Posts by Newsmaker

Kremlin denies WSJ report of Elon Musk’s contacts with Putin

Kremlin denies WSJ report of Elon Musk’s contacts with Putin

MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Friday denied a Wall Street Journal report about regular contacts between Elon Musk and President Vladimir...

EU Commission chief promises Bosnia flood aid, support for reform on membership path 

EU Commission chief promises Bosnia flood aid, support for reform on membership path 

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday promised support for Bosnia as the troubled Balkan country...

Germany, India look to boost ties on defense, green energy

Germany, India look to boost ties on defense, green energy

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to deepen defense ties with New Delhi and bring the two countries’ militaries closer, he...

Russia targets Kyiv in overnight drone attack

Russia targets Kyiv in overnight drone attack

Russia sent two waves of drones at the Ukrainian capital overnight in its 15th air attack on Kyiv this month,...

Iran’s aviation woes compounded by latest EU sanctions

Iran’s aviation woes compounded by latest EU sanctions

Iranian photographer Tannaz was on her way to Tehran’s airport when European sanctions on flag carrier Iran Air forced her...

G7 is finalizing $50B loan to Ukraine

G7 is finalizing $50B loan to Ukraine

A $50 billion loan to Ukraine from the G7 major industrialized nations is moving forward after months of negotiations, with...

White House pushes for de-escalation in Mideast, warns North Korea for aiding Russia

White House pushes for de-escalation in Mideast, warns North Korea for aiding Russia

The Biden administration continues to push for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and de-escalation between Israel and...

Putin tells BRICS leaders that Middle East on brink of full-scale war

Putin tells BRICS leaders that Middle East on brink of full-scale war

kazan, russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin told BRICS leaders on Thursday that the Middle East was on the brink of...

Iran’s Pezeshkian slams UN failure to ‘extinguish’ regional crisis

Iran’s Pezeshkian slams UN failure to ‘extinguish’ regional crisis

Kazan, Russia — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday condemned the 15-nation U.N. Security Council for failing to tackle the Middle...

Georgia’s parliamentary vote poses choice between West, East

Georgia’s parliamentary vote poses choice between West, East

Tbilisi, Georgia — With Georgia set to hold parliamentary elections Saturday, Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi’s main thoroughfare, was filled with buses and...

Moldovan president says bribery affected election, pledges run-off vote

Moldovan president says bribery affected election, pledges run-off vote

CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova’s pro-European president said on Thursday that mass bribery had affected a presidential election and a referendum on...

US military, intelligence agencies ordered to embrace AI

US military, intelligence agencies ordered to embrace AI

washington — The Pentagon and U.S. intelligence agencies have new marching orders — to more quickly embrace and deploy artificial intelligence...

Paris donors conference raises millions in humanitarian aid for Lebanon

Paris donors conference raises millions in humanitarian aid for Lebanon

Paris — A Lebanon donors’ conference in Paris on Thursday has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for the war-battered country...

Venezuelan opposition figures win EU’s top rights Sakharov prize

Venezuelan opposition figures win EU’s top rights Sakharov prize

Strasbourg, France — The EU parliament awarded the bloc’s top rights Sakharov prize on Thursday to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina...

BRICS meeting highlights geopolitical aspirations, rivalries with West

BRICS meeting highlights geopolitical aspirations, rivalries with West

NEW DELHI — While U.S. officials express the view that the BRICS grouping meeting in the Russian city of Kazan is...

New evidence China, Russia and Iran targeting US elections

New evidence China, Russia and Iran targeting US elections

WASHINGTON — There is new evidence China, Iran and Russia are aggressively expanding their efforts to influence American voters to potentially...

AI decodes oinks and grunts to keep pigs happy in Danish study

AI decodes oinks and grunts to keep pigs happy in Danish study

VIPPEROD, Denmark — European scientists have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm capable of interpreting pig sounds, aiming to create a tool...

Russian drones target Kyiv region

Russian drones target Kyiv region

Officials in Ukraine’s capital said Thursday that Russia attacked the region with about a dozen aerial drones overnight. Serhii Popko,...

Commonwealth nations to discuss slavery reparations, climate change

Commonwealth nations to discuss slavery reparations, climate change

APIA, SAMOA — The leaders of the Commonwealth group of nations will meet at a welcome banquet in Samoa in the...

China space plan highlights commitment to space exploration, analysts say

China space plan highlights commitment to space exploration, analysts say

Chinese officials recently released a 25-year space exploration plan that details five major scientific themes and 17 priority areas for...

China backs Russia-proposed BRICS payment system

China backs Russia-proposed BRICS payment system

WASHINGTON — Gathered Wednesday at a summit in the Russian city of Kazan, the members of BRICS adopted a joint declaration...

Analysis: China, Russia, North Korea and Iran described as new ‘Axis of Evil’ by some

Analysis: China, Russia, North Korea and Iran described as new ‘Axis of Evil’ by some

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials are becoming increasingly concerned about the emerging partnership among China, Russia, Iran and North Korea – a...