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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...

UN Rights Chief Says Russian Actions Increased Food Prices 

UN Rights Chief Says Russian Actions Increased Food Prices 

U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk said Monday that Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative and Russian attacks on...

Armenia Holds Drills With US Troops Amid Rift With Russia

Armenia Holds Drills With US Troops Amid Rift With Russia

Joint military drills between Armenian and U.S. forces kicked off Monday, the latest sign the Caucasus country is drifting from...

With Bangladesh Visit, Macron Caps France’s Asian Pivot

With Bangladesh Visit, Macron Caps France’s Asian Pivot

Whether he’s lobbying for Airbus to sell aircraft to Bangladesh or scouring for rare earths in Mongolia, French President Emmanuel...

Google’s Rivals Get Day in Court As Momentous US Antitrust Trial Begins

Google’s Rivals Get Day in Court As Momentous US Antitrust Trial Begins

DuckDuckGo, which has long complained that Google’s tactics have made it too tough to get people to use their search...

World Sites Vie for UNESCO Spot as Venice, Kyiv Risks Downgrade

World Sites Vie for UNESCO Spot as Venice, Kyiv Risks Downgrade

More than 50 world sites hope for inclusion on the U.N.’s coveted heritage list at a meeting opening in Riyadh...

Foreign Student Arrested in Norway on Suspicion of Espionage

Foreign Student Arrested in Norway on Suspicion of Espionage

A 25-year-old foreign student has been arrested in Norway on suspicion of espionage, including illegal eavesdropping through various technical devices....

Russian Regional Vote Delivers Strong Result for Putin Amid Claims of Rigging

Russian Regional Vote Delivers Strong Result for Putin Amid Claims of Rigging

Russia on Sunday wrapped up widely denounced regional and municipal elections, including in regions annexed from Ukraine, delivering strong support...

Blinken: Several Considerations in Play Before Sending Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine

Blinken: Several Considerations in Play Before Sending Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken tried to reassure Ukraine on Sunday that it will have continued support from its...

Sweden Brings More Books, Handwriting Practice Back to Its Tech-Heavy Schools

Sweden Brings More Books, Handwriting Practice Back to Its Tech-Heavy Schools

As young children went back to school across Sweden last month, many of their teachers were putting a new emphasis...

Suspended Spanish Soccer Chief Luis Rubiales Resigns After Kiss Scandal at World Cup

Suspended Spanish Soccer Chief Luis Rubiales Resigns After Kiss Scandal at World Cup

Suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has resigned from his post after a kiss scandal tarnished Spain’s victory at...

Russian Strikes on Ukraine Kill 2 Foreign Aid Workers, Target Kyiv

Russian Strikes on Ukraine Kill 2 Foreign Aid Workers, Target Kyiv

Two foreign aid workers were reportedly killed in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Russian shelling hit a van carrying a...

Greece Warns of Infectious Diseases After Floods Leave Livestock Dead 

Greece Warns of Infectious Diseases After Floods Leave Livestock Dead 

The death toll from flash floods that have inundated central Greece due to Storm Daniel has risen to 12 with...

Niger Junta Accuses France of Deploying Troops for Possible Intervention 

Niger Junta Accuses France of Deploying Troops for Possible Intervention 

Niger’s junta on Sunday accused France of deploying troops in several West African countries as part of preparations for a...

Russia Launches Two-Hour Drone Attack Over Kyiv

Russia Launches Two-Hour Drone Attack Over Kyiv

Russia launched about three dozen drones over Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, Sunday. The early-morning attack lasted about two hours, with debris...

Azerbaijan Denies Deal Reached to Reopen Karabakh-Armenia Road

Azerbaijan Denies Deal Reached to Reopen Karabakh-Armenia Road

Hikmet Hajiev, a foreign policy advisor to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, on Saturday denied that Baku had reached a deal...

Vatican Beatifies Polish Family of 9 Killed for Hiding Jews

Vatican Beatifies Polish Family of 9 Killed for Hiding Jews

In an unprecedented move, the Vatican on Sunday beatified a Polish family of nine — a married couple and their...

King Charles III Shows Reign Will Be More About Evolution Than Revolution

King Charles III Shows Reign Will Be More About Evolution Than Revolution

A year after the death of Queen Elizabeth II triggered questions about the future of the British monarchy, King Charles...

Niger Military Accuses France of Preparing Forces for ‘Intervention’

Niger Military Accuses France of Preparing Forces for ‘Intervention’

Niger’s military regime, which took power in July, accused France of deploying forces in several West African countries with a...

Report: UK Parliament Researcher Arrested for Spying, Suspected of Working for China

Report: UK Parliament Researcher Arrested for Spying, Suspected of Working for China

U.K. police said Saturday they had arrested a man in his twenties for spying, with The Sunday Times reporting he...

Deal Reached to Open Roads Through Azerbaijan to Nagorno-Karabakh

Deal Reached to Open Roads Through Azerbaijan to Nagorno-Karabakh

Ethnic Armenian authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh agreed on Saturday to let in aid shipments from Azerbaijan-held territory for the first time...

Paris Strips Palestinian Leader of Honor After He Minimizes Holocaust

Paris Strips Palestinian Leader of Honor After He Minimizes Holocaust

Paris has rescinded a special honor it bestowed on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas because of his recent antisemitic comments minimizing...