Posts by Newsmaker

Ukraine Lawmaker Met Giuliani to Discuss Misuse of US Taxpayer Money in Ukraine

Ukraine Lawmaker Met Giuliani to Discuss Misuse of US Taxpayer Money in Ukraine

An independent Ukrainian lawmaker said on Thursday he had met U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer in Kyiv to discuss...

China’s Huawei Sues to Allow Rural Carriers to Buy its Equipment

China’s Huawei Sues to Allow Rural Carriers to Buy its Equipment

Chinese telecom giant Huawei has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. federal court to throw out a Trump administration rule...

Moscow Denies Involvement in Killing of Chechen Rebel in Germany

Moscow Denies Involvement in Killing of Chechen Rebel in Germany

Moscow denies any involvement in the shooting death of a former Chechen rebel commander in Berlin in August. The Russian...

Russian Anti-doping Chief Calls for Reform of Athletics Federation

Russian Anti-doping Chief Calls for Reform of Athletics Federation

Russia’s anti-doping chief has called for the dismissal of all national team athletics coaches and the creation of an international...

IS’s Virtual Caliphate Struggles to Regain Footing on Social Media

IS’s Virtual Caliphate Struggles to Regain Footing on Social Media

Islamic State media operatives appear to be flailing about in cyberspace, still trying to recover more than a week after...

France Braces for Nationwide Strikes  

France Braces for Nationwide Strikes  

France is preparing for nationwide strikes beginning Thursday that could bring the country to a standstill.French labor unions have called...

Italy Steps Up Placement of Migrants Around Europe

Italy Steps Up Placement of Migrants Around Europe

Italy has increased relocation of migrants around Europe, official figures showed Wednesday, reducing frictions around the issue and enabling far-right leader...

Long Focused on Russia, NATO Widens Gaze Towards China

Long Focused on Russia, NATO Widens Gaze Towards China

Seventy years since its Cold War-era founding as a transatlantic alliance focused on Moscow, NATO is expanding its gaze towards...

Middleman Tells Malta Court of Plot to Kill Reporter

Middleman Tells Malta Court of Plot to Kill Reporter

The self-confessed middleman in the murder of a journalist told a court on Wednesday a wealthy Maltese businessman was the...

Back for Gig in Stockholm, A$AP Rocky Won’t Play in Prison

Back for Gig in Stockholm, A$AP Rocky Won’t Play in Prison

Sweden’s prison board says U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky won’t be able to perform in the Swedish prison where he was...

Russia, US Spar Over Former Marine Detained on Espionage Charges

Russia, US Spar Over Former Marine Detained on Espionage Charges

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has accused a former U.S. Marine currently facing charges of espionage of faking health problems and lying...

Czech Leader to Face Fraud Charges

Czech Leader to Face Fraud Charges

The Czech Republic’s prime minister is facing fraud charges after the country’s chief prosecutor overturned a previous decision to drop...

Self-Driving Cars Taught to ‘Feel’ Passengers’ Emotions

Self-Driving Cars Taught to ‘Feel’ Passengers’ Emotions

Imagine if your car can sense your emotions and play happy music when you are sad. That’s what a team...

Google Co-Founders Step Down as Execs of Parent Alphabet

Google Co-Founders Step Down as Execs of Parent Alphabet

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down from their roles within the parent company, Alphabet.Sundar Pichai, who...

Teaching a Self-Driving Car to Know if its Passengers are Happy or Nervous

Teaching a Self-Driving Car to Know if its Passengers are Happy or Nervous

Imagine if your car can sense your emotions and play happy music when you are sad. That’s what a team...

Raising Profile, Spain’s Far-right Vox Gets Seat on Parliament Oversight Body

Raising Profile, Spain’s Far-right Vox Gets Seat on Parliament Oversight Body

The far-right Vox party won a seat on the committee responsible for running Spain’s parliament on Tuesday, raising its national...

Press Watchdogs Call for EU to Act Over Hungary Media Curbs

Press Watchdogs Call for EU to Act Over Hungary Media Curbs

Hungary has stifled its independent media and imposed a level of control over journalists that is unprecedented in an EU...

NATO Leaders Clash As Alliance Marks 70th Anniversary

NATO Leaders Clash As Alliance Marks 70th Anniversary

The meeting of NATO leaders in London to mark the alliance’s 70th anniversary got off to a difficult start Tuesday...

Workers Fired From Google Plan Federal Labor Complaint

Workers Fired From Google Plan Federal Labor Complaint

Four workers fired from Google last week are planning to file a federal labor complaint against the company, claiming it...

Trump Meets Queen as Protests Break Out in London

Trump Meets Queen as Protests Break Out in London

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended a reception late Tuesday at Buckingham Palace hosted by Queen...

UN Agency: Europe Leads in Readiness for Online Shopping

UN Agency: Europe Leads in Readiness for Online Shopping

The U.N.’s trade and development agency estimates that Europe, led by the Netherlands, leads the world in readiness for online...

Trump Says World ‘Has to Be Watching’ Violence in Iran

Trump Says World ‘Has to Be Watching’ Violence in Iran

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he supports the demonstrations in Iran and urged the world to watch the Iranian...