Posts by Newsmaker

Denmark Seeks to Legally Prevent Burnings of Quran, Other Religious Scriptures

Denmark Seeks to Legally Prevent Burnings of Quran, Other Religious Scriptures

Denmark’s foreign minister said Sunday the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other religious...

Wildlife Lovers Urged to Join UK’s Annual Butterfly Count

Wildlife Lovers Urged to Join UK’s Annual Butterfly Count

Wildlife enthusiasts across Britain are being encouraged to log sightings of butterflies and some moths, as the world’s largest annual...

Decoupling From China ‘An Illusion,’ French Finance Minister Says

Decoupling From China ‘An Illusion,’ French Finance Minister Says

France’s finance minister said Sunday during a visit to Beijing that cutting all economic ties with China was “an illusion,”...

AM Radio Fights to Keep Its Spot on US Car Dashboards

AM Radio Fights to Keep Its Spot on US Car Dashboards

There has been a steady decline in the number of AM radio stations in the United States. Over the decades,...

10 Die, Including 3 Children, as Strong Winds Hit Tourist Camp in Central Russia

10 Die, Including 3 Children, as Strong Winds Hit Tourist Camp in Central Russia

Ten people — including three children — died after high winds tore through central Russia, emergency services and a local...

Late Vanegas Goal Seals Colombia’s 2-1 Upset Over Germany 

Late Vanegas Goal Seals Colombia’s 2-1 Upset Over Germany 

Manuela Vanegas scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time as Colombia upset Germany 2-1 at the Women’s World Cup...

Rise and Fall of a Russian Ultranationalist 

Rise and Fall of a Russian Ultranationalist 

The arrest and disappearance of dissidents and anti-war activists has become a common occurrence in Russia. But the detention in...

Footballer Details ‘Scary’ Toll on Ukrainian Children’s Mental Health

Footballer Details ‘Scary’ Toll on Ukrainian Children’s Mental Health

PARIS – Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko says he only had to look into the eyes of Ukrainian children who lived...

Latest in Ukraine: Ukrainian Drones Attack Moscow, Russian Authorities Say 

Latest in Ukraine: Ukrainian Drones Attack Moscow, Russian Authorities Say 

Latest developments: Three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow early Sunday, injuring one person and forcing a temporary closure of one of...

More Wagner Fighters Move Closer to Polish Border, Poland Says

More Wagner Fighters Move Closer to Polish Border, Poland Says

WARSAW – About 100 soldiers from the Russian Wagner group have moved closer to the Belarusian city of Grodno near...

Ilestedt Scores Twice, Sweden Beats Italy

Ilestedt Scores Twice, Sweden Beats Italy

After leaving it to the last minute against South Africa, Sweden left nothing to chance Saturday in a 5-0 win...

Turkey Urges Denmark to Take Urgent Action to Prevent Quran Burnings: Source

Turkey Urges Denmark to Take Urgent Action to Prevent Quran Burnings: Source

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday urged Denmark to take urgent action to prevent burnings of...

Niger Loses Aid as Western Countries Condemn Coup

Niger Loses Aid as Western Countries Condemn Coup

NIAMEY, Niger — The European Union has cut off financial support to Niger, and the United States has threatened to...

French President Macron Visits His Counterpart in Sri Lanka

French President Macron Visits His Counterpart in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with his Sri Lankan counterpart Saturday on an open and...

African Leaders Tell Putin: ‘We Have a Right to Call for Peace’

African Leaders Tell Putin: ‘We Have a Right to Call for Peace’

African leaders pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to move ahead with their plan to end the Ukraine conflict...

US Report: Chinese Support Is ‘Critical’ to Russia’s War Effort

US Report: Chinese Support Is ‘Critical’ to Russia’s War Effort

A declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released Thursday says that support from China is...

FBI Warns About China Theft of US AI Technology

FBI Warns About China Theft of US AI Technology

China is pilfering U.S.-developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology to enhance its own aspirations and to conduct foreign influence operations, senior...

UN Weekly Roundup: July 22-28, 2023

UN Weekly Roundup: July 22-28, 2023

Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as...

Ukrainian, Polish Farmers Call for Solutions Amid Global Food Security Threat

Ukrainian, Polish Farmers Call for Solutions Amid Global Food Security Threat

The European Union allowed the free trade of Ukrainian crops after Russia invaded. The glut that resulted prompted some EU...

Pope Francis Sounds Alarm on Climate Threat as Crews Battle Europe Fires

Pope Francis Sounds Alarm on Climate Threat as Crews Battle Europe Fires

Pope Francis urged governments to do more to fight climate change and protect “our common home” as improving weather conditions...

Prospect of AI Producing News Articles Concerns Digital Experts 

Prospect of AI Producing News Articles Concerns Digital Experts 

Google’s work developing an artificial intelligence tool that would produce news articles is concerning some digital experts, who say such...

Leading Tech Companies Pledge to Develop AI Safeguards Set by White House

Leading Tech Companies Pledge to Develop AI Safeguards Set by White House

Seven leading tech companies recently agreed to abide by a request from President Joe Biden to develop their artificial intelligence...