Posts by Newsmaker

NATO Freezes Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

NATO Freezes Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

NATO has suspended operations for the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, a key Cold War era security pact,...

Star-filled Euclid Images Spur Mission to Probe ‘Dark Universe’

Star-filled Euclid Images Spur Mission to Probe ‘Dark Universe’

European astronomers on Tuesday released the first images from the newly launched Euclid space telescope, designed to unlock the secrets...

Russia Says It Thwarted Attack by 17 Ukrainian Drones 

Russia Says It Thwarted Attack by 17 Ukrainian Drones 

Russia’s defense ministry said Tuesday it thwarted attacks by Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean Peninsula. Russian...

Law and Order, Economy Are Focus of British Government’s King’s Speech

Law and Order, Economy Are Focus of British Government’s King’s Speech

Britain’s Conservative government set out a pre-election policy slate including tougher sentences for serious crimes and promises of elusive economic...

Ukranian Refugees Find Work and Community in California Bakery  

Ukranian Refugees Find Work and Community in California Bakery  

After Russia invaded Ukraine, Ukrainian native and California resident Oleksandr Zabelin started OutBaking — a Berkeley-based bakery that provides reliable...

Logon: US Farmers Cautious About Autonomous Farm Tech 

Logon: US Farmers Cautious About Autonomous Farm Tech 

For farmers in the Midwest United States, emerging autonomous technology could reduce costs and increase efficiency in the agricultural supply chain. Kane Farabaugh shows...

British Climate Activists Smash Glass on Velazquez’s Venus Painting

British Climate Activists Smash Glass on Velazquez’s Venus Painting

Two climate change protesters were arrested Monday after they smashed a protective glass panel covering a famous Diego Velazquez oil...

Silent Victim: Environmental Damage From Russia-Ukraine War Totals $56 Billion

Silent Victim: Environmental Damage From Russia-Ukraine War Totals $56 Billion

November 6 is the International Day for the Prevention of Environmental Exploitation in War and Armed Conflict. According to the...

Ukrainian Foreign Minister’s South Africa Visit Overshadowed by Gaza

Ukrainian Foreign Minister’s South Africa Visit Overshadowed by Gaza

 The conflict in Gaza, rather than the war in Ukraine, dominated a fiery press conference in Pretoria following a meeting...

Israel-Hamas War Poses New Security Challenges for Europe

Israel-Hamas War Poses New Security Challenges for Europe

Security alerts ramped up following Islamists attacks in France and Belgium, following a pair of Islamist attacks. A spike in...

War on Ukraine Focus of Russian Economy

War on Ukraine Focus of Russian Economy

Russia’s war on Ukraine is the driving force behind continued high inflation and a decline in social services in Russa,...

AI Experts Weigh in on Biden’s Executive Order   

AI Experts Weigh in on Biden’s Executive Order   

President Joe Biden recently signed a sweeping executive order to promote the safe, secure and trustworthy development and use of...

Polish President to Appoint New Prime Minister After Opposition Coalition’s Election Win  

Polish President to Appoint New Prime Minister After Opposition Coalition’s Election Win  

Polish President Andrzej Duda will appoint a new prime minister in a national address on Monday, an aide said. The...

Nearly 32,000 Migrants Reached Spain’s Canary Islands in 2023 

Nearly 32,000 Migrants Reached Spain’s Canary Islands in 2023 

Nearly 32,000 migrants have reached Spain’s Canary Islands on fragile boats from West Africa this year, passing a previous record...

Ukraine Opens Criminal Probe After Strike on Brigade

Ukraine Opens Criminal Probe After Strike on Brigade

Ukraine said Sunday it had opened a criminal investigation after a Russian missile strike killed multiple soldiers during what media...

Daughter: Life of German Jailed in Iran ‘at Grave Risk’

Daughter: Life of German Jailed in Iran ‘at Grave Risk’

A German citizen abducted in Dubai and sentenced to death by Iran is almost unable to walk and talk because...

EU Commission President to Request Additional $53 Billion in Ukraine Aid

EU Commission President to Request Additional $53 Billion in Ukraine Aid

The European Union Commission has proposed another $53 billion in aid for Ukraine. The announcement came as Ukraine’s military readies...

German Police Say Hostage Situation at Hamburg Airport Is Over

German Police Say Hostage Situation at Hamburg Airport Is Over

The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the...

Russia Test-Fired Intercontinental Ballistic Missile from New Nuclear Submarine 

Russia Test-Fired Intercontinental Ballistic Missile from New Nuclear Submarine 

The Russian military reported Sunday a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads from...

Pro-Palestinian Protest at Air Base Housing US Troops in Turkey 

Pro-Palestinian Protest at Air Base Housing US Troops in Turkey 

Turkish police used tear gas and water cannon as hundreds of people at a pro-Palestinian rally Sunday tried to storm...

Moldovans Cast Ballots in Local Elections Amid Claims of Russian Meddling

Moldovans Cast Ballots in Local Elections Amid Claims of Russian Meddling

Moldovans are casting ballots in nationwide local elections on Sunday amid claims by Moldovan authorities that Russia has been conducting...

Pope Urges ‘Stop in The Name of God’, Calls for Gaza Humanitarian Aid 

Pope Urges ‘Stop in The Name of God’, Calls for Gaza Humanitarian Aid 

Pope Francis made an urgent plea for a halt to the conflict in Gaza on Sunday, calling for humanitarian aid...