Posts by Newsmaker

LogOn: US Navy Turns to Driverless Ships for Indo-Pacific Strategy

LogOn: US Navy Turns to Driverless Ships for Indo-Pacific Strategy

As the U.S. military considers China’s military strength in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. Navy is turning to driverless ships...

US Technology Helps Improve Crop Yields in Drought-stricken Africa 

US Technology Helps Improve Crop Yields in Drought-stricken Africa 

More frequent and severe droughts in Africa are hampering food production, especially in arid parts of the continent where farmers...

Brittney Griner’s Appeal Rejected; Sentence to Include Time Served 

Brittney Griner’s Appeal Rejected; Sentence to Include Time Served 

A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against a nine-year sentence for possessing and...

Fear of Russia Drives Some in Estonia to Question Integration

Fear of Russia Drives Some in Estonia to Question Integration

As Russia escalates its attacks in Ukraine, Estonia looks with concern to the east, to its Russian neighbor, but also...

Rishi Sunak Takes Over as Britain’s Prime Minister 

Rishi Sunak Takes Over as Britain’s Prime Minister 

Rishi Sunak became Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday after his predecessor, Liz Truss, stepped down. Truss spoke briefly outside 10...

UK Court to Hear Uyghur Demands to Ban Xinjiang Cotton

UK Court to Hear Uyghur Demands to Ban Xinjiang Cotton

A Uyghur organization and a human rights group are taking the U.K. government to court to challenge Britain’s failure to...

EU Urges Support for Rebuilding Ukraine Amid ‘Staggering’ Destruction

EU Urges Support for Rebuilding Ukraine Amid ‘Staggering’ Destruction

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged support Tuesday for the “fast rehabilitation” of Ukraine as it faces what...

Europe’s Bees Stung by Climate, Pesticides and Parasites

Europe’s Bees Stung by Climate, Pesticides and Parasites

Bees pollinate 71 of the 100 crop species that provide 90% of food worldwide. They also pollinate wild plants, helping...

Spanish Man Trekking to World Cup Reported Missing in Iran

Spanish Man Trekking to World Cup Reported Missing in Iran

A Spanish man trekking from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has not been heard from since...

US Issues Dire Warning Against Russia on ‘Dirty Bomb’

US Issues Dire Warning Against Russia on ‘Dirty Bomb’

U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price warned of the “profound nature of consequences” that would befall Russia if it uses...

Jailed US Basketball Star Griner ‘Not Expecting Miracles’ at Russian Appeal

Jailed US Basketball Star Griner ‘Not Expecting Miracles’ at Russian Appeal

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner “does not expect miracles” at her appeal hearing on Tuesday against a nine-year Russian jail...

Britain Faces Challenge to Rebuild Global Image Amid Political Chaos

Britain Faces Challenge to Rebuild Global Image Amid Political Chaos

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak won the backing of Conservative Party lawmakers Monday to become Britain’s new prime minister, following the...

Tensions Test Turkey, Greece’s Historic Ability to Defuse Conflicts

Tensions Test Turkey, Greece’s Historic Ability to Defuse Conflicts

Tensions between Turkey and Greece are escalating over a number of territorial disputes. Analysts say the countries have a long...

WHO Says a Polio-Free World Within Grasp

WHO Says a Polio-Free World Within Grasp

In marking World Polio Day, advocates for a polio-free world are urging nations to commit to a new five-year strategy...

EU Seeking Deals on Three Climate Laws in Time for UN Summit

EU Seeking Deals on Three Climate Laws in Time for UN Summit

The European Union is aiming to clinch deals on three new laws to fight climate change in time for the...

Rishi Sunak: UK’s ex-Treasury Chief Gets 2nd Shot at PM Job

Rishi Sunak: UK’s ex-Treasury Chief Gets 2nd Shot at PM Job

Rishi Sunak ran for Britain’s top job and lost. Now he has another shot — and the chance to say...

Ukraine Rejects Russia’s ‘Dirty Bomb’ Claims 

Ukraine Rejects Russia’s ‘Dirty Bomb’ Claims 

Ukraine rejected Russian allegations that Ukrainian forces might detonate a radioactive device, and accused Russia of planning to carry out...

Orban Lashes Out at EU as He Marks 1956 Anti-Soviet Revolt

Orban Lashes Out at EU as He Marks 1956 Anti-Soviet Revolt

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made veiled comparisons Sunday between the Soviet troops that attacked Hungary during the 1956 revolution...

Vote Count Shows Slovenia Presidency to be Decided in Runoff

Vote Count Shows Slovenia Presidency to be Decided in Runoff

A right-wing politician and a centrist independent candidate will face each other in a runoff presidential election in Slovenia after...

Boris Johnson Pulls Out of UK Conservative Leadership Race

Boris Johnson Pulls Out of UK Conservative Leadership Race

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson pulled out of the contest to become Britain’s next leader on Sunday, saying he had...

Sunak Leads in Race for UK Leader; Johnson Yet to Declare 

Sunak Leads in Race for UK Leader; Johnson Yet to Declare 

Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak was frontrunner Sunday in the Conservative Party’s race to replace Liz Truss as prime...

Officials: Russian Military Plane Crashes into Residential Building in Siberia, 2 Pilots Killed 

Officials: Russian Military Plane Crashes into Residential Building in Siberia, 2 Pilots Killed 

A Russian fighter plane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday and the two...