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UK Prosecutors Authorize Five People to Be Charged with Spying for Russia

UK Prosecutors Authorize Five People to Be Charged with Spying for Russia

British prosecutors said on Thursday they had authorized charges to be brought against five Bulgarian nationals accused of spying for...

Russia-NKorea Ties: Will Putin-Kim Bromance Last?

Russia-NKorea Ties: Will Putin-Kim Bromance Last?

Warming relations between North Korea and Russia could last as long as the war in Ukraine continues, making Pyongyang either...

Azerbaijan, Ethnic Armenians Negotiate After Nagorno-Karabakh Cease-fire

Azerbaijan, Ethnic Armenians Negotiate After Nagorno-Karabakh Cease-fire

Representatives for ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh met Thursday with the Azerbaijan government to discuss the future of the breakaway region....

Russian Aerial Attacks Hit Multiple Ukrainian Regions

Russian Aerial Attacks Hit Multiple Ukrainian Regions

Ukrainian officials said Thursday that Russian forces carried out aerial attacks on multiple cities overnight, killing at least two people....

King Charles to Address French Senate After Urging Stronger France-UK Ties

King Charles to Address French Senate After Urging Stronger France-UK Ties

King Charles III on Thursday follows in his mother Queen Elizabeth II’s footsteps by addressing lawmakers in the French upper...

Zelenskyy to Seek Support in Talks with US Leaders

Zelenskyy to Seek Support in Talks with US Leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet U.S. leaders Thursday in Washington as he seeks more support for his...

Zelenskyy Calls Out Russia at UN Security Council

Zelenskyy Calls Out Russia at UN Security Council

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared before the U.N. Security Council in New York on Wednesday for the first time since...

No Mood for Compromise at UN Security Council Meeting

No Mood for Compromise at UN Security Council Meeting

During Wednesday’s meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Russia’s war in Ukraine took precedence in the speeches of world...

German Proposal for Huawei Curbs Triggers Telecom Operator Backlash

German Proposal for Huawei Curbs Triggers Telecom Operator Backlash

Germany’s interior ministry has proposed forcing telecommunications operators to curb their use of equipment made by China’s Huawei and ZTE,...

School Shooting Survivor Develops App That Seeks to Help People Heal

School Shooting Survivor Develops App That Seeks to Help People Heal

Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman killed 14 students and three staff...

Mahsa Amini, Elon Musk Nominated for EU’s Top Rights Prize

Mahsa Amini, Elon Musk Nominated for EU’s Top Rights Prize

Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody a year ago, and billionaire Elon Musk were among a...

Russia-Iran Ties Reach New Level, Russian Defense Minister Says

Russia-Iran Ties Reach New Level, Russian Defense Minister Says

Relations between Russia and Iran have reached a new level despite opposition from much of the Western world, Russian Defense...

Europe ‘Risks Dependence’ on Chinese Batteries, EU Report Finds 

Europe ‘Risks Dependence’ on Chinese Batteries, EU Report Finds 

Europe is in danger of becoming as reliant on China for batteries and fuel cells as it was on Russia...

Report: Increase in Chinese-Language Malware Could ‘Challenge’ Russian Dominance of Cybercrime

Report: Increase in Chinese-Language Malware Could ‘Challenge’ Russian Dominance of Cybercrime

For decades, Russian and eastern European hackers have dominated the cybercrime underworld. These days they may face a challenge from...

UK PM: We Will Not Force Households To Take Energy Efficiency Measures

UK PM: We Will Not Force Households To Take Energy Efficiency Measures

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday the government would not force households to take energy efficiency measures as...

Ukraine, European Allies Clash Over Food Import Bans   

Ukraine, European Allies Clash Over Food Import Bans   

Ukraine lodged a complaint this week at the World Trade Organization after several eastern European states imposed import bans on...

Putin Accepts Invitation to Visit China in October

Putin Accepts Invitation to Visit China in October

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he accepted an invitation from his Chinese counterpart to visit China in October during...

Ukraine Files WTO Complaint Following European Food Import Bans

Ukraine Files WTO Complaint Following European Food Import Bans

Ukraine has lodged a complaint at the World Trade Organization after several Eastern European states imposed import bans on Ukrainian...

New Violence in Nagorno-Karabakh Pushes Armenia to Debate Alliances

New Violence in Nagorno-Karabakh Pushes Armenia to Debate Alliances

The new flare-up of hostilities in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh is raising...

EU Executive Says Aid Payments for Somalia ‘Temporarily Suspended’

EU Executive Says Aid Payments for Somalia ‘Temporarily Suspended’

The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday that disbursements of humanitarian aid in Somalia were “temporarily suspended” after a United...

At UNGA, Biden Offers US Leadership, Denounces Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

At UNGA, Biden Offers US Leadership, Denounces Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

At the U.N. General Assembly in New York, U.S. President Joe Biden sought to convince world leaders that his vision...

Google Plans to Incorporate Its Bard Chatbot Into Its Apps

Google Plans to Incorporate Its Bard Chatbot Into Its Apps

Google announced Tuesday that its Bard chatbot would be integrated into Gmail, YouTube and other applications in a push to...