Posts by Newsmaker

EU Lawmakers Award 2022 Sakharov Prize to ‘Brave Ukrainian People’

EU Lawmakers Award 2022 Sakharov Prize to ‘Brave Ukrainian People’

The European Parliament (EP) has awarded its 2022 Sakharov Prize to “the brave people of Ukraine” in their battle against...

Embattled UK Leader Liz Truss Loses 2nd Minister in Week

Embattled UK Leader Liz Truss Loses 2nd Minister in Week

British Prime Minister Liz Truss described herself as “a fighter and not a quitter” Wednesday as she faced down a...

US, France and Britain Ask UN Security Council to Meet on Iranian Arms Transfers to Russia

US, France and Britain Ask UN Security Council to Meet on Iranian Arms Transfers to Russia

The United States, Britain and France have asked for the U.N. Security Council to discuss the issue of Russia using...

Who Donated Wheat to Afghanistan — Ukraine or US?

Who Donated Wheat to Afghanistan — Ukraine or US?

As the cold season starts in landlocked Afghanistan, concerns are mounting about widespread hunger, particularly in the rugged parts of...

In Slovenia, Journalists Warned Over Protest Live on Air

In Slovenia, Journalists Warned Over Protest Live on Air

Viewers of Slovenia’s public broadcaster RTV had an unexpected interruption to the evening news show last month, when journalists entered...

Ukraine Invites UN Experts to Examine Iranian Drone Debris

Ukraine Invites UN Experts to Examine Iranian Drone Debris

Ukraine has invited U.N. experts to examine debris from what it says are Iranian-made drones sold to Russia in violation...

Russian Court Rejects Navalny’s Appeal of Fraud, Contempt Sentences

Russian Court Rejects Navalny’s Appeal of Fraud, Contempt Sentences

An appeals court in Moscow has rejected jailed opposition politician Alexey Navalny’s move to have his nine-year prison sentence on...

French Company, Syrian Unit Plead Guilty to Material Support for Terrorism

French Company, Syrian Unit Plead Guilty to Material Support for Terrorism

In the first case of its kind, a French industrial company and its Syrian subsidiary pleaded guilty on Tuesday to...

Death Toll Rises to 14 After Russian Warplane Crashes in Russian City of Yeysk

Death Toll Rises to 14 After Russian Warplane Crashes in Russian City of Yeysk

The death toll has risen to 14 after a Russian warplane crashed into a residential area in the Russian port...

Doorbell Cameras: Deterring Criminals, as Residents Become ‘Cops on the Beat’

Doorbell Cameras: Deterring Criminals, as Residents Become ‘Cops on the Beat’

More and more, people are installing video doorbells and surveillance cameras in and around their homes to protect against unwanted...

Something New Under the Sun: Floating Solar Panels 

Something New Under the Sun: Floating Solar Panels 

Who said there is nothing new under the sun?  One of the hottest innovations for the non-polluting generation of electricity...

NATO Begins Nuclear Exercises Amid Russia War Tensions

NATO Begins Nuclear Exercises Amid Russia War Tensions

NATO on Monday began its long-planned annual nuclear exercises in northwestern Europe as tensions simmer over the war in Ukraine...

Secretary Blinken Promotes Tech Diplomacy in Silicon Valley

Secretary Blinken Promotes Tech Diplomacy in Silicon Valley

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Silicon Valley this week comes as the Biden administration is promoting more investment...

Sri Lankan Author Shehan Karunatilaka Wins 2022 Booker Prize

Sri Lankan Author Shehan Karunatilaka Wins 2022 Booker Prize

Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the Booker Prize on Monday for his second novel The Seven Moons of Maali...

Migrants Caught in Middle as Turkey-Greece Tensions Escalate

Migrants Caught in Middle as Turkey-Greece Tensions Escalate

A photograph of migrants found exposed, without clothing, along the border of Greece and Turkey last week shocked the world...

Russian Warplane Crashes in Port City of Yeysk

Russian Warplane Crashes in Port City of Yeysk

A Russian warplane has crashed into a residential area in the Russian port city of Yeysk, the military said. The...

EU Sanctions Iran ‘Morality Police’ for Crackdown on Protesters

EU Sanctions Iran ‘Morality Police’ for Crackdown on Protesters

The European Union on Monday sanctioned officials of Iran’s morality police and Tehran’s information minister for their role in the...

Ukraine War Means an Uncertain Future for Europe’s Biggest Economy

Ukraine War Means an Uncertain Future for Europe’s Biggest Economy

The war in Ukraine has provoked an economic crisis in Germany, which was heavily dependent on Russian energy. Not only...

Fresh Blasts Hit Ukrainian Capital

Fresh Blasts Hit Ukrainian Capital

Multiple explosions hit Ukraine’s capital Monday, with the head of the Ukrainian president’s office saying Russian forces had attacked using...

Teens Tackle 21st-Century Challenges at Robotics Contest

Teens Tackle 21st-Century Challenges at Robotics Contest

For their first trip to a celebrated robotics contest for high school students from scores of countries, a team of...

Swedish Party Official Suspended After Anne Frank Posting

Swedish Party Official Suspended After Anne Frank Posting

A Sweden Democrats official was suspended by the far-right party for making degrading comments about Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank....

UK Leader Liz Truss Goes From Triumph to Trouble in 6 Weeks

UK Leader Liz Truss Goes From Triumph to Trouble in 6 Weeks

When Liz Truss was running to lead Britain this summer, an ally predicted her first weeks in office would be...