Posts by Newsmaker

Serbia arrests 12 in connection with railway station roof collapse

Serbia arrests 12 in connection with railway station roof collapse

Twelve people have been arrested in connection with a roof collapse at a railway station earlier this month that killed...

Russia’s use of advanced missile sends signal to West, analysts say

Russia’s use of advanced missile sends signal to West, analysts say

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Russia’s use of a fast, powerful new missile to attack the city of Dnipro on...

US imposes new sanctions on Russia’s Gazprombank

US imposes new sanctions on Russia’s Gazprombank

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday a new set of sanctions targeting Russia’s financial sector and its ability to fund...

X’s former policy chief takes job with Elon Musk rival Sam Altman

X’s former policy chief takes job with Elon Musk rival Sam Altman

NEW YORK — Nick Pickles, the former head of global affairs at Elon Musk’s social media platform X, is joining forces...

UK defense secretary to be quizzed on Ukraine’s firing of British missiles into Russia

UK defense secretary to be quizzed on Ukraine’s firing of British missiles into Russia

London — British Defense Secretary John Healey is expected to face lawmakers’ questions Thursday on media reports Ukraine used British-donated Storm...

Finnish police arrest 5 suspects over separatist violence in Nigeria

Finnish police arrest 5 suspects over separatist violence in Nigeria

HELSINKI — Police in Finland said Thursday they had detained five suspects in connection with deadly violence in southeastern Nigeria and...

AI app helps Kenyan farmers optimize crop yields

AI app helps Kenyan farmers optimize crop yields

Farmers in Kenya are using artificial intelligence to help them get better crop yields. An AI-powered tool – called Virtual...

Ukrainian opinion survey tracks fluctuating opinion on quick end to war

Ukrainian opinion survey tracks fluctuating opinion on quick end to war

Washington — A new survey of public opinion in Ukraine indicates that for the first time a slight majority of Ukrainians...

Volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year

Volcano on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year

GRINDAVIK, Iceland — A volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland has erupted for the seventh time since December. The...

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale

U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through...

Kyiv Says Russia Fired Intercontinental Ballistic Missile at Ukraine

Kyiv Says Russia Fired Intercontinental Ballistic Missile at Ukraine

Ukraine’s military said Thursday Russian forces launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine, which if confirmed would be the first...

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland, Germany

Finnish authorities open probe into ruptured undersea cable between Finland, Germany

HELSINKI, Finland — Finnish authorities said Wednesday they have opened an investigation into the rupture of a data cable under the...

Ukraine fires British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia, reports say

Ukraine fires British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia, reports say

It’s reported that Ukraine has fired British-supplied Storm Shadow long-range missiles into Russia for the first time. It follows U.S....

Some US weapons may be delivered to Ukraine after Biden’s term ends, Pentagon says

Some US weapons may be delivered to Ukraine after Biden’s term ends, Pentagon says

Some U.S. weapons deliveries to Ukraine may take place after President Joe Biden’s term ends in January, Pentagon officials tell...

Trump picks former acting attorney general as US envoy to NATO

Trump picks former acting attorney general as US envoy to NATO

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named Matt Whitaker, a former acting attorney general from his first presidency, as the...

Too little too late? Ukrainians react to US permission to strike deep into Russia

Too little too late? Ukrainians react to US permission to strike deep into Russia

Many Ukrainians welcome the U.S. decision to let Ukraine use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike deep into Russian territory. But on...

Protesters scuffle with police in Serbia as they demand arrests over a deadly roof collapse

Protesters scuffle with police in Serbia as they demand arrests over a deadly roof collapse

belgrade, serbia — Scuffles erupted for a second day Wednesday in a northern Serbian city between police and opposition protesters demanding...

Danish military says it’s staying close to Chinese ship after data cable breaches

Danish military says it’s staying close to Chinese ship after data cable breaches

STOCKHOLM — The Danish military said on Wednesday that it was staying close to a Chinese ship currently sitting idle in...

Spain will legalize hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants

Spain will legalize hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants

MADRID — Spain will legalize about 300,000 undocumented migrants a year, starting next May and through 2027, the country’s migration minister...

China overtakes Germany in industrial use of robots, says report

China overtakes Germany in industrial use of robots, says report

BERLIN — China has overtaken Germany in the use of robots in industry, an annual report published by the International Federation...

Russian farmers ditch wheat for other crops after heavy losses

Russian farmers ditch wheat for other crops after heavy losses

MOSCOW/IRTYSH VILLAGE, RUSSIA — Russian farmers say they will sow less wheat after heavy losses this year, switching to more profitable...

NATO holds large Arctic exercises in Russia’s backyard

NATO holds large Arctic exercises in Russia’s backyard

Rovaniemi, Finland — Thousands of NATO soldiers are taking part in large-scale artillery exercises in Finland’s Arctic this month, seen by...