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Myanmar to Import Russian Oil, Military Says

Myanmar to Import Russian Oil, Military Says

Military-ruled Myanmar plans to import Russian gasoline and fuel oil to ease supply concerns and rising prices, a junta spokesperson...

Zelenskyy Hosting UN Chief, Turkey’s President in Lviv 

Zelenskyy Hosting UN Chief, Turkey’s President in Lviv 

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are set to meet Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

US Boosting Domestic Solar Industry, Reducing Reliance on China

US Boosting Domestic Solar Industry, Reducing Reliance on China

China’s global dominance in the solar industry is a supply chain and national security risk, according to some industry observers,...

Two More Baltic Countries Quit China-Led Forum Amid Ukraine War

Two More Baltic Countries Quit China-Led Forum Amid Ukraine War

Estonia and Latvia say they are pulling out of a decade-old mechanism established by China to deepen its influence in...

Russian Police Search Homes of Journalists Contributing to RFE/RL Programs

Russian Police Search Homes of Journalists Contributing to RFE/RL Programs

Russian police have searched the homes of several journalists contributing to programs of RFE/RL’s Russian Service and Idel.Realities, an online...

NATO Says it Is Ready to Step Up Forces if Serbia-Kosovo Tensions Escalate

NATO Says it Is Ready to Step Up Forces if Serbia-Kosovo Tensions Escalate

NATO will increase its peacekeeping force in Kosovo if there is an escalation of tensions with neighboring Serbia, the alliance’s...

India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy  

India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy  

In the past year, there has seen a dramatic transformation in the way customers pay for their purchases in Banuri,...

India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy

India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy

In India, an initiative to bring internet access across the country has helped millions plug into new digital technologies. One...

Turkey, Israel to Re-Appoint Ambassadors after Four-Year Chill

Turkey, Israel to Re-Appoint Ambassadors after Four-Year Chill

Turkey and Israel said on Wednesday they will re-appoint respective ambassadors more than four years after they were called back,...

Scholz ‘Disgusted’ by Abbas Comments on Holocaust

Scholz ‘Disgusted’ by Abbas Comments on Holocaust

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday rejected what he said were comments by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that diminished the...

Ukraine Tells Civilians to Avoid Russian Ammo Depots After Blast

Ukraine Tells Civilians to Avoid Russian Ammo Depots After Blast

Following massive explosions at a military depot in the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told people there and...

New Scottish Law Makes Period Products Free for All

New Scottish Law Makes Period Products Free for All

A law has taken effect in Scotland to ensure period products are available free of charge to anyone who needs...

Wolfgang Petersen, Blockbuster Filmmaker of ‘Das Boot,’ Dies

Wolfgang Petersen, Blockbuster Filmmaker of ‘Das Boot,’ Dies

Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic “Das Boot” propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career...

At Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Ukrainians Work Under Russian Guns, Technician Says

At Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Ukrainians Work Under Russian Guns, Technician Says

Ukrainian technicians at the Russian-held nuclear power plant hit by shelling work under the barrels of Russian guns and face...

UN Chief, Ukrainian and Turkish Presidents to Meet

UN Chief, Ukrainian and Turkish Presidents to Meet

The United Nations said Tuesday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Thursday in western Ukraine with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

Europe Drought: German Industry at Risk as Rhine Level Falls

Europe Drought: German Industry at Risk as Rhine Level Falls

Germany’s main industry lobby group warned Tuesday that factories may have to throttle production or halt it completely because plunging...

Greek Phone-Hacking Scandal: Investigative Media’s Key Role

Greek Phone-Hacking Scandal: Investigative Media’s Key Role

Investigative journalism has emerged as a powerful force during Greece’s phone-hacking scandal, rocking a government that tries to “control” the...

CIA Sued Over Alleged Spying on Lawyers, Journalists Who Met Assange

CIA Sued Over Alleged Spying on Lawyers, Journalists Who Met Assange

A group of journalists and lawyers sued the CIA and its former director Mike Pompeo over allegations the intelligence agency...

Far-Right Italian Leader Meloni Rides Popular Wave in Polls 

Far-Right Italian Leader Meloni Rides Popular Wave in Polls 

With a message that blends Christianity, motherhood and patriotism, Giorgia Meloni is riding a wave of popularity that next month...

Ukraine Urges New Sanctions Amid Power Plant Shelling Worries

Ukraine Urges New Sanctions Amid Power Plant Shelling Worries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for fresh sanctions against Russia’s nuclear sector amid concerns about shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear...

Al-Qaida Affiliate Claims It Killed Four Russian Mercenaries in Mali

Al-Qaida Affiliate Claims It Killed Four Russian Mercenaries in Mali

Al-Qaida’s affiliate in Mali claimed Monday it had killed four mercenaries from Russia’s private military firm, the Wagner Group, in...

South Africa’s Defense Minister in Russia for Security Conference 

South Africa’s Defense Minister in Russia for Security Conference 

South Africa’s Defense Minister Thandi Modise has arrived in Russia for a Moscow-hosted conference on international security. The visit comes...