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Russian Strikes in Zaporizhzhia Region Raise Death Toll, Safety Fears 

Russian Strikes in Zaporizhzhia Region Raise Death Toll, Safety Fears 

Russia concentrated its attacks Friday on the area around Zaporizhzhia, one of the four areas of eastern Ukraine that it...

Bulgaria Finds Innovative Ways to Assist Ukrainian Refugees

Bulgaria Finds Innovative Ways to Assist Ukrainian Refugees

Bulgaria does not supply weapons to Ukraine and is not actively supporting the war-torn country on diplomatic or legal fronts....

US Aims to Hobble China’s Chip Industry With Sweeping New Export Rules

US Aims to Hobble China’s Chip Industry With Sweeping New Export Rules

The Biden administration on Friday published a sweeping set of export controls, including a measure to cut China off from...

UN Council Appoints Special Rapporteur to Monitor Human Rights in Russia

UN Council Appoints Special Rapporteur to Monitor Human Rights in Russia

The U.N. Human Rights Council has appointed a special rapporteur to monitor human rights in Russia. The resolution was adopted...

Erdogan Works to Deepen Ties With Putin Amid Allies’ Concerns

Erdogan Works to Deepen Ties With Putin Amid Allies’ Concerns

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday held talks by phone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to deepen relations. The...

2 Russians Seek Asylum in US After Reaching Remote Alaska Island

2 Russians Seek Asylum in US After Reaching Remote Alaska Island

Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing...

COVID Wave Looms in Europe as Booster Campaign Makes Slow Start

COVID Wave Looms in Europe as Booster Campaign Makes Slow Start

A new COVID-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that...

Activists from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus Win Nobel Peace Prize

Activists from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus Win Nobel Peace Prize

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to three recipients: Ales Bialiatski, one of the initiators of the democracy movement...

Yacht Owned by Sanctioned Russian Tycoon Docks in Hong Kong

Yacht Owned by Sanctioned Russian Tycoon Docks in Hong Kong

A superyacht connected to Russian tycoon Alexey Mordashov has anchored in Hong Kong this week amid moves by Western governments...

Risk of ‘Armageddon’ Highest Since 1962, Biden Says

Risk of ‘Armageddon’ Highest Since 1962, Biden Says

The risk of Armageddon is the highest it has been since the early 1960s, President Joe Biden said Thursday night...

Putin Faces ‘Most Perilous Moment’ as Russian Forces Retreat in Ukraine

Putin Faces ‘Most Perilous Moment’ as Russian Forces Retreat in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is likely entering a critical phase as Kyiv’s forces advance in the south and east of...

New European Political Community Forum Holds Inaugural Meeting in Prague

New European Political Community Forum Holds Inaugural Meeting in Prague

Leaders from 44 European countries met Thursday in Prague in the inaugural meeting of the European Political Community, a new...

‘Public Will Be Silenced’ by Turkey’s Proposed Disinformation Bill

‘Public Will Be Silenced’ by Turkey’s Proposed Disinformation Bill

Turkey’s disinformation bill is one step closer to being signed into law, despite protests by the country’s media. Parliamentary debate...

EU Lawmakers Condemn Myanmar’s Crackdown on Media Freedom

EU Lawmakers Condemn Myanmar’s Crackdown on Media Freedom

EU lawmakers on Thursday condemned the crackdown on media freedom in military-ruled Myanmar and called for the release of “every...

Sweden: ‘Serious Sabotage’ Suspected in Baltic Sea Pipeline Explosions

Sweden: ‘Serious Sabotage’ Suspected in Baltic Sea Pipeline Explosions

Sweden’s domestic security agency said Thursday that its initial investigation into explosions last week along two Russian natural gas pipelines...

Brittney Griner at ‘Weakest Moment’ in Russia, Her Wife Says

Brittney Griner at ‘Weakest Moment’ in Russia, Her Wife Says

WNBA star Brittney Griner is at her “absolute weakest moment in life right now” as she faces a hearing in...

After Russian Atrocities, Ukraine’s Bucha Inches Toward Normalcy

After Russian Atrocities, Ukraine’s Bucha Inches Toward Normalcy

The Ukrainian city of Bucha was the scene of one of the worst massacres in Russia’s war against its neighbor,...

Study: Climate Change Made Summer Drought 20 Times More Likely

Study: Climate Change Made Summer Drought 20 Times More Likely

Drought that stretched across three continents this summer — drying out large parts of Europe, the United States and China...

At Least 15 Dead After Migrant Boats Sink in Greek Waters 

At Least 15 Dead After Migrant Boats Sink in Greek Waters 

Greece’s coast guard said Thursday at least 15 people were dead after two boats carrying migrants sank in separate incidents. ...

Is Russia Moving Nuclear Weapons Toward Ukraine?

Is Russia Moving Nuclear Weapons Toward Ukraine?

Amid unconfirmed reports that a train operated by Russia’s nuclear division was spotted heading toward Ukraine, the White House says...

Russian Launches to Space From US, 1st Time in 20 Years

Russian Launches to Space From US, 1st Time in 20 Years

For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S. on Wednesday, launching to the International...

Greece Warns Turkey on Illegal Drilling  

Greece Warns Turkey on Illegal Drilling  

Greece is warning it is ready to use all its diplomatic and military might to defend its sovereignty against what...