Posts by Newsmaker

New US WWII Museum Pavilion Addresses Conflict’s World-Shaping Legacy

New US WWII Museum Pavilion Addresses Conflict’s World-Shaping Legacy

A new, permanent addition to the sprawling National WWII Museum in New Orleans is a three-story complex with displays as...

Storm in Western Europe Leaves 14 Dead

Storm in Western Europe Leaves 14 Dead

Officials in Western Europe said Storm Ciaran killed at least 14 people over three days as it swept from the...

NASA Spacecraft Discovers Tiny Moon Around Asteroid

NASA Spacecraft Discovers Tiny Moon Around Asteroid

The little asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists. It turns out that...

Russian Money Launderer Sanctioned for Helping Oligarchs

Russian Money Launderer Sanctioned for Helping Oligarchs

The U.S. Department of Treasury on Friday sanctioned Ekaterina Zhdanova, an accused Russian money launderer who allegedly helped her country’s...

Russian Drones Destroy Ukrainian Grain Storage Facilities

Russian Drones Destroy Ukrainian Grain Storage Facilities

Ukrainian farmers say Russian drones have been targeting grain storehouses in central Ukraine in an attempt to harm the country’s...

Belarus Opposition Leader Seeks Alternative Passports for Exiles

Belarus Opposition Leader Seeks Alternative Passports for Exiles

Exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is seeking support from the European Union and individual European countries for a “New...

 Zelenskyy ‘Grateful’ for US Sanctions on Russian ‘Entities’

 Zelenskyy ‘Grateful’ for US Sanctions on Russian ‘Entities’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily address Thursday that he is grateful to the United States for “the...

Storm Ciarán Whips Western Europe, Leaving Millions Without Power

Storm Ciarán Whips Western Europe, Leaving Millions Without Power

Record-breaking winds in France and across much of western Europe left at least seven people dead and injured others as...

FTX Founder Convicted of Defrauding Cryptocurrency Customers

FTX Founder Convicted of Defrauding Cryptocurrency Customers

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s spectacular rise and fall in the cryptocurrency industry — a journey that included his testimony before...

2 More Civilians Killed in Russian Shelling of Kherson    

2 More Civilians Killed in Russian Shelling of Kherson    

Russian shelling on Thursday killed two more civilians — an 81-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man — in southern Ukraine’s...

Former Political Prisoner Faces Deportation to Iran from Turkey

Former Political Prisoner Faces Deportation to Iran from Turkey

A former political prisoner in Iran is facing imminent deportation back to that country after a decade of waiting in...

North Korea Closes 4 Diplomatic Missions, Suggesting Economic Woes

North Korea Closes 4 Diplomatic Missions, Suggesting Economic Woes

North Korea has decided to close diplomatic missions in at least four locations across the globe, a significant diplomatic shift...

North Korea Likely Sent Millions of Shells, Missiles to Russia, Seoul says

North Korea Likely Sent Millions of Shells, Missiles to Russia, Seoul says

North Korea has likely supplied several types of missiles to Russia to support its war in Ukraine, along with its...

Regional Rivals Turkey, Iran Find Common Ground on Gaza War

Regional Rivals Turkey, Iran Find Common Ground on Gaza War

Iran’s foreign minister visited Ankara Wednesday amid growing regional rivalry as Turkey seeks to expand its influence from the Caucasus...

World Leaders Agree on Artificial Intelligence Risks

World Leaders Agree on Artificial Intelligence Risks

World leaders have agreed on the importance of mitigating risks posed by rapid advancements in the emerging technology of artificial...

Beatles Release New Song With John, Paul, George, Ringo and AI Tech

Beatles Release New Song With John, Paul, George, Ringo and AI Tech

The final Beatles recording is here. Titled “Now and Then,” the almost impossible-to-believe track is four minutes and eight seconds...

US Imposes Sweeping New Sanctions Targeting Russia Over War in Ukraine

US Imposes Sweeping New Sanctions Targeting Russia Over War in Ukraine

The United States on Thursday imposed sweeping new measures against Moscow over the war in Ukraine, targeting Russia’s future energy...

Putin Reverses Ban on Nuclear Testing

Putin Reverses Ban on Nuclear Testing

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill on Thursday to throw out the Kremlin’s ban on nuclear testing. Moscow’s move...

US House to Vote on Republicans’ Standalone $14.3 Billion Israel Bill

US House to Vote on Republicans’ Standalone $14.3 Billion Israel Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives plans a vote on Thursday on a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid...

Destruction of Dam Leads to Archaeological Discoveries in Dnipro River

Destruction of Dam Leads to Archaeological Discoveries in Dnipro River

After an explosion destroyed the Kakhovka Dam in June 2023, the water level dropped in the reservoir above the dam...

India Probing Phone Hacking Complaints by Opposition Politicians, Minister Says

India Probing Phone Hacking Complaints by Opposition Politicians, Minister Says

India’s cybersecurity agency is investigating complaints of mobile phone hacking by senior opposition politicians who reported receiving warning messages from...

Attack Kills 1, Damages Kherson City Center in Ukraine

Attack Kills 1, Damages Kherson City Center in Ukraine

A Russian attack in eastern Ukraine’s Kherson region killed one person, injured two others and damaged buildings in the city...