Posts by Newsmaker

Will COVID Vaccines Help China Increase its Influence in the Balkans?

Will COVID Vaccines Help China Increase its Influence in the Balkans?

As some countries struggle to get enough COVID-19 vaccine, China has intensified efforts to distribute its vaccine in the Balkans....

EU, NATO Leaders Discuss Security Priorities for Europe

EU, NATO Leaders Discuss Security Priorities for Europe

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Friday took part in a European Union summit to discuss security and defense priorities for...

Human Rights Violations Eroding Fundamental Freedoms Globally, Bachelet Says

Human Rights Violations Eroding Fundamental Freedoms Globally, Bachelet Says

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet warns a proliferation of human rights violations around the world is eroding...

Global Proliferation of Human Rights Violations Eroding Fundamental Freedoms, Bachelet Says

Global Proliferation of Human Rights Violations Eroding Fundamental Freedoms, Bachelet Says

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet warns a proliferation of human rights violations around the world is eroding...

WHO Deems Human Spread of H5N8 Bird Flu Low

WHO Deems Human Spread of H5N8 Bird Flu Low

The World Health Organization on Friday said there is low risk of human-to-human spread of the H5N8 strain of bird...

Kosovo Investigative Reporter Beaten in Midnight Attack

Kosovo Investigative Reporter Beaten in Midnight Attack

Kosovo journalist Visar Duriqi was returning to his apartment outside the capital, Pristina, just after midnight Thursday when three masked...

US to Release Intelligence Report on Khashoggi Killing

US to Release Intelligence Report on Khashoggi Killing

The U.S. is expected to release a declassified intelligence report Friday that blames Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for...

On Eve of Russia Invasion Anniversary, US, EU Reaffirm Crimea Belongs to Ukraine

On Eve of Russia Invasion Anniversary, US, EU Reaffirm Crimea Belongs to Ukraine

On the eve of the seventh anniversary of the Russian invasion and seizure of Crimea, the United States and European...

Carter Center Targets Online Threats in Ethiopia

Carter Center Targets Online Threats in Ethiopia

With internet access increasing in many emerging democracies, use of social media is changing the ways that candidates and voters...

Tech Executives Warn Full Extent of US Cyber Breach Still Unknown

Tech Executives Warn Full Extent of US Cyber Breach Still Unknown

U.S. lawmakers launched an investigation this week into the December 2020 SolarWinds hack that included a breach of many private...

Tech Executives Warn Full Extent of US Cyber Breach Still Unkown

Tech Executives Warn Full Extent of US Cyber Breach Still Unkown

U.S. lawmakers launched an investigation this week into the December 2020 SolarWinds hack that included a breach of many private...

Kremlin Critic Navalny Transferred to Prison Outside Moscow

Kremlin Critic Navalny Transferred to Prison Outside Moscow

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been sent to a prison outside Moscow to serve his sentence, his lawyer said...

European Governments Resist Public Clamor for Easing of Pandemic Lockdown

European Governments Resist Public Clamor for Easing of Pandemic Lockdown

Months of lockdowns and pandemic restrictions are taking their toll on Europeans, with many chafing at the prolonged limitations on...

ByteDance Agrees to $92 Million Privacy Settlement with US TikTok Users

ByteDance Agrees to $92 Million Privacy Settlement with US TikTok Users

ByteDance has agreed to a $92 million class-action settlement over data privacy claims from some U.S. TikTok users, according to...

China’s Detention of Irish Businessman Spotlights Global Issue

China’s Detention of Irish Businessman Spotlights Global Issue

After two years of discreet silence about his detention without charges in China, Irish businessman Richard O’Halloran finally spoke up...

French Prime Minister: 20 Regions Under ‘Reinforced Surveillance’ for COVID-19

French Prime Minister: 20 Regions Under ‘Reinforced Surveillance’ for COVID-19

French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Thursday that 20 French regions or departments, including Paris and surrounding areas, will be...

COVID Takes Extra Big Toll on Britain’s Migrants

COVID Takes Extra Big Toll on Britain’s Migrants

Workers from Latin America are already among the lowest paid in Britain. Now, advocates say the pandemic has left nearly...

Ankara Seeks Reset with Washington

Ankara Seeks Reset with Washington

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is calling for a reset in U.S. – Turkish relations. Relations between the two NATO allies have...

Massive Violations Against Government Opponents in Belarus Continue Unabated

Massive Violations Against Government Opponents in Belarus Continue Unabated

A report submitted Thursday to the U.N. Human Rights Council finds massive violations against anti-government protesters in the run-up to...

WHO Urges Authorities to Prioritize ‘Long COVID’ Sufferers

WHO Urges Authorities to Prioritize ‘Long COVID’ Sufferers

The World Health Organization said Thursday that one in 10 COVID-19 patients experience persistent ill health 12 weeks after having...

Australia Approves Law to Make Facebook and Google Pay to Carry News Content

Australia Approves Law to Make Facebook and Google Pay to Carry News Content

Australia has become the world’s first nation to make digital companies such as Facebook and Google pay domestic news outlets...

Former Serbian Mayor Convicted in Arson Attack on Reporter

Former Serbian Mayor Convicted in Arson Attack on Reporter

A Serbian court has sentenced a former mayor to four years in prison for ordering an arson attack on the...