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Polls Close in Croatia’s Presidential Election

Polls Close in Croatia’s Presidential Election

Polls have closed in Croatia Sunday evening after a presidential election in which no candidate is expected to win an...

‘Bull’s-Eye’ Landing in New Mexico for Boeing’s Starliner Astronaut Capsule

‘Bull’s-Eye’ Landing in New Mexico for Boeing’s Starliner Astronaut Capsule

Boeing Co’s Starliner astronaut spacecraft landed in the New Mexico desert on Sunday, the company said, after faulty software forced...

Strike Makes For Not-So-Merry Christmas Travel in France

Strike Makes For Not-So-Merry Christmas Travel in France

Holiday travelers across France scrambled for alternatives Sunday as an 18-day-old transport strike over pension reform saw train services slashed...

‘Qualification Passport’ Enables Refugees to Study, Work in Countries of Exile

‘Qualification Passport’ Enables Refugees to Study, Work in Countries of Exile

UNESCO, the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization reports it is expanding its so-called Qualification Passport program, which enables refugees...

Iran Rejects ‘Conditional Release’ for Iranian-British Woman

Iran Rejects ‘Conditional Release’ for Iranian-British Woman

The lawyer of an Iranian-British woman convicted on spying charges in Iran has asked that she be released after serving...

Defiant Lavrov Says US Sanctions Won’t Stop Russian Pipelines

Defiant Lavrov Says US Sanctions Won’t Stop Russian Pipelines

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has struck a defiant tone, saying the Nord Stream 2 and Turk Stream gas pipeline...

Notre Dame Fire Wakes the World up to Dangers of Lead Dust

Notre Dame Fire Wakes the World up to Dangers of Lead Dust

It took a blaze that nearly destroyed Paris’ most famous cathedral to reveal a gap in global safety regulations for...

NATO Leaders Turn Attention to Rising China Challenge

NATO Leaders Turn Attention to Rising China Challenge

Many experts say the most remarkable news from the recently held NATO summit in London is that NATO, history’s most...

Croats Pick President in Tight Test for Ruling Conservatives

Croats Pick President in Tight Test for Ruling Conservatives

Voters in Croatia on Sunday cast ballots in a tight presidential election, with the ruling conservatives seeking to keep their...

Queen Elizabeth Mixes Puddings, and Sends Message of Continuity

Queen Elizabeth Mixes Puddings, and Sends Message of Continuity

At the end of a difficult year, Queen Elizabeth has posed for photographs with her son Prince Charles, grandson Prince...

West African Nations Rename Common Currency, Sever its Links to France

West African Nations Rename Common Currency, Sever its Links to France

Eight West African countries Saturday agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco and severed the CFA...

Berlin Police Give all-Clear After Closing Christmas Market

Berlin Police Give all-Clear After Closing Christmas Market

Berlin police gave the all-clear on Saturday after earlier evacuating a Christmas market that was the scene of a fatal...

Macron Vows to Keep Fighting Extremism in West Africa

Macron Vows to Keep Fighting Extremism in West Africa

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to boost the fight against Islamic extremism in West Africa as French troops killed...

Pompeo Slams Russia, China for Opposing Syrian Aid Resolution

Pompeo Slams Russia, China for Opposing Syrian Aid Resolution

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced Russia and China on Saturday after the two countries vetoed a U.N. Security...

French President Says 33 Jihadists Killed in Central Mali 

French President Says 33 Jihadists Killed in Central Mali 

French forces killed 33 Islamic extremists in central Mali on Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron said.    He made the...

Russia, Ukraine Outline Terms for 5-Year Gas Transit Deal to End Dispute

Russia, Ukraine Outline Terms for 5-Year Gas Transit Deal to End Dispute

Russia and Ukraine announced terms of a new gas transit deal on Saturday, under which Moscow will supply Europe for...

US Official: US Concerned as Libyan Conflict Turns Bloodier With Russian Mercenaries

US Official: US Concerned as Libyan Conflict Turns Bloodier With Russian Mercenaries

The United States is “very concerned” about the intensification of the conflict in Libya, with a rising number of reported...

Relations Between West, Russia Likely to Remain Antagonistic Next Year

Relations Between West, Russia Likely to Remain Antagonistic Next Year

In his four-hour, stage-managed year-end news conference Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin went out of his way to back U.S....

UN: Poland’s New Judicial Law Undermines Independence of Judges

UN: Poland’s New Judicial Law Undermines Independence of Judges

The U.N. Human Rights Office warns that Poland’s new law, which makes it easier to fire judges, risks further undermining...

Facebook Says Group Used Computer-generated Faces to Push Pro-Trump Message

Facebook Says Group Used Computer-generated Faces to Push Pro-Trump Message

Facebook Inc has taken down a well-financed campaign that used dozens of artificially generated faces to spread pro-Trump and anti-Chinese...

West-Russian Relations Likely to Remain Antagonistic Next Year

West-Russian Relations Likely to Remain Antagonistic Next Year

In his four-hour, stage-managed year-end news conference Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin went out of his way to back U.S....

Trump Approves Russia-Europe Gas Pipeline Sanctions

Trump Approves Russia-Europe Gas Pipeline Sanctions

President Donald Trump on Friday signed off on US sanctions against companies building a Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany...