Posts by Newsmaker

Zelenskyy, Dutch PM Agree, in Odesa, to Boost Air Defense

Zelenskyy, Dutch PM Agree, in Odesa, to Boost Air Defense

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, visiting the Black Sea port of Odesa, vowed on Friday...

White House Accuses North Korea of Shipping Weapons to Russia

White House Accuses North Korea of Shipping Weapons to Russia

The White House on Friday accused North Korea of shipping weapons to Russia, near the Ukraine border. Its claims are...

NASA Launches Probe to Study Rocky Asteroid

NASA Launches Probe to Study Rocky Asteroid

The U.S. space agency, NASA, launched a rocket Friday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket carried a...

Witnesses Speak of Fatal Blast at Russian-Run POW Prison in Ukraine

Witnesses Speak of Fatal Blast at Russian-Run POW Prison in Ukraine

Fresh details are emerging about the explosions that killed more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war at a Russian-operated prison...

Russia’s Official Take on Israel-Hamas War: A Media Dilemma

Russia’s Official Take on Israel-Hamas War: A Media Dilemma

With a history of supporting Hamas but cautiously warming relations with Israel, Russia has been left with some tough choices...

Italian Journalist Found Guilty of Libeling Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Italian Journalist Found Guilty of Libeling Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

An Italian journalist was found guilty of libel Thursday for insulting Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a television interview and...

7 Die in Suspected Migrant Smuggling Crash in Germany

7 Die in Suspected Migrant Smuggling Crash in Germany

German officials say seven people died, while several others were injured after a van, believed to have been driven by...

UK: Lull in Strikes Likely Means Russia is Saving Missiles for Winter

UK: Lull in Strikes Likely Means Russia is Saving Missiles for Winter

The British Defense Ministry said Friday that it has been 21 days since Russian Air Force Long Range Aviation launched...

US Seeks to ‘Diversify’ China-Dominated Africa Minerals Supply Chain

US Seeks to ‘Diversify’ China-Dominated Africa Minerals Supply Chain

Africa is the site of a new battle for influence as Washington ramps up efforts to build an alternative critical...

IOC Bans Russian Olympic Committee Effective Immediately

IOC Bans Russian Olympic Committee Effective Immediately

The International Olympic Committee, or IOC, on Thursday banned the Russian Olympic Committee after the ROC recognized regional organizations from...

Turkey Faces Scrutiny for Hosting Hamas Leaders 

Turkey Faces Scrutiny for Hosting Hamas Leaders 

Turkey is offering to mediate the crisis in Israel. But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces growing international scrutiny for...

Reporters Covering Israel-Hamas Conflict Must Wade Through Torrent of Disinformation

Reporters Covering Israel-Hamas Conflict Must Wade Through Torrent of Disinformation

As Hamas militants and rockets entered Israel Saturday, so too did a barrage of disinformation. The conflict is being fought not...

Ukraine’s Farmers Boast a Good Harvest but Face Plunging Profits

Ukraine’s Farmers Boast a Good Harvest but Face Plunging Profits

Farmers say the harvest season just ending in Ukraine was a good one, but they face another year of falling...

Russia Holds Talks with Arab Leaders as Israel-Hamas Crisis Deepens

Russia Holds Talks with Arab Leaders as Israel-Hamas Crisis Deepens

Russia had remained largely silent on the outbreak of hostilities between Israeli forces and Hamas, but the Kremlin this week...

US Providing $200 Million to Ukraine, Kyiv Could Get F-16s by Spring

US Providing $200 Million to Ukraine, Kyiv Could Get F-16s by Spring

The United States is providing Ukraine with up to $200 million in additional military aid in a package announced Wednesday,...

Russia Downs Ukrainian Drone in Belgorod, 3 Dead

Russia Downs Ukrainian Drone in Belgorod, 3 Dead

A Russian official said Thursday that debris from a downed Ukrainian drone killed three people in the Belgorod region of...

EU Foreign Policy Chief Arrives in China for Pre-Summit Talks

EU Foreign Policy Chief Arrives in China for Pre-Summit Talks

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell arrived in China on Thursday, looking to manage the bloc’s “de-risking” strategy with...

EU Urges Big Tech to Tackle Terrorist Content After Hamas Attack

EU Urges Big Tech to Tackle Terrorist Content After Hamas Attack

The European Union has expanded its warnings that tech companies must remove illegal content from their platforms, or risk facing...

Russian Court Fines Rights Advocate for Criticizing War in Ukraine

Russian Court Fines Rights Advocate for Criticizing War in Ukraine

Human rights advocate Oleg Orlov was fined about $1,500 on Wednesday for criticizing the war in Ukraine, the latest step...

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Fined Again for Climate Protest in Sweden

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Fined Again for Climate Protest in Sweden

A Swedish court on Wednesday fined climate activist Greta Thunberg once again for disobeying police during an environmental protest in...

Britain’s King to ‘Deepen Understanding’ of ‘Painful’ Colonial Past at Meeting with Kenyan President

Britain’s King to ‘Deepen Understanding’ of ‘Painful’ Colonial Past at Meeting with Kenyan President

Britain’s King Charles III will meet with Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi in about three weeks. Charles will address...

For NATO Allies and Partners, Northern Challenge Exercises Test Wits

For NATO Allies and Partners, Northern Challenge Exercises Test Wits

A convenient location with the necessary infrastructure for military exercises, both on land and in sea, made Iceland a perfect...