Posts by Newsmaker

Part of Airbus A350 fleet faces inspection, regulator says

Part of Airbus A350 fleet faces inspection, regulator says

london/paris — Europe’s air safety regulator said on Thursday it would call for inspections of at least part of the Airbus...

US imposes new sanctions on Russian Arctic gas as Kremlin struggles to find buyers

US imposes new sanctions on Russian Arctic gas as Kremlin struggles to find buyers

London — The United States announced new sanctions Thursday on ships that transport Russian gas from Moscow’s Arctic LNG 2 terminal...

Ukrainians react to conscription drive with mixed feelings, many questions

Ukrainians react to conscription drive with mixed feelings, many questions

A new conscription law has been in force in Ukraine for more than three months, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says...

7 rescued, 21 missing after migrant shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa

7 rescued, 21 missing after migrant shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa

ROME — Seven people were rescued and 21 people were missing at sea after a migrant shipwreck off the island of...

Pentagon leaders head to Germany for talks on Ukraine military aid

Pentagon leaders head to Germany for talks on Ukraine military aid

WASHINGTON — Top U.S. military leaders will be in Germany to discuss Ukraine’s wartime needs as Russia has conducted one of...

Macron names EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister 

Macron names EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister 

Paris — President Emmanuel Macron named EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister on Thursday after more...

US, Britain, EU to sign first international AI treaty 

US, Britain, EU to sign first international AI treaty 

Ukraine destroys 60 of 78 Russian drones targeting areas across country

Ukraine destroys 60 of 78 Russian drones targeting areas across country

Like Brazil, the European Union also has an X problem

Like Brazil, the European Union also has an X problem

Brussels — Elon Musk’s woes are hardly limited to Brazil as he now risks possible EU sanctions in the coming months...

Belarus says it has detained Japanese intelligence agent

Belarus says it has detained Japanese intelligence agent

Putin makes renewed push for gas pipeline deal with China 

Putin makes renewed push for gas pipeline deal with China 

washington — During his recent trip to Mongolia, Russian President Vladimir Putin promoted a plan to build a pipeline from his...

Russia weaponized migration to help bolster populists, say Latvian experts

Russia weaponized migration to help bolster populists, say Latvian experts

European Union governments have accused Russia of “weaponizing” migration by helping illegal migrants cross into the EU, stoking political tensions...

Trump, Harris offer different futures for Ukraine as they vie for US presidency

Trump, Harris offer different futures for Ukraine as they vie for US presidency

Ukraine faces wildly different prospects under a potential Donald Trump or Kamala Harris U.S. presidency. But as their campaigns race...

Alleged cybercriminal wanted by US spent 15 years evading arrest

Alleged cybercriminal wanted by US spent 15 years evading arrest

Britain defends Israeli weapons export bans as Europe mulls sanctions

Britain defends Israeli weapons export bans as Europe mulls sanctions

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his government’s decision to suspend some arms shipments to Israel on Wednesday, saying the...

Britain defends Israeli weapons export ban as Europe mulls sanctions

Britain defends Israeli weapons export ban as Europe mulls sanctions

London — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his government’s decision to suspend some arms shipments to Israel Wednesday, saying the...

Lightning strike damages Rome’s ancient Constantine Arch

Lightning strike damages Rome’s ancient Constantine Arch

rome — Workers mounted a crane Wednesday to secure Rome’s Constantine Arch near the Colosseum after a lightning strike loosened fragments...

Putin accuses West of persecuting journalists days after Russia bans more reporters

Putin accuses West of persecuting journalists days after Russia bans more reporters

  Washington  — In an interview with a Mongolian newspaper, Russian President Vladimir Putin this week accused the West of persecuting Russian...

Sweden’s foreign minister announces surprising departure from politics

Sweden’s foreign minister announces surprising departure from politics

copenhagen, denmark — Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, who steered the Scandinavian country along a sometimes bumpy road to NATO membership...

British hiker found dead after flood on Spanish island of Mallorca

British hiker found dead after flood on Spanish island of Mallorca

BARCELONA, Spain — A British woman has been found dead while emergency services search for a man of the same nationality...

Lukashenko pardons 30 more convicted protesters in Belarus 

Lukashenko pardons 30 more convicted protesters in Belarus 

Egyptian President el-Sissi makes his first visit to Turkey, as relations thaw

Egyptian President el-Sissi makes his first visit to Turkey, as relations thaw