Posts by Newsmaker

Germany: Poland Still Polluting Oder River That Led to Fish Die-off

Germany: Poland Still Polluting Oder River That Led to Fish Die-off

Germany’s government accused Poland on Monday of failing to stop the dumping of pollutants that contributed to the deaths of...

Putin to Speak with Leaders of China, India in First Summit Since Wagner Insurrection

Putin to Speak with Leaders of China, India in First Summit Since Wagner Insurrection

President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an armed rebellion rattled Russia, as part...

Latest in Ukraine: Heavy Fighting Reported in Eastern Ukraine  

Latest in Ukraine: Heavy Fighting Reported in Eastern Ukraine  

Latest developments: U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Europe for a three-country trip to strengthen the international coalition against Russian...

French Firefighter Died Seeking to Douse Burning Cars in Underground Garage

French Firefighter Died Seeking to Douse Burning Cars in Underground Garage

A 24-year-old French firefighter died Sunday night while trying to douse burning cars in an underground car garage north of...

Survey Finds Citizen Confidence in US, UK Governments Lowest Among G7

Survey Finds Citizen Confidence in US, UK Governments Lowest Among G7

A survey released Monday found that people in the United States and United Kingdom had the lowest level of confidence...

Wrist Injury Forces Nick Kyrgios to Withdraw From Wimbledon

Wrist Injury Forces Nick Kyrgios to Withdraw From Wimbledon

Nick Kyrgios pulled out of Wimbledon the night before the tournament’s start, citing a wrist injury, a year after he...

Team Cofidis Has 1st Tour De France ‘Stage Win’ in 15 Years

Team Cofidis Has 1st Tour De France ‘Stage Win’ in 15 Years

It took a late breakaway by Victor Lafay for French team Cofidis to end its 15-year winless streak at the...

Ukrainian Writer Wounded in Kramatorsk Attack Dies, Says Freedom of Expression Group

Ukrainian Writer Wounded in Kramatorsk Attack Dies, Says Freedom of Expression Group

A Ukrainian writer and war crimes investigator wounded in a Russian missile strike on a restaurant last week has died,...

Iran Delays Sending Ambassador to Sweden to Protest Quran Incident

Iran Delays Sending Ambassador to Sweden to Protest Quran Incident

Iran will refrain from sending a new ambassador to Sweden in protest over the burning of a Koran outside a...

EU Ambassador Regrets Lack of Progress With China on Trade

EU Ambassador Regrets Lack of Progress With China on Trade

The European Union’s ambassador to China expressed regret on Sunday over the lack of “substantial progress” with Beijing on trade...

Pope’s Pick to Handle Sex Abuse Cases Doubted Some Victims, US Group Says

Pope’s Pick to Handle Sex Abuse Cases Doubted Some Victims, US Group Says

A U.S.-based group that tracks how the Catholic hierarchy deals with allegations of sexual abuse by clergy says Pope Francis...

Riots Grip France Following Fatal Police Shooting of Teen

Riots Grip France Following Fatal Police Shooting of Teen

It’s been nearly a week since news broke of a police shooting in France, sparking protests around the Paris area....

Ukrainian Air Defense Systems Repel Overnight Drone Strikes  

Ukrainian Air Defense Systems Repel Overnight Drone Strikes  

Latest developments: Yevgeny Prigozhin's media holding group is to be disbanded, the director of one of its outlets said, a...

Biden Heading on Three-Nation European Trip 

Biden Heading on Three-Nation European Trip 

U.S. President Joe Biden is leaving in a week on a five-day, three-nation trip to Europe, the White House said...

Muslim Grouping OIC Says Measures Needed to Prevent Quran Desecration

Muslim Grouping OIC Says Measures Needed to Prevent Quran Desecration

An Islamic grouping of 57 states said on Sunday collective measures are needed to prevent acts of desecration to the...

UK Police Have New Expanded Powers to Crack Down on Protests

UK Police Have New Expanded Powers to Crack Down on Protests

New and expanded powers for British police took effect Sunday, including measures targeting activists who stop traffic and major building...

Britain Planning to Overhaul Planning to Meet Net Zero Targets

Britain Planning to Overhaul Planning to Meet Net Zero Targets

Britain is planning to overhaul the country’s planning system to make it easier to install overhead cables and pylons, the...

France Sees 5th Night of Rioting Over Teen’s Killing by Police

France Sees 5th Night of Rioting Over Teen’s Killing by Police

PARIS — Young rioters clashed with police late Saturday and early Sunday and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning...

‘Serious Threat’ Remains at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Says

‘Serious Threat’ Remains at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Says

KYIV, UKRAINE – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Saturday that a “serious threat” remained at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power...

Thousands Rally in Serbia to Strip Pro-Government TV of License

Thousands Rally in Serbia to Strip Pro-Government TV of License

BELGRADE, SERBIA — Thousands of people in Serbia’s capital rallied Saturday outside a pro-government TV station that protesters say promotes...

In US, 5G Wireless Signals Could Disrupt Flights Starting This Weekend

In US, 5G Wireless Signals Could Disrupt Flights Starting This Weekend

Airline passengers who have endured tens of thousands of weather-related flight delays this week could face a new source of...

In AI Tussle, Twitter Restricts Number of Posts Users Can Read

In AI Tussle, Twitter Restricts Number of Posts Users Can Read

Elon Musk announced Saturday that Twitter would temporarily restrict how many tweets users could read per day, in a move...