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US Takes Custody of Suspected Russian Agent From Estonia

US Takes Custody of Suspected Russian Agent From Estonia

The United States took custody Friday of a Russian national extradited from Estonia and suspected of being an intelligence agent...

Russian Nuclear Subs’ Absence from Celebration Likely Due to Maintenance, Availability Concerns, British Ministry Says

Russian Nuclear Subs’ Absence from Celebration Likely Due to Maintenance, Availability Concerns, British Ministry Says

LATEST DEVELOPMENT:   France has posthumously awarded the Legion of Honor, the country’s highest award, to Arman Soldin, an Agence...

India to Launch Moonshot Friday

India to Launch Moonshot Friday

India is set to launch a spacecraft to the moon Friday. If successful, it would make India only the fourth...

India’s Modi Guest of Honor at France’s Bastille Day Parade

India’s Modi Guest of Honor at France’s Bastille Day Parade

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the guest of honor at this year’s Bastille Day celebration Friday in Paris. Modi...

Rivalries on Show as Southeast Asia Hosts Annual Security Gathering

Rivalries on Show as Southeast Asia Hosts Annual Security Gathering

Foreign ministers of two dozen countries meet in Indonesia on Friday with U.S.-China rivalry, the war in Ukraine and North...

In Interview, Putin Says He Offered Wagner Fighters Chance to Keep Serving

In Interview, Putin Says He Offered Wagner Fighters Chance to Keep Serving

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered mercenary fighters with the Wagner Group the opportunity to remain serving together in Russia after...

Biden Ends Europe Trip With ‘Absolute Guarantee’ of Transatlantic Ties

Biden Ends Europe Trip With ‘Absolute Guarantee’ of Transatlantic Ties

President Joe Biden wrapped up his European trip in Finland, meeting with NATO’s newest member and other Nordic leaders as...

Nagorno-Karabakh Separatists Urge Russia to Open Corridor to Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh Separatists Urge Russia to Open Corridor to Armenia

A separatist official in Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan on Thursday called on Russia to ensure free movement on the only...

Israel’s Defense Chief Travels to Azerbaijan, Reaffirming Shared Opposition to Iran

Israel’s Defense Chief Travels to Azerbaijan, Reaffirming Shared Opposition to Iran

Israel’s defense minister visited Azerbaijan on Thursday, seeking to strengthen ties between countries with shared opposition to Iran.  Defense Minister...

Biden: Talks Underway With Russia on Freeing US Journalist

Biden: Talks Underway With Russia on Freeing US Journalist

U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that talks are underway with Russia to free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich,...

IOC Declines to Give Russia, Belarus Formal Invitations to Paris Olympics

IOC Declines to Give Russia, Belarus Formal Invitations to Paris Olympics

Russia and Belarus will not get a formal invitation to the 2024 Paris Olympics when more than 200 national teams...

Turkey’s Erdogan Aims for Mideast Diplomatic Reset on Gulf Visit

Turkey’s Erdogan Aims for Mideast Diplomatic Reset on Gulf Visit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to the Arab Gulf States next week in his latest effort to improve ties...

South Korea’s Yoon Says Additional Arms Deal Agreed With Poland

South Korea’s Yoon Says Additional Arms Deal Agreed With Poland

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he and his Polish counterpart had agreed at a summit in Warsaw on...

Latest in Ukraine: Russian Attacks Kill Three More Ukrainian Civilians, Wound 38

Latest in Ukraine: Russian Attacks Kill Three More Ukrainian Civilians, Wound 38

Latest developments:  Ukraine’s military cites some success in fighting along the front lines to the south of the Russian-occupied city...

Russian Lawmakers Move to Further Restrict Transgender Rights in New Legislation

Russian Lawmakers Move to Further Restrict Transgender Rights in New Legislation

Russian lawmakers on Thursday approved a toughened version of a bill that outlaws gender transitioning procedures, with added clauses that...

Swedish Court Blocks Extradition of Men Wanted by Turkey

Swedish Court Blocks Extradition of Men Wanted by Turkey

Sweden’s highest court Thursday blocked the extradition of two men wanted by Turkey for alleged involvement with a group Turkey...

China-Russia Trade at its Highest Since Start of Ukraine War

China-Russia Trade at its Highest Since Start of Ukraine War

China’s two-way trade with Russia rose in June to its highest level since the Ukraine war started, Chinese customs data...

Biden in Finland for Talks With Nordic Leaders

Biden in Finland for Talks With Nordic Leaders

U.S. President Joe Biden is in Helsinki to meet Thursday with leaders from Nordic countries and praise Finland’s NATO accession. ...

Targeting of State Department, Others in Microsoft Hack ‘Intentional’  

Targeting of State Department, Others in Microsoft Hack ‘Intentional’  

Hackers, possibly linked to China’s intelligence agencies, are being blamed for a monthlong campaign that breached some unclassified U.S. email...

Kurdish Journalists Released on Bail After 13 Months of Pretrial Detention

Kurdish Journalists Released on Bail After 13 Months of Pretrial Detention

A Turkish court in Diyarbakir decided on Wednesday to release 14 Kurdish journalists on bail after detaining them for 13...

Biden Hails Unity of NATO as Ukraine Conflict Deepens

Biden Hails Unity of NATO as Ukraine Conflict Deepens

Wrapping up a two-day summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, U.S. President Joe Biden delivered an address highlighting how Washington and its...

NATO Not Expanding Eastward Into Asia, Says US Ambassador

NATO Not Expanding Eastward Into Asia, Says US Ambassador

The United States is defining the limits of NATO’s outreach in the Indo-Pacific region, saying its focus on challenges posed...