Posts by Newsmaker

Poland’s Ruling Nationalists Push John Paul II’s Legacy to Election Center Stage 

Poland’s Ruling Nationalists Push John Paul II’s Legacy to Election Center Stage 

A controversy over John Paul II’s legacy looks set to spur some undecided voters in Polish elections due by November,...

Azerbaijan Violated Cease-Fire Agreement with Armenia, Russia Says

Azerbaijan Violated Cease-Fire Agreement with Armenia, Russia Says

Russia on Saturday accused Azerbaijan of violating the Moscow-brokered cease-fire that ended a 2020 war with Armenia by letting its...

Love, Pain And Loss at Ukraine’s Lychakiv Cemetery

Love, Pain And Loss at Ukraine’s Lychakiv Cemetery

At a historic military cemetery in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Valeriy Pushko lights up two cigarettes. One is...

Wildfire in Spain Forces Hundreds to Flee, Leave Animals Behind

Wildfire in Spain Forces Hundreds to Flee, Leave Animals Behind

Spain’s first major wildfire of the year scorched more than 4,000 hectares of forest and forced 1,700 villagers to leave...

Intel Co-Founder, Philanthropist Gordon Moore Dies at 94

Intel Co-Founder, Philanthropist Gordon Moore Dies at 94

Gordon Moore, the Intel Corp. co-founder who set the breakneck pace of progress in the digital age with a simple...

Putin: Moscow Makes Deal With Belarus to Host Nuclear Weapons

Putin: Moscow Makes Deal With Belarus to Host Nuclear Weapons

Russia has struck a deal with neighboring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory but will not violate...

Jehovah’s Witnesses Mourn Victims of Hamburg Shooting

Jehovah’s Witnesses Mourn Victims of Hamburg Shooting

Members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany held a memorial service Saturday for the six people killed during a mass...

French Police Clash with Protesters Opposed to Farm Reservoir 

French Police Clash with Protesters Opposed to Farm Reservoir 

ISeveral people were injured Saturday following clashes between French police and protesters opposed to a large water reservoir for farm...

West Regains ‘Unity, Purpose’ in Light of Russian Ukraine War, Poll Indicates 

West Regains ‘Unity, Purpose’ in Light of Russian Ukraine War, Poll Indicates 

A poll of global attitudes toward Russia’s Ukraine war suggests the West has regained its “unity and sense of purpose”...

Pope Expands Sex Abuse Law, Reaffirms Adults Can Be Victims 

Pope Expands Sex Abuse Law, Reaffirms Adults Can Be Victims 

Pope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up cases of...

Unrest in France Prompts Postponement of King Charles III Visit

Unrest in France Prompts Postponement of King Charles III Visit

Violent pension reform protests in France led to the postponement Friday of British King Charles III’s trip to the country,...

Latest in Ukraine: UK Says Russia Likely Conducting ‘More Defensive Operational Design’

Latest in Ukraine: UK Says Russia Likely Conducting ‘More Defensive Operational Design’

New developments: Transcript of Ukrainian president’s daily address: "The enemy must know: Ukraine won't forgive offenses against our people, won't...

Ukrainian Mother Faces Worst Fear: Child Deported to Russia

Ukrainian Mother Faces Worst Fear: Child Deported to Russia

According to Ukrainian officials, more than 16,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly deported to Russia or Russian-controlled Ukrainian territories. As...

Iran Condemns France for ‘Repression’ of Protests

Iran Condemns France for ‘Repression’ of Protests

Iran on Friday condemned what it called France’s repression of protests after more than 450 people were arrested and nearly...

Threat of US Ban Grows After TikTok Lambasted in Congress 

Threat of US Ban Grows After TikTok Lambasted in Congress 

A U.S. ban of Chinese-owned TikTok, the country’s most popular social media for young people, seems increasingly inevitable a day...

UN Weekly Roundup: March 18-24, 2023

UN Weekly Roundup: March 18-24, 2023

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

New Russian Attacks Kill Civilians in Ukraine’s Donbas Region

New Russian Attacks Kill Civilians in Ukraine’s Donbas Region

Russian forces fired a barrage of missiles Friday on northern and southern sections of the front line in Ukraine’s eastern...

Ukrainian Nun Gives Psychological Help to Families Affected by War 

Ukrainian Nun Gives Psychological Help to Families Affected by War 

Lviv native Oksana used to be a Ukrainian military paratrooper, but in a leap of faith, she decided to become...

West ‘Regains Unity and Purpose’ Following Russia’s War on Ukraine, Poll Shows

West ‘Regains Unity and Purpose’ Following Russia’s War on Ukraine, Poll Shows

A poll of global attitudes regarding Russia’s war on Ukraine suggests the West has regained its unity and sense of...

Bosnia’s Serb Region Moves to Criminalize Defamation Despite Protests

Bosnia’s Serb Region Moves to Criminalize Defamation Despite Protests

Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic has moved towards criminalizing acts of defamation and insult despite international criticism and protests by journalists...

Elderly Ukrainian Helicopters Pummel Russians From Afar

Elderly Ukrainian Helicopters Pummel Russians From Afar

Skimming the treetops, three Soviet-era attack helicopters bank and swoop down on a field after an early-morning mission to the...

Russia’s War in Ukraine Has ‘Severely Dislocated the Russian Military’s Training System’

Russia’s War in Ukraine Has ‘Severely Dislocated the Russian Military’s Training System’

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has “severely dislocated the Russian military’s training system – instructors have largely been deployed in Ukraine,”...