Posts by Newsmaker

No Mood for Compromise at UN Security Council Meeting

No Mood for Compromise at UN Security Council Meeting

During Wednesday’s meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Russia’s war in Ukraine took precedence in the speeches of world...

German Proposal for Huawei Curbs Triggers Telecom Operator Backlash

German Proposal for Huawei Curbs Triggers Telecom Operator Backlash

Germany’s interior ministry has proposed forcing telecommunications operators to curb their use of equipment made by China’s Huawei and ZTE,...

School Shooting Survivor Develops App That Seeks to Help People Heal

School Shooting Survivor Develops App That Seeks to Help People Heal

Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman killed 14 students and three staff...

Mahsa Amini, Elon Musk Nominated for EU’s Top Rights Prize

Mahsa Amini, Elon Musk Nominated for EU’s Top Rights Prize

Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody a year ago, and billionaire Elon Musk were among a...

Russia-Iran Ties Reach New Level, Russian Defense Minister Says

Russia-Iran Ties Reach New Level, Russian Defense Minister Says

Relations between Russia and Iran have reached a new level despite opposition from much of the Western world, Russian Defense...

Europe ‘Risks Dependence’ on Chinese Batteries, EU Report Finds 

Europe ‘Risks Dependence’ on Chinese Batteries, EU Report Finds 

Europe is in danger of becoming as reliant on China for batteries and fuel cells as it was on Russia...

Report: Increase in Chinese-Language Malware Could ‘Challenge’ Russian Dominance of Cybercrime

Report: Increase in Chinese-Language Malware Could ‘Challenge’ Russian Dominance of Cybercrime

For decades, Russian and eastern European hackers have dominated the cybercrime underworld. These days they may face a challenge from...

UK PM: We Will Not Force Households To Take Energy Efficiency Measures

UK PM: We Will Not Force Households To Take Energy Efficiency Measures

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday the government would not force households to take energy efficiency measures as...

Ukraine, European Allies Clash Over Food Import Bans   

Ukraine, European Allies Clash Over Food Import Bans   

Ukraine lodged a complaint this week at the World Trade Organization after several eastern European states imposed import bans on...

Putin Accepts Invitation to Visit China in October

Putin Accepts Invitation to Visit China in October

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he accepted an invitation from his Chinese counterpart to visit China in October during...

Ukraine Files WTO Complaint Following European Food Import Bans

Ukraine Files WTO Complaint Following European Food Import Bans

Ukraine has lodged a complaint at the World Trade Organization after several Eastern European states imposed import bans on Ukrainian...

New Violence in Nagorno-Karabakh Pushes Armenia to Debate Alliances

New Violence in Nagorno-Karabakh Pushes Armenia to Debate Alliances

The new flare-up of hostilities in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh is raising...

At UNGA, Biden Offers US Leadership, Denounces Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

At UNGA, Biden Offers US Leadership, Denounces Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

At the U.N. General Assembly in New York, U.S. President Joe Biden sought to convince world leaders that his vision...

EU Executive Says Aid Payments for Somalia ‘Temporarily Suspended’

EU Executive Says Aid Payments for Somalia ‘Temporarily Suspended’

The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday that disbursements of humanitarian aid in Somalia were “temporarily suspended” after a United...

Google Plans to Incorporate Its Bard Chatbot Into Its Apps

Google Plans to Incorporate Its Bard Chatbot Into Its Apps

Google announced Tuesday that its Bard chatbot would be integrated into Gmail, YouTube and other applications in a push to...

Almost 50 Children From Occupied Ukrainian Regions Brought to Belarus

Almost 50 Children From Occupied Ukrainian Regions Brought to Belarus

Belarusian state media reported that 48 children from Ukraine arrived in Belarus on Tuesday from Ukrainian regions that Moscow claims...

American Visitors Help Post-Pandemic Recovery of Britain’s Tourism Industry

American Visitors Help Post-Pandemic Recovery of Britain’s Tourism Industry

Tourism industry watchers say one of the top overseas destinations for US travelers this summer was Britain, where Americans helped...

Azerbaijan Launches Deadly Attack in Disputed Nagoro-Karabakh

Azerbaijan Launches Deadly Attack in Disputed Nagoro-Karabakh

Azerbaijan took the offensive Tuesday against Armenian positions in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region and opened fire, including in areas inhabited...

London’s Historic Blue Plaques Seek More Diversity as 1,000th Marker Is Unveiled

London’s Historic Blue Plaques Seek More Diversity as 1,000th Marker Is Unveiled

A resounding thump breaks the silence as Jaulia Land drops a lump of grey-brown clay onto the slab roller before...

Britain Invites China to Its Global AI Summit

Britain Invites China to Its Global AI Summit

Britain has invited China to its global artificial intelligence summit in November, with foreign minister James Cleverly saying the risks...

New York Times: Evidence Suggests Errant Ukrainian Missile Caused Market Deaths

New York Times: Evidence Suggests Errant Ukrainian Missile Caused Market Deaths

Evidence suggests a deadly explosion at a busy market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka this month was caused...

Azerbaijan Says Six of Its Citizens Were Killed by Landmines in Karabakh  

Azerbaijan Says Six of Its Citizens Were Killed by Landmines in Karabakh  

Azerbaijan said on Tuesday that six of its citizens had been killed by land mines in two separate incidents in...