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France’s Parliament Considers Ban on Single-Use E-Cigarettes

France’s Parliament Considers Ban on Single-Use E-Cigarettes

The French parliament is considering a ban on single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes that are popular with teenagers for their sweet...

Spotify to Lay Off 1,500 Employees

Spotify to Lay Off 1,500 Employees

Spotify says it is planning to lay off 17% of its global workforce, amounting to around 1,500 employees, following layoffs...

Burkina Faso Suspends ‘All Distribution Methods’ of French Daily Le Monde

Burkina Faso Suspends ‘All Distribution Methods’ of French Daily Le Monde

Military-ruled Burkina Faso on Saturday suspended “all distribution methods” of Le Monde daily after an article on a deadly jihadi...

As Another Winter Sets In, Ukraine’s Power Grid Braces for Intense Russian Attacks

As Another Winter Sets In, Ukraine’s Power Grid Braces for Intense Russian Attacks

As a second wartime winter arrives in Ukraine, the country is working to ensure this one will not be as...

Britain Persists with Rwanda Plan for Migrants

Britain Persists with Rwanda Plan for Migrants

Britain is continuing its efforts to have migrants seeking asylum in Britain sent instead to Rwanda to seek asylum there. ...

Ukraine Reports Downing 18 Russian Attack Drones

Ukraine Reports Downing 18 Russian Attack Drones

Ukraine’s military said Monday that Russia attacked the country overnight with 23 Iranian-made Shahed drones along with a cruise missile....

Lula in Berlin for First Brazil-Germany Talks in 8 Years

Lula in Berlin for First Brazil-Germany Talks in 8 Years

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva landed in Berlin on Sunday for the first Brazilian-German government consultations in eight...

Solar Grid Brings Light, Progress to Rural Nigerian Community

Solar Grid Brings Light, Progress to Rural Nigerian Community

In early November, Nigeria launched its first interconnected solar hybrid mini grid in Nasarawa State to make electricity more reliable,...

Ukraine, Poland to Open Crossing for Trucks Monday to Unblock Border

Ukraine, Poland to Open Crossing for Trucks Monday to Unblock Border

Ukraine and Poland will open an additional border crossing for empty freight trucks Monday to free up a much-needed route...

Despite Ukraine War Needs, Arms Sales Troubled by Production Woes

Despite Ukraine War Needs, Arms Sales Troubled by Production Woes

Many Western arms companies failed to ramp up production in 2022 despite a strong increase in demand for weapons and...

Flights Resume in Munich After Heavy Snow

Flights Resume in Munich After Heavy Snow

Flights resumed at Munich airport on Sunday, a day after they were suspended due to snowfall, but disruption to rail...

US Funding May Dry Up Despite NATO’s Support for Ukraine

US Funding May Dry Up Despite NATO’s Support for Ukraine

U.S. funding for Ukraine may soon come to an end. A divided Congress has so far failed to approve a...

Ukraine Probes Allegations Russian Forces Shot Surrendering Ukrainian Soldiers

Ukraine Probes Allegations Russian Forces Shot Surrendering Ukrainian Soldiers

Ukrainian officials launched an investigation Sunday into allegations that Russian forces killed surrendering Ukrainian soldiers after grainy footage on social...

Fatal Stabbing of German Tourist by Suspected Radical Puts Sharp Focus on Paris Olympics

Fatal Stabbing of German Tourist by Suspected Radical Puts Sharp Focus on Paris Olympics

A bloodstain by a bridge over the Seine river was the only remaining sign on Sunday of a fatal knife...

Zelenskyy Thanks Those Helping Fight Against Invasion

Zelenskyy Thanks Those Helping Fight Against Invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday thanked everyone who has helped Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion, including soldiers,...

French Yoga Leader Promised Enlightenment, Now Accused Of Sex Abuse

French Yoga Leader Promised Enlightenment, Now Accused Of Sex Abuse

To his followers, he was “Grieg,” their guide through tantra yoga toward enlightenment and a higher state of consciousness. For...

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Power Restored, Averting ‘Catastrophe’

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Power Restored, Averting ‘Catastrophe’

Power was restored Saturday at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after it was lost on Friday, averting again a...

Paris Police Arrest Suspect in Attacks that Killed 1, Injured 2

Paris Police Arrest Suspect in Attacks that Killed 1, Injured 2

French police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, killing a German tourist with a knife...

Ukraine’s Ex-President Says He Was Blocked From Leaving Country

Ukraine’s Ex-President Says He Was Blocked From Leaving Country

Ukraine’s ex-President Petro Poroshenko said he had been stopped from leaving the country Friday morning in what he described as...

Breaches by Iran-Affiliated Hackers Span US States, Federal Agencies Say

Breaches by Iran-Affiliated Hackers Span US States, Federal Agencies Say

A small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of many organizations breached in the United States by Iran-affiliated hackers...

Russia’s Goals in Ukraine Unchanged, Lavrov Tells West

Russia’s Goals in Ukraine Unchanged, Lavrov Tells West

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivered a blunt message to Western leaders Friday and declared at an international security conference...

France’s Macron Going to Qatar to Restart Israel-Hamas Truce

France’s Macron Going to Qatar to Restart Israel-Hamas Truce

French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday that France was “very concerned” by the resumption of violence in Gaza and that...