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EU Steps in to Boost Amazon Rainforest Protection Plan

EU Steps in to Boost Amazon Rainforest Protection Plan

The European Union on Friday threw its weight behind a plan to protect the Amazon rainforest, pledging to coordinate financial...

Britain, France and Germany to Keep Nuclear, Missile Sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany to Keep Nuclear, Missile Sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany announced Thursday they will keep their sanctions on Iran related to the Mideast country’s atomic program...

A Wary China Eyes Ties With Russia, North Korea

A Wary China Eyes Ties With Russia, North Korea

China, watching this week’s historic Russia-North Korea summit from the sidelines, is likely to welcome a boost for President Vladimir...

Hackers Say They Stole 6 Terabytes of Data From MGM, Caesars Casinos

Hackers Say They Stole 6 Terabytes of Data From MGM, Caesars Casinos

The Scattered Spider hacking group said on Thursday it took six terabytes of data from the systems of multibillion-dollar casino...

G20 Leaders Sign Deal on Infrastructure Corridor from India to Europe

G20 Leaders Sign Deal on Infrastructure Corridor from India to Europe

The new trade corridor linking India and the Mideast to Europe is being hailed as a modern version of the...

Exiled From Cuba, Journalist Faces Harassment in Europe 

Exiled From Cuba, Journalist Faces Harassment in Europe 

As Abraham Jimenez Enoa walked his 3-year-old son home from kindergarten, two men sidled up beside them. “We know you...

Italy Mulls Quitting China’s ‘Belt and Road’ but Fears Offending Beijing

Italy Mulls Quitting China’s ‘Belt and Road’ but Fears Offending Beijing

Italy is considering whether to leave the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s multibillion-dollar global trade and infrastructure program, by the...

The Other Side of Putin-Kim Summit: Looking Beyond Arms Deal

The Other Side of Putin-Kim Summit: Looking Beyond Arms Deal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be using this week’s much-heralded summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to...

Russia Expels 2 US Diplomats for ‘Illegal Activity’

Russia Expels 2 US Diplomats for ‘Illegal Activity’

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday it has expelled two U.S. Embassy employees from the country, accusing them of working with...

TikTok Popular in Kenya, but Facing Backlash and Call for Ban

TikTok Popular in Kenya, but Facing Backlash and Call for Ban

One of the world’s most popular apps, TikTok, is under growing scrutiny in Kenya over what critics see as explicit...

Stranded Luxury Cruise Ship Pulled Free at High Tide in Greenland

Stranded Luxury Cruise Ship Pulled Free at High Tide in Greenland

The luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer was “successfully” pulled free in Greenland on Thursday, three days after running aground...

Beijing Blasts ‘Protectionist’ EU Probe as China EV Stocks Slide

Beijing Blasts ‘Protectionist’ EU Probe as China EV Stocks Slide

Beijing on Thursday blasted the launch of a probe by the European Commission into China’s electric vehicle (EV) subsidies as...

Ukraine Downs Russian Drones in Multiple Regions

Ukraine Downs Russian Drones in Multiple Regions

Ukraine’s military said Thursday it shot down 17 drones that Russia used to target multiple areas of Ukraine in overnight...

US Officials Troubled by Russia, North Korea Military Cooperation

US Officials Troubled by Russia, North Korea Military Cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Russia’s most advanced spaceport amid warnings...

US Ambassador Visits American Whelan in Russian Prison

US Ambassador Visits American Whelan in Russian Prison

The U.S. ambassador to Russia on Wednesday visited Paul Whelan, a former Marine serving a 16-year sentence for espionage, charges...

G7 Slams Russia for ‘Sham Elections’ in Occupied Regions of Ukraine

G7 Slams Russia for ‘Sham Elections’ in Occupied Regions of Ukraine

Foreign ministers of the G7 and European Union have condemned “sham elections” in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, saying they are...

Russia’s Jailing of American Reporter ‘Beyond Cruel,’ US Says

Russia’s Jailing of American Reporter ‘Beyond Cruel,’ US Says

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday called on Moscow to immediately release American journalist Evan Gershkovich.  Speaking...

Fishing Vessel in Greenland to Try to Free Cruise Ship That Ran Aground

Fishing Vessel in Greenland to Try to Free Cruise Ship That Ran Aground

A fishing vessel owned by Greenland’s government will attempt to use a high tide to pull free a Bahamas-flagged luxury...

French Agency: iPhone 12 Emits Too Much Radiation, Must Be Taken Taken off Market

French Agency: iPhone 12 Emits Too Much Radiation, Must Be Taken Taken off Market

A government watchdog agency in France has ordered Apple to withdraw the iPhone 12 from the French market, saying it...

India’s Transition to Electric Vehicles Powered by Three and Two Wheels

India’s Transition to Electric Vehicles Powered by Three and Two Wheels

In Indian cities, most electric vehicles seen on the roads are not cars, but three- and two-wheel vehicles that deliver...

North Korean Leader Vows ‘Unconditional Support’ for ‘All Decisions’ by Putin

North Korean Leader Vows ‘Unconditional Support’ for ‘All Decisions’ by Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Russia’s most advanced spaceport amid warnings...

India’s Transition to Electric Vehicles Powered by Three and Two Wheels 

India’s Transition to Electric Vehicles Powered by Three and Two Wheels 

At bus stops and metro stations in the Indian capital and towns around it, passengers are accustomed to the familiar...