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France, Italy Evacuate Citizens from Niger

France, Italy Evacuate Citizens from Niger

Military chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) were set to hold talks Wednesday in the Nigerian...

Australian Lawmakers Highlight Social Media’s Threat to National Security

Australian Lawmakers Highlight Social Media’s Threat to National Security

A parliamentary committee investigating foreign interference in Australia has found that Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat could present major security...

France and Japan Conduct Military Drills Amid China Tensions – but Paris Wary of NATO Role

France and Japan Conduct Military Drills Amid China Tensions – but Paris Wary of NATO Role

The French and Japanese air forces have conducted aerial exercises in Japan, the first of their kind between the two...

UK Recognizes Islamic State Atrocities Against Yazidis as ‘Genocide’

UK Recognizes Islamic State Atrocities Against Yazidis as ‘Genocide’

The British government on Tuesday recognized as genocide those crimes committed against the Yazidi minority by Islamic State (IS) militants...

France and Japan Conduct Military Drills Amid China Tensions – but Paris Wary of NATO Role

France and Japan Conduct Military Drills Amid China Tensions – but Paris Wary of NATO Role

The French and Japanese air forces completed four days of aerial combat exercises in Japan Saturday, the first of their...

Ukraine, Poland Call In Envoys after Grain, War Support Comments

Ukraine, Poland Call In Envoys after Grain, War Support Comments

Ukraine and Poland called in the ambassadors from each other’s countries on Tuesday as a dispute escalated after a foreign...

Amazon Adds US-Wide Video Telemedicine Visits to Its Virtual Clinic

Amazon Adds US-Wide Video Telemedicine Visits to Its Virtual Clinic

Amazon is adding video telemedicine visits in all 50 states to a virtual clinic it launched last fall, as the...

Denmark Beats Haiti 2-0, Sets Up Round of 16 Match With Australia

Denmark Beats Haiti 2-0, Sets Up Round of 16 Match With Australia

Denmark captain Pernille Harder converted a first-half penalty to register her maiden Women’s World Cup goal, setting up a 2-0...

LogOn: Deepfakes Are Making It Hard to Know What’s Real in Political Ads

LogOn: Deepfakes Are Making It Hard to Know What’s Real in Political Ads

The commission that enforces U.S. election rules will not be regulating AI-generated deepfakes in political advertising ahead of the 2024...

England Routs China 6-1 at Women’s World Cup

England Routs China 6-1 at Women’s World Cup

SYDNEY — Only the video assistant referee prevented England’s Lauren James from scoring a hat trick against China at the...

Meta to Ask EU Users’ Consent to Share Data for Targeted Ads

Meta to Ask EU Users’ Consent to Share Data for Targeted Ads

Social media giant Meta on Tuesday said it intends to ask European Union-based users to give their consent before allowing...

 ’Mom, Please’ Café Brings Taste of Ukraine to Los Angeles

 ’Mom, Please’ Café Brings Taste of Ukraine to Los Angeles

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, more than 17,000 Ukrainian refugees have moved to the Los Angeles area. Olena Kochetkova fled after...

Netherlands Thrash Vietnam 7-0 to Roll Into Women’s World Cup Last 16 

Netherlands Thrash Vietnam 7-0 to Roll Into Women’s World Cup Last 16 

The Netherlands powered into the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup as group winners ahead of the United States...

US Slips Into Round of 16 of Women’s World Cup After Scoreless Draw With Portugal

US Slips Into Round of 16 of Women’s World Cup After Scoreless Draw With Portugal

Megan Rapinoe’s energy as a second-half substitute failed to spark the listless United States, which slipped through to the round...

France to Evacuate Citizens From Niger

France to Evacuate Citizens From Niger

France said it would start an evacuation effort Tuesday from Niger for its citizens and citizens of other European nations,...

Latest in Ukraine: Russia Reports Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow 

Latest in Ukraine: Russia Reports Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow 

Latest developments: Croatia allocated $1.1 million for the demining of Ukrainian agricultural lands, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Monday.    United Nations humanitarian...

Pope Heads to Portugal to Lay Groundwork for Church’s Future, His Legacy

Pope Heads to Portugal to Lay Groundwork for Church’s Future, His Legacy

When Pope Francis made the first foreign trip of his papacy — to Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day...

US Needs Win or Draw to Avoid Risk of Elimination

US Needs Win or Draw to Avoid Risk of Elimination

The United States arrived at the Women’s World Cup as the favorite to win an unprecedented third consecutive title. But...

Venetians Plead ‘Please Don’t Come’ as Tourists Jam City 

Venetians Plead ‘Please Don’t Come’ as Tourists Jam City 

Venice’s famed Rialto Bridge was jammed with tourists on Monday, the same day UNESCO recommended the watery city be put...

Flashing ‘X’ Sign Removed From Former Twitter’s Headquarters

Flashing ‘X’ Sign Removed From Former Twitter’s Headquarters

A brightly flashing “X” sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter...

Family Anguishes Over Fate of German on Iran’s Death Row

Family Anguishes Over Fate of German on Iran’s Death Row

Frustration as other foreign nationals were set free. Occasional phone calls, months apart. And the constant fear that the executioner’s...

‘Russians Were Waiting for Us’: Ukraine Troops Explain Counteroffensive Fight

‘Russians Were Waiting for Us’: Ukraine Troops Explain Counteroffensive Fight

They rode into a kill zone. The timing was off. Many men were lost. In the end, they recaptured the...