Spanish Election Could Put Far Right Back in Office for First Time Since Franco
MADRID — Voters in Spain go to the polls Sunday in an election that could make the country the latest...
Russia Under Pressure at UN to Avoid Global Food Crisis, Revive Ukrainian Grain Shipments
UNITED NATIONS — Russia came under pressure at the U.N. Security Council on Friday from its ally China and developing...
Iraq, Iran Act Against Sweden After Quran Protests
BAGHDAD – Demonstrators marched in the Iraqi and Iranian capitals Friday to denounce Sweden’s permission for protests that desecrate the...
AI Firms Strike Deal With White House on Safety Guidelines
The White House on Friday announced that the Biden administration had reached a voluntary agreement with seven companies building artificial...
Japan Signs Chip Development Deal With India
Japan and India have signed an agreement for the joint development of semiconductors, in what appears to be another indication...
War With Azerbaijan ‘Very Likely,’ Armenia Leader Says
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned Friday of the risk of a new war with Azerbaijan, accusing Baku of genocide...
Russian Nationalist Putin Critic Charged With Inciting Extremism
Prominent Russian nationalist Igor Girkin, who had publicly accused President Vladimir Putin and the army top brass of not pursuing...
UN Aid Chief Warns End of Ukraine Grain Deal Means ‘Hunger or Worse’ for Millions
The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Friday that millions of people are at risk of hunger and death as a consequence...
Muslim-Majority Nations Express Outrage Over Quran Desecration in Sweden
BAGHDAD — Muslim-majority nations expressed outrage Friday at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Some prepared...
Latest in Ukraine: Pardoned Convicts Likely to Keep Wagner Jobs, UK Says
Latest developments: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Ukraine’s ambassador to Britain. The ambassador had publicly criticized Zelenskyy’s response to...
Why Does Sweden Allow Quran Burnings? It Has No Blasphemy Laws
STOCKHOLM — A recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Sweden has...
End to Russia Grain Deal a Blow to Kenyan Refugees Already Short on Food
DADAAB, KENYA — Abdikadir Omar was trapped in an extremist-controlled town in Somalia for years until May, when he slipped...
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Faces Additional 20-Year Prison Term
Russian prosecutors asked a court to sentence jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny to 20 years in prison on a slew...
Ukrainian Farmers React to Russia’s Grain Deal Withdrawal
After Russia withdrew from a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain through ports on the Black Sea, the Kremlin launched...
US Tech Leaders Aim for Fewer Export Curbs on AI Chips for China
Intel Corp. has introduced a processor in China that is designed for AI deep-learning applications despite reports of the Biden...
EU Visa Rejections a Burden on Journalists, Media Groups Say
Media associations are warning that a rise in visa rejections for Turkish citizens is affecting the ability of the country’s...
Media Repression in Belarus Still High Years After Contested Elections
The state of media repression is so dire in Belarus that authorities are now targeting people who used to work...
Turkey-Egypt Rapprochement Raises Hopes for Peace in Mideast, Africa
The restoration of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Egypt in early July is raising hopes for ending conflicts across the...
Polls: Far-Right’s Social Media Strategy Is Wooing Spain’s Young Voters
Images of the red and gold Spanish flag dominate the social media feeds of Spain’s right-wing Vox party, along with...
British Lawmaker Deletes Video Lauding Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
A senior British member of parliament deleted a video Thursday praising the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan and apologized for what...
Iraq Orders the Expulsion of Sweden’s Ambassador as a Man Desecrated the Quran in Stockholm
Iraq’s prime minister ordered the expulsion of the Swedish ambassador from Iraq and the withdrawal of the Iraqi charge d’affaires...
UN Security Council Debates Virtues, Failings of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence was the dominant topic at the United Nations Security Council this week. In his opening remarks at the...
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