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Manchester United’s Greenwood Held on Suspicion of Rape, Assault

Manchester United’s Greenwood Held on Suspicion of Rape, Assault

Manchester United player Mason Greenwood was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault on Sunday after a woman posted visual...

‘No justice’: N. Ireland Marks ‘Bloody Sunday’ Amid Brexit Backdrop

‘No justice’: N. Ireland Marks ‘Bloody Sunday’ Amid Brexit Backdrop

The Northern Irish city of Londonderry began commemorations Sunday of one of the darkest days in modern UK history when,...

NATO Chief: No plans to Send Combat Troops to Ukraine if Russia Invades 

NATO Chief: No plans to Send Combat Troops to Ukraine if Russia Invades 

NATO has no plans to deploy combat troops to non-NATO member Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, NATO...

Britain Considering Major NATO Deployment Amid Ukraine Crisis

Britain Considering Major NATO Deployment Amid Ukraine Crisis

Britain is considering making a major NATO deployment as part of a plan to strengthen Europe’s borders in response to...

Portuguese Vote in Election Marked by COVID, Uncertainty

Portuguese Vote in Election Marked by COVID, Uncertainty

Portuguese voters went to the polls Sunday in a parliamentary election with no clear winner in sight and uncertainty increased...

Myanmar Cybersecurity Law ‘Days’ Away as Coup Anniversary Nears

Myanmar Cybersecurity Law ‘Days’ Away as Coup Anniversary Nears

Myanmar’s military government is set to pass a new cybersecurity law that will ban the use of internet services, a...

Russia Moves Naval Exercise That Rattled EU Member Ireland

Russia Moves Naval Exercise That Rattled EU Member Ireland

Russia says it will relocate naval exercises off the coast of Ireland after Dublin raised concerns about them amid a...

Italy President Mattarella Set for Second Term After Vote Logjam

Italy President Mattarella Set for Second Term After Vote Logjam

Italy’s head of state Sergio Mattarella agreed Saturday to serve a second term, senior politicians said, after parties failed to...

Ukraine, NATO Differ on Imminence of Russian Attack

Ukraine, NATO Differ on Imminence of Russian Attack

Ukraine’s leader and his defense and security aides are assessing Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s intentions differently from many of their...

European Union Rallies Behind Lithuania in Trade Fight with China

European Union Rallies Behind Lithuania in Trade Fight with China

By filing a formal complaint against China at the World Trade Organization this week, the European Union is throwing its...

Serbians and Albanians Kick Aside Differences on Football Pitch

Serbians and Albanians Kick Aside Differences on Football Pitch

Relations have rarely been good between Albania and Serbia. But for Serbian footballers playing in the land of their erstwhile...

EXPLAINER: Can Portugal Election Clear Political Roadblock?

EXPLAINER: Can Portugal Election Clear Political Roadblock?

Portuguese voters go to the polls Sunday, two years earlier than scheduled, after a political crisis over a blocked spending...

Taiwanese Sympathetic to Ukraine

Taiwanese Sympathetic to Ukraine

Many in Taiwan do not see parallels between Russia’s threats against Ukraine and their situation with China. Instead, much of...

US Tries to Name and Shame Russian Disinformation on Ukraine

US Tries to Name and Shame Russian Disinformation on Ukraine

In a break from the past, the U.S. and its allies are increasingly revealing their intelligence findings as they confront...

Europeans Set Two-Week Deadline for Reviewing Mali Situation

Europeans Set Two-Week Deadline for Reviewing Mali Situation

European allies agreed on Friday to draw up plans within two weeks for how to continue their fight against Islamist...

UN Weekly Roundup: January 22-28, 2022

UN Weekly Roundup: January 22-28, 2022

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

Innovative Electric Vehicles on Display at Washington Auto Show

Innovative Electric Vehicles on Display at Washington Auto Show

Electric vehicles are in high demand as gas prices and concerns about carbon emissions and global warming climb. From the...

US Warns ‘Horrific’ Outcome Nearing in Ukraine if Moscow Eschews Diplomacy

US Warns ‘Horrific’ Outcome Nearing in Ukraine if Moscow Eschews Diplomacy

The most senior U.S. military officer warns Russia will end up blazing a path of death and devastation, for all sides,...

FAA, Telecom Companies to Turn On More 5G Towers

FAA, Telecom Companies to Turn On More 5G Towers

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday U.S.-based telecommunications companies AT&T and Verizon can activate more of their fifth-generation, or...

Officials Say Russia Moved Blood Supplies Near Ukraine, Adding to US Concern,

Officials Say Russia Moved Blood Supplies Near Ukraine, Adding to US Concern,

Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine has expanded to include supplies of blood along with other medical materials that would allow...

Russian President Says West Ignored Security Demands

Russian President Says West Ignored Security Demands

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday the United States and NATO have not addressed Moscow’s concerns in its standoff with...

German Health Minister Says Omicron COVID-19 Wave ‘Well Under Control’

German Health Minister Says Omicron COVID-19 Wave ‘Well Under Control’

Germany’s health minister said Friday the omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is “well under control” in the...