deal with Australia, Britain, Aims to Counter China

Pentagon’s New High-Tech Deal with Australia, Britain, Aims to Counter China

From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom...

Russia Orders RFE/RL Journalist Detained Until February   

Russia Orders RFE/RL Journalist Detained Until February   

A Russian court on Friday ordered American Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to remain in custody until February 5. The editor...

Finland Closes Russian Border Over Migrant Influx, Estonia Could Follow 

Finland Closes Russian Border Over Migrant Influx, Estonia Could Follow 

Finland closed its entire 1,340-kilometer-long border with Russia this week, accusing Moscow of sending asylum-seekers across the frontier in a...

Finland Closes Russian Border Over Migrant Influx; Estonia May Follow

Finland Closes Russian Border Over Migrant Influx; Estonia May Follow

Finland has closed its entire 1,340 kilometer-long border with Russia after accusing Moscow of “instrumentalizing” asylum-seekers by sending them across...

Spanish Police Arrest Man Wanted by US in North Korean Crypto Case 

Spanish Police Arrest Man Wanted by US in North Korean Crypto Case 

Spanish police said Friday that they had arrested a Spaniard wanted by U.S. officials for working with an American to...

Rules Would Bar EV Tax Credits if Batteries, Minerals Linked to China

Rules Would Bar EV Tax Credits if Batteries, Minerals Linked to China

The U.S. proposed new guidelines Friday spelling out which electric vehicles will be eligible for tax credits, ruling out those...