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Contacts of UK Spy Suspect Recount Curious Encounters

Contacts of UK Spy Suspect Recount Curious Encounters

Two U.K.-based activists have described troubling interactions with a researcher in the British parliament who was arrested on suspicion of...

Apple’s New iPhones Get Faster Chips, Better Cameras and New Charging Ports

Apple’s New iPhones Get Faster Chips, Better Cameras and New Charging Ports

Apple unveiled its next generation of iPhones Tuesday — a lineup that will boast better cameras, faster processors, a new...

Britain Rejects Calls to Label China a ‘Threat’ After Suspicions of Spying

Britain Rejects Calls to Label China a ‘Threat’ After Suspicions of Spying

The British government has rejected calls to officially label China a threat to its interests. Several lawmakers have called for...

Spy Arrest Prompts Calls for Britain to Label China a ‘Threat’

Spy Arrest Prompts Calls for Britain to Label China a ‘Threat’

The British government has rejected calls to officially label China as a threat to its interests. Several lawmakers have called...

Swiss Students Break World Record for Electric Car Acceleration

Swiss Students Break World Record for Electric Car Acceleration

From zero to 100 kph in less than a second: A racing car built by students has broken the world...

US Cyber Teams Are on the Hunt in Lithuania 

US Cyber Teams Are on the Hunt in Lithuania 

For at least the second time this year, U.S. cyber forces have come to the aid of a Baltic ally,...

US Federal Antitrust Trial Against Google Begins

US Federal Antitrust Trial Against Google Begins

On Tuesday, federal prosecutors will argue that Google has violated antitrust law by allegedly bribing big-name web browsers and essentially...

American Researcher Doing Well After Rescue From Deep Turkish Cave, Calling It ‘Crazy Adventure’

American Researcher Doing Well After Rescue From Deep Turkish Cave, Calling It ‘Crazy Adventure’

An American researcher was “doing well” at a Turkish hospital, officials said Tuesday, after rescuers pulled him out of a...

American Occupational Therapist in Ukraine Helping War Amputees Rehabilitate

American Occupational Therapist in Ukraine Helping War Amputees Rehabilitate

Treating and rehabilitating patients who lost limbs on the battlefield is a harsh reality for Ukraine’s health care workers. An...

North Korea’s Kim in Russia Amid US Warnings Against Arms Deal 

North Korea’s Kim in Russia Amid US Warnings Against Arms Deal 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia Tuesday where he is expected to hold talks with Russian President...

Putin Dismisses Impact of F-16 Deliveries to Ukraine

Putin Dismisses Impact of F-16 Deliveries to Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Western deliveries of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will only prolong the conflict....

Norway’s Intelligence Agency Says Case of Arrested Foreign Student Is ‘Serious and Complicated’

Norway’s Intelligence Agency Says Case of Arrested Foreign Student Is ‘Serious and Complicated’

Norwegian intelligence officials said Monday that the case of a 25-year-old unidentified foreign student, who was arrested in Norway on...

American Researcher Rescued From Turkish Cave More Than a Week After He Fell Ill

American Researcher Rescued From Turkish Cave More Than a Week After He Fell Ill

Rescuers pulled an American researcher out of a Turkish cave early Tuesday, more than a week after he became seriously...

UK Man, Accused of Spying for China in Parliament, Says He’s Innocent

UK Man, Accused of Spying for China in Parliament, Says He’s Innocent

A researcher in Britain’s parliament denied he was a Chinese spy on Monday, saying he was “completely innocent” of media...

Washington May Ship Army Tactical Missile Systems to Ukraine

Washington May Ship Army Tactical Missile Systems to Ukraine

The Biden administration is reportedly considering supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles that are packed with cluster bombs and that could...

EU Official Appeals for Release of Swedish EU Employee in Iranian Prison

EU Official Appeals for Release of Swedish EU Employee in Iranian Prison

The European Union’s home affairs commissioner made an impassioned appeal Monday for the release of a Swedish employee of the...

Dutch Athlete Runs 2,500 Kilometers to Support Ukraine’s War Effort

Dutch Athlete Runs 2,500 Kilometers to Support Ukraine’s War Effort

A runner has completed a 50-day ultramarathon from Amsterdam to Kyiv in a bid to raise money for ambulances on...

‘Cybersecurity Issue’ Prompts Computer Shutdowns at MGM Resorts Across US

‘Cybersecurity Issue’ Prompts Computer Shutdowns at MGM Resorts Across US

A “cybersecurity issue” led to the shutdown of some casino and hotel computer systems at MGM Resorts International properties across...

Diplomatic Reengagement With China a Balancing Act for Western Countries

Diplomatic Reengagement With China a Balancing Act for Western Countries

Several Western democracies, including the U.S., U.K., and Australia, have tried to restart diplomatic engagement with China in recent months,...

Germany Says Ukraine Belongs in the European Union

Germany Says Ukraine Belongs in the European Union

Ukraine belongs in the European Union, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Monday during her visit to Kyiv. But she...

Small Islands Take Ocean Protection Case to UN Court

Small Islands Take Ocean Protection Case to UN Court

Leaders of nine small island states turned to the U.N. maritime court on Monday to seek protection of the world’s...

EU Lowers 2023-2024 Economic Forecasts

EU Lowers 2023-2024 Economic Forecasts

The European Commission – the European Union’s executive branch – has downgraded its economic forecast for the Eurozone, saying inflation...