Posts by Newsmaker

Colleagues of Jailed WSJ Reporter Grapple With His Arrest by Russia

Colleagues of Jailed WSJ Reporter Grapple With His Arrest by Russia

Journalist Margaret Sullivan says that when she received word that former colleague Evan Gershkovich had been detained in Russia on...

Greece Bans Convicted Neo-Nazi and His Party From May 21 Election  

Greece Bans Convicted Neo-Nazi and His Party From May 21 Election  

Greece’s Supreme Court has barred a convicted neo-Nazi from competing in upcoming national elections. But despite that decision, the court...

Ukraine Says It Has Nothing to Do With Kremlin Drone Attack

Ukraine Says It Has Nothing to Do With Kremlin Drone Attack

A senior Ukrainian presidential official said Wednesday that Kyiv had nothing to do with any drone attack on the Kremlin,...

 Ex-Audi CEO to Plead Guilty Over ‘Dieselgate’ Scandal 

 Ex-Audi CEO to Plead Guilty Over ‘Dieselgate’ Scandal 

Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler will plead guilty over the “dieselgate” vehicle emissions-cheating scandal, a German court said Wednesday, which...

Dissident Pulled Off Plane by Belarus Gets 8 Years in Prison 

Dissident Pulled Off Plane by Belarus Gets 8 Years in Prison 

A Belarusian court convicted a dissident journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a commercial flight that was diverted...

Latest in Ukraine: Ukrainian President Makes Surprise Visit to Finland

Latest in Ukraine: Ukrainian President Makes Surprise Visit to Finland

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes surprise trip to Finland Russian fuel depot in Ukraine catches fire U.S. expected to announce...

Dozens Arrested in Germany in European Probe of Italian Organized Crime

Dozens Arrested in Germany in European Probe of Italian Organized Crime

German police arrested dozens of people across the country on Wednesday in an investigation of the Italian ‘Ndrangheta organized crime...

Latest in Ukraine: US to Send $300 Million in Weapons to Ukraine 

Latest in Ukraine: US to Send $300 Million in Weapons to Ukraine 

New developments: An explosion has derailed a second train in the Bryansky region of Russia adjacent to Ukraine and Belarus....

Afghans Protest in Paris During UN Conference in Doha, Qatar

Afghans Protest in Paris During UN Conference in Doha, Qatar

Afghan protesters took to Paris streets this week, demanding the international community refuse to recognize the Taliban. The demonstration comes...

Blast Causes 2nd Train Derailment in 2 Days in Russia

Blast Causes 2nd Train Derailment in 2 Days in Russia

An explosion derailed a freight train for the second day in a row in a Russian region bordering Ukraine on...

The Fight Against Russia’s Fake News in Cuba

The Fight Against Russia’s Fake News in Cuba

A fierce information war is being fought in Caribbean nations with Russian state media trying to peddle one narrative about...

Voting Scrutiny Stepped Up Ahead of Tight Turkish Election

Voting Scrutiny Stepped Up Ahead of Tight Turkish Election

With Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan facing a tough re-election challenge, opposition and non-government organizations are stepping up efforts to...

‘Godfather of AI’ Quits Google to Warn of the Technology’s Dangers

‘Godfather of AI’ Quits Google to Warn of the Technology’s Dangers

A computer scientist often dubbed “the godfather of artificial intelligence” has quit his job at Google to speak out about...

Ukraine Sowing Season Faces Wartime Obstacles

Ukraine Sowing Season Faces Wartime Obstacles

The sowing season is in full swing in Ukraine despite a series of significant challenges that farmers face as Russia...

Germany Justifies Expulsion of Russian Diplomats Over Espionage Threats

Germany Justifies Expulsion of Russian Diplomats Over Espionage Threats

Germany expelled Russian diplomats mid-April in order “to reduce the presence of intelligence services” in the country, the government said...

May Day: World’s Workers Rally, France Sees Pension Anger

May Day: World’s Workers Rally, France Sees Pension Anger

People squeezed by inflation and demanding economic justice took to streets across Asia, Europe and the Americas on Monday to...

Latest in Ukraine: Deadly Round of Russian Airstrikes Hit Ukraine

Latest in Ukraine: Deadly Round of Russian Airstrikes Hit Ukraine

New developments: White House estimates 20,000 Russians were killed in eastern Ukraine since December. White House National Security Council spokesman...

Acquisition of Advanced Jets Could Be Key to Ukraine’s Spring Counteroffensive

Acquisition of Advanced Jets Could Be Key to Ukraine’s Spring Counteroffensive

Ukraine is finalizing preparations for its anticipated spring counteroffensive against Russia, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country will fight...

Judo-Ukraine to Boycott World Championships Over Russia, Belarus Inclusion

Judo-Ukraine to Boycott World Championships Over Russia, Belarus Inclusion

Ukrainian judokas will not take part in this month’s world championships in Qatar following the International Judo Federation’s  decision to...

‘Woolly Delinquents’ Celebrate Charles’ Coronation in Yarn

‘Woolly Delinquents’ Celebrate Charles’ Coronation in Yarn

Heather Howarth tugged at King Charles III’s ears and tittered with satisfaction.  The other ladies who gather to knit and...

Latest in Ukraine: Russia Making ‘A Particular Effort’ to Strengthen Northern Crimea Border

Latest in Ukraine: Russia Making ‘A Particular Effort’ to Strengthen Northern Crimea Border

New Developments: “A free press is a pillar, maybe the pillar of a free society,” said U.S. President Joe Biden,...

Pope Voices Willingness to Return Indigenous Loot, Artifacts

Pope Voices Willingness to Return Indigenous Loot, Artifacts

Pope Francis said Sunday that talks were underway to return colonial-era artifacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from...