Rights advocates cite uptick in Uyghur refugee detentions in Turkey
Washington — Over the past three weeks, Shirali Abdurehim, a 39-year-old Uyghur honey seller in Istanbul, has been detained in an...
US, Taiwan, China race to improve military drone technology
washington — This week, as Taiwan was preparing for the start of its Han Kuang military exercises, its air defense system...
Video game performers to strike over artificial intelligence concerns
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s video game performers voted Thursday to go on strike, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another...
2 years after Ukrainian POW prison attack, survivors and leaked UN analysis point to Russia as culprit
kyiv, ukraine — The former prisoners of war still puzzle over the strange events leading up to the night now seared...
Greece signs deal to buy 20 US-made F-35 jets in major military overhaul
Athens — Greece formally approved an offer to buy 20 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from the United States as part of...
Former Trump NSC official explains his vision for ending war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Retired Army Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, who was chief of staff on former President Donald Trump’s national security council,...
In Algeria, Putin’s ally misleads about size of Russian economy, downplays sanctions
In the internationally accepted economic ranking by nominal GDP, the U.S. remains the world’s leading economy, while Russia ranks 11th....
UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain’s Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger
New Delhi — The United Nations’ cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites...
EU’s tariffs on Chinese EVs could slow progress on bloc’s green goals
Berlin, Germany — Forced to choose between its ambitious climate goals and a major loss of electric vehicle market share to...
France’s Macron will keep centrist caretaker government on through Olympics
Paris — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will keep a centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics to avoid...
Russia bans entry of top Japanese executives
TOKYO — Russia has banned the head of Toyota and 12 other senior Japanese business figures from entering the country, prompting...
British royal family announces plan to reduce carbon emissions
LONDON — Britain’s royal family on Wednesday set out its latest plans to reduce its carbon footprint, including the installation of...
Rights groups criticize efforts to displace migrants ahead of Paris Olympics
Rights groups accuse French authorities of “social cleansing” ahead of the Paris Olympics by uprooting migrants, sex workers and others...
US invites Sudan’s warring parties for talks in Switzerland in August
WASHINGTON — The United States has invited the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for U.S.-mediated cease-fire talks starting...
Hungary’s foreign minister indifferent to shift of EU meeting away from Budapest
Budapest, Hungary — Hungary’s foreign minister voiced indifference on Tuesday over a decision by the European Union’s top diplomat to shift...
