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Hate Passwords? You’re in Luck — Google Is Sidelining Them

Hate Passwords? You’re in Luck — Google Is Sidelining Them

Good news for all the password-haters out there: Google has taken a big step toward making them an afterthought by...

Italian Conductor Muti to Visit Syrian Refugee Camp

Italian Conductor Muti to Visit Syrian Refugee Camp

Italian conductor Riccardo Muti plans to visit Syrian musicians living in the vast Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan on the...

Shocked Serbians Mourn Victims of Belgrade School Shooting

Shocked Serbians Mourn Victims of Belgrade School Shooting

Scores of Serbian students, many wearing black and carrying flowers, paid silent homage on Thursday to peers killed a day...

US-Hosted Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks to Conclude

US-Hosted Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks to Conclude

The U.S. State Department said peace talks between diplomats from Armenia and Azerbaijan held outside Washington since Sunday are expected...

Canadian Journalist Turns Meme Into Symbol of Ukrainian Resistance

Canadian Journalist Turns Meme Into Symbol of Ukrainian Resistance

Days before Russia invaded Ukraine, Canadian journalist Christian Borys, who had worked in Ukraine between 2014 and 2019, started a...

Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy Calls for Special Tribunal to Investigate Russia’s ‘Crime of Aggression’

Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy Calls for Special Tribunal to Investigate Russia’s ‘Crime of Aggression’

New developments: The Kremlin claims Ukraine launched two drones at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence overnight but that security services...

King’s Coronation Reignites Australia’s Constitutional Debate

King’s Coronation Reignites Australia’s Constitutional Debate

The coronation of Britain’s King Charles III takes place in London on Saturday. The king came to the throne after...

As Sales Decline, Adidas Faces Pressure to Find Yeezy Fix

As Sales Decline, Adidas Faces Pressure to Find Yeezy Fix

Adidas is set to update investors Friday about the unsold Yeezy shoes that have put the German sportswear giant in...

US Charges Russian National, Shutters Stolen Credit Card Network

US Charges Russian National, Shutters Stolen Credit Card Network

U.S. law enforcement officials have charged a Russian national with running Try2Check, a network of websites that verified stolen credit...

Ukrainian, Iranian Demonstrators Join Forces in London

Ukrainian, Iranian Demonstrators Join Forces in London

Ukrainian and Iranian women living in London are finding a common cause, joining in regular protests against Russian expansionism and...

US Providing $300 Million in Additional Aid to Ukraine 

US Providing $300 Million in Additional Aid to Ukraine 

The United States is providing about $300 million in new military aid for Ukraine in a package that is expected...

Colleagues of Jailed WSJ Reporter Grapple With His Arrest by Russia

Colleagues of Jailed WSJ Reporter Grapple With His Arrest by Russia

Journalist Margaret Sullivan says that when she received word that former colleague Evan Gershkovich had been detained in Russia on...

Greece Bans Convicted Neo-Nazi and His Party From May 21 Election  

Greece Bans Convicted Neo-Nazi and His Party From May 21 Election  

Greece’s Supreme Court has barred a convicted neo-Nazi from competing in upcoming national elections. But despite that decision, the court...

Ukraine Says It Has Nothing to Do With Kremlin Drone Attack

Ukraine Says It Has Nothing to Do With Kremlin Drone Attack

A senior Ukrainian presidential official said Wednesday that Kyiv had nothing to do with any drone attack on the Kremlin,...

 Ex-Audi CEO to Plead Guilty Over ‘Dieselgate’ Scandal 

 Ex-Audi CEO to Plead Guilty Over ‘Dieselgate’ Scandal 

Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler will plead guilty over the “dieselgate” vehicle emissions-cheating scandal, a German court said Wednesday, which...

Dissident Pulled Off Plane by Belarus Gets 8 Years in Prison 

Dissident Pulled Off Plane by Belarus Gets 8 Years in Prison 

A Belarusian court convicted a dissident journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a commercial flight that was diverted...

Latest in Ukraine: Ukrainian President Makes Surprise Visit to Finland

Latest in Ukraine: Ukrainian President Makes Surprise Visit to Finland

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes surprise trip to Finland Russian fuel depot in Ukraine catches fire U.S. expected to announce...

Dozens Arrested in Germany in European Probe of Italian Organized Crime

Dozens Arrested in Germany in European Probe of Italian Organized Crime

German police arrested dozens of people across the country on Wednesday in an investigation of the Italian ‘Ndrangheta organized crime...

Latest in Ukraine: US to Send $300 Million in Weapons to Ukraine 

Latest in Ukraine: US to Send $300 Million in Weapons to Ukraine 

New developments: An explosion has derailed a second train in the Bryansky region of Russia adjacent to Ukraine and Belarus....

Afghans Protest in Paris During UN Conference in Doha, Qatar

Afghans Protest in Paris During UN Conference in Doha, Qatar

Afghan protesters took to Paris streets this week, demanding the international community refuse to recognize the Taliban. The demonstration comes...

Blast Causes 2nd Train Derailment in 2 Days in Russia

Blast Causes 2nd Train Derailment in 2 Days in Russia

An explosion derailed a freight train for the second day in a row in a Russian region bordering Ukraine on...

The Fight Against Russia’s Fake News in Cuba

The Fight Against Russia’s Fake News in Cuba

A fierce information war is being fought in Caribbean nations with Russian state media trying to peddle one narrative about...