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Russia Donates Fertilizer, Grain to Zimbabwe

Russia Donates Fertilizer, Grain to Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe — Russia donated 25,000 tons of grain and 23,000 tons of fertilizer to Zimbabwe to help combat the effects...

Berlin Summons Iran Ambassador Over 2022 Synagogue Plot

Berlin Summons Iran Ambassador Over 2022 Synagogue Plot

BERLIN — Germany on Wednesday said it had summoned the Iranian ambassador over an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in...

IOC Says ‘Aggressive’ Russia Criticism a ‘New Low’

IOC Says ‘Aggressive’ Russia Criticism a ‘New Low’

Lausanne, Switzerland — Moscow’s criticism of Olympic restrictions on Russian athletes was beyond unacceptable and had reached a “new low,” the...

EU Looks to Increase Its Defense, Ukraine Support Against a Bellicose Russia

EU Looks to Increase Its Defense, Ukraine Support Against a Bellicose Russia

PARIS — European Union leaders meet Thursday in Brussels amid growing calls for Europe to drastically ramp up its defense spending...

Biden Administration Unveils Strict Auto Standards to Speed Electric Shift 

Biden Administration Unveils Strict Auto Standards to Speed Electric Shift 

New York — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Wednesday revised pollution standards for cars and trucks meant to accelerate the U.S....

Turkey Cracks Down on Organized Crime to Clean Up Image

Turkey Cracks Down on Organized Crime to Clean Up Image

Istanbul police are now using some of the world’s most expensive sports cars as part of Turkey’s new bid to...

Biden to Tout Government Investing $8.5 Billion in Intel’s Computer Chip Plants in Four States  

Biden to Tout Government Investing $8.5 Billion in Intel’s Computer Chip Plants in Four States  

Washington — The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and...

US Sanctions Russian Firms Over ‘Fake Websites’

US Sanctions Russian Firms Over ‘Fake Websites’

Washington — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday against two people and their Russia-based companies it accused of supporting a...

Efforts by US to Crack Down on TikTok Spark Backlash Against Israel

Efforts by US to Crack Down on TikTok Spark Backlash Against Israel

Washington — The initial backlash came quickly. Within hours of last week’s vote in the House of Representatives approving legislation that...

Electronic Waste Accumulating Worldwide, UN Report Warns

Electronic Waste Accumulating Worldwide, UN Report Warns

Spanish Court Grants Bail to Soccer Star Dani Alves While Appealing Rape Conviction 

Spanish Court Grants Bail to Soccer Star Dani Alves While Appealing Rape Conviction 

BARCELONA, Spain — A Spanish court decided Wednesday that Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves could leave prison if he pays a...

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to Step Down

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to Step Down

LONDON — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who made history as his country’s first gay and first biracial leader, announced Wednesday...

West Eyes New Measures After Passage of Hong Kong Security Law

West Eyes New Measures After Passage of Hong Kong Security Law

Taipei, Taiwan — Hong Kong’s adoption of a second national security law Tuesday is being criticized by foreign governments, while some...

Russia Reports Destroying Ukrainian Missiles, Drones 

Russia Reports Destroying Ukrainian Missiles, Drones 

China, Not Russia, Still Tops List of Threats to US

China, Not Russia, Still Tops List of Threats to US

WASHINGTON — Russia’s war in Ukraine — portrayed by top U.S. officials as posing a danger to the United States itself...

Armenian PM: ‘War Could Erupt’ Unless Border Demarcation Starts

Armenian PM: ‘War Could Erupt’ Unless Border Demarcation Starts

Secretary of Defense: ‘United States Will Not Let Ukraine Fail’

Secretary of Defense: ‘United States Will Not Let Ukraine Fail’

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the United States remains determined to provide Ukraine with the resources to fight Russian...

Russia’s Election Monitor Calls Presidential Elections ‘Imitation’

Russia’s Election Monitor Calls Presidential Elections ‘Imitation’

The independent election watchdog group Golos called last week’s Russian balloting an “imitation” of an election. President Vladimir Putin won...

French President Launches Anti-Drug Trafficking Crackdown

French President Launches Anti-Drug Trafficking Crackdown

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Russia’s Oil Revenues

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Russia’s Oil Revenues

London — A recent series of Ukrainian drone and missile strikes targeting Russian oil refineries has significantly hurt Moscow’s processing capacity,...

IOC Excludes Russian and Belarusian Athletes From Taking Part in the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

IOC Excludes Russian and Belarusian Athletes From Taking Part in the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening...

Turkey Looks to Russia, China for Nuclear Power Expansion

Turkey Looks to Russia, China for Nuclear Power Expansion

Turkey says it is preparing to bring its first nuclear power plant online this year. It’s a Russian-built reactor and...