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Finland’s Election: What We Know

Finland’s Election: What We Know

Does an international post await Finland’s outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin after her election loss? What explains the nationalist party’s...

Germany Could Block ChatGPT if Needed, Says Data Protection Chief

Germany Could Block ChatGPT if Needed, Says Data Protection Chief

Germany could follow in Italy’s footsteps by blocking ChatGPT over data security concerns, the German commissioner for data protection told...

Pension Protests Raise Tension Between Police, Demonstrators 

Pension Protests Raise Tension Between Police, Demonstrators 

French authorities see the police as protectors who are ensuring that citizens can peacefully protest President Emmanuel Macron’s contentious retirement...

What Do We Know About Russian Blogger Tatarsky and the Bomb That Killed Him?

What Do We Know About Russian Blogger Tatarsky and the Bomb That Killed Him?

Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in a bomb attack in a St Petersburg cafe on Sunday in which...

Russia Detains Suspect in Bombing That Killed Pro-War Blogger

Russia Detains Suspect in Bombing That Killed Pro-War Blogger

Authorities in Russia said Monday they detained a woman suspected of being involved in the bombing of a St. Petersburg...

NASA to Reveal Crew for 2024 Flight Around the Moon

NASA to Reveal Crew for 2024 Flight Around the Moon

NASA is to reveal the names on Monday of the astronauts — three Americans and a Canadian — who will fly around the...

Congolese Student’s Device Makes Science Fiction Reality

Congolese Student’s Device Makes Science Fiction Reality

A student in Congo has developed a tool that allows people to control or move objects using their brain signals....

Twitter Pulls ‘Verified’ Check Mark From Main New York Times Account

Twitter Pulls ‘Verified’ Check Mark From Main New York Times Account

Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon...

Latest on Ukraine: Blinken Calls for Release of Russia-Held US Journalist

Latest on Ukraine: Blinken Calls for Release of Russia-Held US Journalist

New developments: In Kostiantynivka, eastern Ukraine, six civilians were killed and eight wounded from Russian shelling Sunday morning, a senior...

Russian Military Blogger Killed in St Petersburg Bomb Blast

Russian Military Blogger Killed in St Petersburg Bomb Blast

Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a bomb blast in a St. Petersburg cafe on Sunday in...

Dutch Refinery to Feed Airlines’ Thirst for Clean Fuel 

Dutch Refinery to Feed Airlines’ Thirst for Clean Fuel 

Scaffolding and green pipes envelop a refinery in the port of Rotterdam where Finnish giant Neste is preparing to significantly...

Finns Vote in Close Election 

Finns Vote in Close Election 

Finns cast ballots on Sunday in a closely contested parliamentary election that could cost left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin power...

Weary Bulgarians Go to Polls for Fifth Time in Two years

Weary Bulgarians Go to Polls for Fifth Time in Two years

Bulgarians vote in their fifth parliamentary election in two years on Sunday amid rising resentment towards political elites who many...

Pope Francis Leads Palm Sunday Service, Bounces Back From Illness 

Pope Francis Leads Palm Sunday Service, Bounces Back From Illness 

Pope Francis led a Palm Sunday service the day after he was discharged from hospital following a bout of bronchitis,...

Latest in Ukraine: Alcohol Contributing to Russian Casualties, UK Says

Latest in Ukraine: Alcohol Contributing to Russian Casualties, UK Says

New developments: “Russian UNSC presidency is a slap in the face to the international community,” said Ukrainian Minister of Foreign...

VOA Interview: Latvian FM Says Russia Must be Shown Nuclear Blackmail Won’t Work

VOA Interview: Latvian FM Says Russia Must be Shown Nuclear Blackmail Won’t Work

On March 29 Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, along with several other counties, marked 19 years since they joined NATO. All...

3 British Men Being Held in Afghanistan, UK Nonprofit Group Says

3 British Men Being Held in Afghanistan, UK Nonprofit Group Says

Three British men have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Presidium Network, U.K. nonprofit group, said on Saturday....

Pope Francis Leaves Hospital; ‘Still Alive,’ He Quips

Pope Francis Leaves Hospital; ‘Still Alive,’ He Quips

A chipper-sounding Pope Francis was discharged Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists...

IMF Approves $15.6 Billion Ukraine Loan Package

IMF Approves $15.6 Billion Ukraine Loan Package

The International Monetary Fund has approved a $15.6 billion support package for Ukraine to assist with the conflict-hit country’s economic...

UN Food Chief: Billions Needed to Avert Unrest, Starvation

UN Food Chief: Billions Needed to Avert Unrest, Starvation

Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and...

UN Weekly Roundup: March 25-31, 2023

UN Weekly Roundup: March 25-31, 2023

Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as...

Italy Temporarily Blocks ChatGPT Over Privacy Concerns

Italy Temporarily Blocks ChatGPT Over Privacy Concerns

Italy is temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT in the wake of a data breach as it investigates a...