Posts by Newsmaker

In Photos: Ukrainians Flee Flood Following Destruction of Kakhovka Dam

In Photos: Ukrainians Flee Flood Following Destruction of Kakhovka Dam

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the Kherson region where thousands of people are dealing with the effects from flooding following...

Four Children Wounded in Knife Attack in French Town, Two in Critical Condition

Four Children Wounded in Knife Attack in French Town, Two in Critical Condition

A Syrian national wounded four children and an adult in a knife attack in a park in the southeastern French...

Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy Visits Flood-Hit Kherson

Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy Visits Flood-Hit Kherson

Latest developments: U.S. President Joe Biden to host NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg for talks Monday with support for Ukraine at...

Biden To Host British Prime Minister Sunak for White House Talks

Biden To Host British Prime Minister Sunak for White House Talks

U.S. President Joe Biden will host British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for talks at the White House Thursday that are...

Ukraine Rejects Calls to ‘Freeze’ Conflict, Foreign Minister Says

Ukraine Rejects Calls to ‘Freeze’ Conflict, Foreign Minister Says

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday that talks about resolving the conflict with Russia could not start with...

‘I’m Going to Miami:’ Messi Confirms Move to Major League Soccer

‘I’m Going to Miami:’ Messi Confirms Move to Major League Soccer

Lionel Messi on Wednesday announced that he intends to join Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami as a free agent after...

Destruction of Ukraine Dam Raises Landmine Threat, Red Cross Says

Destruction of Ukraine Dam Raises Landmine Threat, Red Cross Says

The destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine will have a catastrophic effect on locating landmines in the affected region,...

Surprise Merger of PGA Tour, Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Stuns Sport

Surprise Merger of PGA Tour, Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Stuns Sport

In a surprise announcement this week, the PGA Tour, golf’s long-established premier professional league, announced that it would merge with...

Prince Harry Finishes Evidence in Phone-hacking Case Against UK Tabloid

Prince Harry Finishes Evidence in Phone-hacking Case Against UK Tabloid

Prince Harry finished giving evidence at London’s High Court on Wednesday after nearly eight hours of cross-examination in his phone-hacking...

Experiment Halted in Norway After Whale Drowns

Experiment Halted in Norway After Whale Drowns

A controversial research project in Norway on whales’ hearing was suspended after a whale drowned, researchers said on Wednesday, as...

Kosovo Must Grant Serbs More Autonomy to Join EU and NATO, US Envoy Says

Kosovo Must Grant Serbs More Autonomy to Join EU and NATO, US Envoy Says

Kosovo must give greater autonomy to Serb-majority municipalities in the north of the country if it wants to move closer...

Air India Sends Plane for Stranded Passengers in Russia, With Engineers 

Air India Sends Plane for Stranded Passengers in Russia, With Engineers 

Air India sent an aircraft on Wednesday to pick up passengers whose Delhi to San Francisco flight was diverted to...

Vatican Says Pope Francis to Have Abdominal Surgery

Vatican Says Pope Francis to Have Abdominal Surgery

Pope Francis, 86, will have surgery on his abdomen on Wednesday afternoon at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican said in...

Damage at Ukraine’s Kakhovka Reservoir Puts Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant at Risk

Damage at Ukraine’s Kakhovka Reservoir Puts Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant at Risk

Ukrainian officials are on alert following the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station and say the flooding from the...

Britain Says China Has Closed Unofficial Police Stations in UK

Britain Says China Has Closed Unofficial Police Stations in UK

British Security Minister Tom Tugendhat said on Tuesday China had closed reported “police service stations” at sites across the United...

At UN, Belarus Shut Out in Bid for Security Council Seat

At UN, Belarus Shut Out in Bid for Security Council Seat

The U.N. General Assembly approved five new members for two-year terms on the organization’s powerful 15-nation Security Council on Tuesday,...

Austin Draws Parallels Between D-Day, War in Ukraine on WWII Allied Invasion Anniversary

Austin Draws Parallels Between D-Day, War in Ukraine on WWII Allied Invasion Anniversary

As thousands walked the beaches of Normandy, France, to honor those who fought to liberate Europe in World War II,...

In New Term, Turkey’s Erdogan Makes Economic Pivot as Crisis Looms

In New Term, Turkey’s Erdogan Makes Economic Pivot as Crisis Looms

With Turkey facing a looming financial crisis, newly reelected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has turned to market-friendly policy maker Mehmet...

Financial Institutions in US, East Asia Spoofed by Suspected North Korean Hackers

Financial Institutions in US, East Asia Spoofed by Suspected North Korean Hackers

There are renewed concerns North Korea’s army of hackers is targeting financial institutions to prop up the regime in Pyongyang...

Golf: PGA Tour, European Tour and LIV Golf Announce Merger

Golf: PGA Tour, European Tour and LIV Golf Announce Merger

The PGA Tour, European Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit announced a landmark agreement on Tuesday to merge and...

Russia Copying Iran to Evade Western Sanctions, Report Claims

Russia Copying Iran to Evade Western Sanctions, Report Claims

Russia is seeking to copy Iran’s tactics in evading Western sanctions imposed on Moscow since its February 2022 invasion of...

Japan, Australia, US to Fund Undersea Cable Connection in Micronesia to Counter China’s Influence

Japan, Australia, US to Fund Undersea Cable Connection in Micronesia to Counter China’s Influence

Japan announced Tuesday that it joined the United States and Australia in signing a $95 million undersea cable project that...