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2 Ships Head to Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports to Load Grain, Official Says

2 Ships Head to Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports to Load Grain, Official Says

Two cargo vessels were bound for Ukrainian ports on Saturday, becoming the first ships to use a temporary corridor to...

Activists in Europe Mark Anniversary of Amini’s Death in Iran

Activists in Europe Mark Anniversary of Amini’s Death in Iran

Hundreds gathered in central London on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian...

Somalia’s Digital ID Revolution: A Journey From Standstill to Progress

Somalia’s Digital ID Revolution: A Journey From Standstill to Progress

For more than three decades, Somalia’s digital identity system remained stagnant, untouched by the major technological changes sweeping the globe....

Ukrainian Minister: Future Holds ‘More Drones … Fewer Russian Ships’

Ukrainian Minister: Future Holds ‘More Drones … Fewer Russian Ships’

A Ukrainian minister told Reuters that the future of Ukraine’s battle against Russia holds “more drones, more attacks and fewer...

Russia shows Kim Jong Un bomber and warplanes

Russia shows Kim Jong Un bomber and warplanes

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers and other warplanes Saturday from Russia’s Pacific fleet. Russian...

Competing Interests for UN Spotlight at Annual Meeting

Competing Interests for UN Spotlight at Annual Meeting

The war in Ukraine is likely to be the big topic for a second year when leaders gather at the...

UNESCO Puts 2 Ukraine Locations on its List of Historic Sites in Danger

UNESCO Puts 2 Ukraine Locations on its List of Historic Sites in Danger

The U.N.’s World Heritage Committee on Friday placed two major historical sites in Ukraine on its list of such sites...

UN: 700 Million People Don’t Know When — Or If — They Will Eat Again

UN: 700 Million People Don’t Know When — Or If — They Will Eat Again

A global hunger crisis has left more than 700 million people not knowing when or if they will eat again,...

Ukraine Confirms New Allegations Against Magnate Kolomoisky

Ukraine Confirms New Allegations Against Magnate Kolomoisky

Ukrainian business magnate Ihor Kolomoisky has been served with notice of a third set of allegations following his detention on...

Blinken on Ukraine Hitting Russia: Kyiv Makes its Own Targeting Decisions

Blinken on Ukraine Hitting Russia: Kyiv Makes its Own Targeting Decisions

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday in Washington. Ukraine’s request for...

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to Continue Own Bans on Ukraine Grain

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to Continue Own Bans on Ukraine Grain

Poland, Slovakia and Hungary will impose their own restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports, the governments said on Friday, after the...

US, Germany Commit to Long-Term Support for Ukraine

US, Germany Commit to Long-Term Support for Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock spoke Friday in Washington, both reiterating their long-term...

One American, Two Russians Blast Off in Russian Spacecraft to International Space Station

One American, Two Russians Blast Off in Russian Spacecraft to International Space Station

One American and two Russian space crew members blasted off Friday aboard a Russian spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

EU Steps in to Boost Amazon Rainforest Protection Plan

EU Steps in to Boost Amazon Rainforest Protection Plan

The European Union on Friday threw its weight behind a plan to protect the Amazon rainforest, pledging to coordinate financial...

Britain, France and Germany to Keep Nuclear, Missile Sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany to Keep Nuclear, Missile Sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany announced Thursday they will keep their sanctions on Iran related to the Mideast country’s atomic program...

A Wary China Eyes Ties With Russia, North Korea

A Wary China Eyes Ties With Russia, North Korea

China, watching this week’s historic Russia-North Korea summit from the sidelines, is likely to welcome a boost for President Vladimir...

Hackers Say They Stole 6 Terabytes of Data From MGM, Caesars Casinos

Hackers Say They Stole 6 Terabytes of Data From MGM, Caesars Casinos

The Scattered Spider hacking group said on Thursday it took six terabytes of data from the systems of multibillion-dollar casino...

G20 Leaders Sign Deal on Infrastructure Corridor from India to Europe

G20 Leaders Sign Deal on Infrastructure Corridor from India to Europe

The new trade corridor linking India and the Mideast to Europe is being hailed as a modern version of the...

Exiled From Cuba, Journalist Faces Harassment in Europe 

Exiled From Cuba, Journalist Faces Harassment in Europe 

As Abraham Jimenez Enoa walked his 3-year-old son home from kindergarten, two men sidled up beside them. “We know you...

Italy Mulls Quitting China’s ‘Belt and Road’ but Fears Offending Beijing

Italy Mulls Quitting China’s ‘Belt and Road’ but Fears Offending Beijing

Italy is considering whether to leave the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s multibillion-dollar global trade and infrastructure program, by the...

The Other Side of Putin-Kim Summit: Looking Beyond Arms Deal

The Other Side of Putin-Kim Summit: Looking Beyond Arms Deal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be using this week’s much-heralded summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to...

Russia Expels 2 US Diplomats for ‘Illegal Activity’

Russia Expels 2 US Diplomats for ‘Illegal Activity’

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday it has expelled two U.S. Embassy employees from the country, accusing them of working with...