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US Accuses 5 Firms in China of Supporting Russia’s Military

US Accuses 5 Firms in China of Supporting Russia’s Military

President Joe Biden’s administration added five companies in China to a trade blacklist on Tuesday for allegedly supporting Russia’s military...

NATO Leaders Arrive in Madrid For Crucial Summit On Countering Russia, China

NATO Leaders Arrive in Madrid For Crucial Summit On Countering Russia, China

NATO leaders began arriving in Madrid Tuesday for a crucial summit on the alliance’s future – dominated by Russia’s invasion...

As Key French Terror Trial Ends, Europe Faces New Security Landscape 

As Key French Terror Trial Ends, Europe Faces New Security Landscape 

One of France’s most high-profile trials in history wraps up this week amid a sharply changing security landscape across Europe,...

G7 Summit Closes in Austria

G7 Summit Closes in Austria

Anita Powell reports from Telfs, Austria on the close of the G7 Summit and looks ahead to the NATO summit...

Zelenskyy Calls for Missile Defense System Ahead of NATO Talks

Zelenskyy Calls for Missile Defense System Ahead of NATO Talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday he stressed the need for a “powerful missile defense system for Ukraine to prevent...

G-7 Assures Aid to Ukraine, Pain to Russia, as Russia Strikes Ukrainian Targets

G-7 Assures Aid to Ukraine, Pain to Russia, as Russia Strikes Ukrainian Targets

Giving aid to Ukraine and pain to Vladimir Putin – those are the measures leaders of the world’s wealthiest liberal...

Turkey Maintains Threat to Veto Sweden, Finland from Joining NATO

Turkey Maintains Threat to Veto Sweden, Finland from Joining NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to this week’s NATO summit in Madrid, threatening to veto Finland’s and Sweden’s bid...

NASA Completes Historic Rocket Launch in Outback Australia 

NASA Completes Historic Rocket Launch in Outback Australia 

NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has successfully completed its first rocket launch from a commercial space facility outside...

Russia Edges Toward Debt Payment Default

Russia Edges Toward Debt Payment Default

Russia moved closer Sunday to defaulting on international debt payments for the first time in a century.  Interest payments totaling...

Ukraine War Could Boost Illegal Drug Production, says UN

Ukraine War Could Boost Illegal Drug Production, says UN

The war in Ukraine could allow illegal drug production to flourish, while the opium market’s future hinges on the fate...

Erdogan to Meet With Leaders of Sweden, Finland Before NATO Summit in 4-Way Talks

Erdogan to Meet With Leaders of Sweden, Finland Before NATO Summit in 4-Way Talks

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will attend a round of talks with the leaders of Sweden and Finland, as well as...

Family Bids Farewell to British Journalist Murdered in the Amazon

Family Bids Farewell to British Journalist Murdered in the Amazon

The family of Dom Phillips on Sunday bid farewell to the British journalist, who was killed earlier this month along...

G7 Aims to Raise $600 Billion to Counter China’s Belt and Road

G7 Aims to Raise $600 Billion to Counter China’s Belt and Road

Group of Seven leaders Sunday pledged to raise $600 billion in private and public funds over five years to finance...

Russia’s Putin to Make First Foreign Trip Since Launching Ukraine War 

Russia’s Putin to Make First Foreign Trip Since Launching Ukraine War 

Vladimir Putin will visit two small former Soviet states in Central Asia this week, Russian state television reported Sunday, in...

Russia Attacks Ukraine’s Two Biggest Cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv 

Russia Attacks Ukraine’s Two Biggest Cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv 

Russia launched new missile attacks Sunday on Ukraine’s two biggest cities, the capital of Kyiv and Kharkiv, even as leaders...

Thousands Protest in Madrid against NATO Summit

Thousands Protest in Madrid against NATO Summit

Carrying the hammer and sickle flags of the former Soviet Union, thousands protested in Madrid on Sunday against a NATO...

Despite Strong Summer Start, Europe’s Aviation Industry Frets 

Despite Strong Summer Start, Europe’s Aviation Industry Frets 

Air traffic is booming this summer, but after European vacations are over will passenger demand hold up? The question was...

Norway Pays Tribute to Victims of Oslo Shooting 

Norway Pays Tribute to Victims of Oslo Shooting 

Norway paid tribute on Sunday to the victims of a deadly shooting near a gay bar in the capital that...

Russia Attacks Ukraine Capital

Russia Attacks Ukraine Capital

Russia launched an attack on Ukraine’s capital Sunday. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least one apartment building was hit...

Biden: G7 to Ban Russian Gold in Response to Ukraine War

Biden: G7 to Ban Russian Gold in Response to Ukraine War

U.S. President Joe Biden said Sunday that the United States and other Group of Seven leading economies will announce a...

G7 Leaders Meet in Germany

G7 Leaders Meet in Germany

Germany welcomes the leaders of the G-7 wealthy democracies Sunday. The summit for the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany,...

Life in Donbas: ‘We Would Like to Live a Little Bit Longer’

Life in Donbas: ‘We Would Like to Live a Little Bit Longer’

The prolonged roar of Grad rockets can be heard as locals in the east Ukrainian town of Siversk crowd around...