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NATO Soldiers on Guard in Kosovo Town, Serb Protesters Smash 2 Cars

NATO Soldiers on Guard in Kosovo Town, Serb Protesters Smash 2 Cars

Serb protesters smashed two cars belonging to Albanian journalists in Kosovo’s Leposavic town on Tuesday, a day after 30 NATO...

5 Greek Border Police Officers Arrested on Suspicion of Working With Migrant Smugglers

5 Greek Border Police Officers Arrested on Suspicion of Working With Migrant Smugglers

Greek authorities said Monday they had arrested five police officers from a special border guard force on suspicion of working...

China’s Shenzhou-16 Mission Takes Off Bound for Space Station

China’s Shenzhou-16 Mission Takes Off Bound for Space Station

China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian scientist into space for the first...

Why Do Kosovo-Serbia Tensions Persist?

Why Do Kosovo-Serbia Tensions Persist?

Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this weekend after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and...

Poland Imposes Sanctions on 365 Belarusians Over ‘Draconian’ Verdict Against Journalist

Poland Imposes Sanctions on 365 Belarusians Over ‘Draconian’ Verdict Against Journalist

Poland imposed sanctions Monday on 365 Belarusian citizens and froze the financial assets of 20 entities and 16 other people...

UN Talks on Treaty to End Global Plastic Pollution Open in Paris

UN Talks on Treaty to End Global Plastic Pollution Open in Paris

A United Nations committee met in Paris Monday to work on what is intended to be a landmark treaty to...

Erdogan Seen as More Powerful Than Ever With Election Victory

Erdogan Seen as More Powerful Than Ever With Election Victory

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won Sunday’s presidential runoff, giving him a third term in power. His victory comes despite...

Ukrainian Teen Barely Escapes War-Torn Bakhmut Alive

Ukrainian Teen Barely Escapes War-Torn Bakhmut Alive

Depending on who you ask, the city of Bakhmut or separate parts of it are during any given week either...

Spanish PM Calls Snap Election Following Results of Regional, Local Polls

Spanish PM Calls Snap Election Following Results of Regional, Local Polls

Spain’s prime minister called early general elections on Monday after unsatisfactory results in regional and local elections Sunday. Speaking on...

At Least Three People Dead in Boat Accident in Northern Italy

At Least Three People Dead in Boat Accident in Northern Italy

At least three people died and one person is missing after a 16-meter tourist boat capsized and sank on Lake...

Kosovo Serbs Gather to Take Over Municipality Buildings in the North

Kosovo Serbs Gather to Take Over Municipality Buildings in the North

Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo on Monday tried to take over the local government buildings where Albanian mayors entered last...

Mushroom Coffin a Last Best Wish for Some

Mushroom Coffin a Last Best Wish for Some

For those seeking to live in the most sustainable way, there now is an afterlife too. A Dutch intrepid inventor...