Sting in the Tail: Europe Looks Back on Year of COVID Struggles
As 2021 nears its end, hopes that the coronavirus pandemic might be ending are rapidly fading – as the new...
Queen Elizabeth Speaks of Family and Loss at Christmas
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth spoke of the loss of her husband, Prince Philip, on Saturday, remembering the “mischievous twinkle” in his...
Omicron Reported in Japan’s Fukuoka; France’s COVID-19 Infections Top 100,000
Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture has confirmed its first infection with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, its governor Seitaro Hattori said...
Berlin and Kremlin Envoys to Meet About Ukraine, Says Source
Senior German and Russian government officials have agreed to a rare in-person meeting next month in an effort to ease...
La Palma volcano eruption declared over after three months of destruction
Scientists declared the eruption on Spain’s La Palma officially over on Saturday, allowing islanders to breathe a sigh of relief...
Pope: World Must Be Open to Dialogue to Resolve Conflicts
On Christmas Day, in his message to the city and the world, Pope Francis stressed the importance of being open...
Paris’ Notre-Dame Rector Offers Hope to Virus-Weary Worshippers
Worshippers in face masks filed into Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois Church across from the Louvre Museum on Friday for Christmas Eve Mass and...
More Than a Dozen Dead in Greece Migrant Boat Accidents
At least three people died when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea on Friday, just hours after similar...
Ukraine Lawmaker Says Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Former President Poroshenko
The Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office has asked a court to arrest former President Petro Poroshenko on suspicion of high treason...
Pope Celebrates Christmas Eve Mass, Urges Focus on Poor
Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, going ahead with...
Robots Serve Food to Diners at Iraq Restaurant
The White Fox restaurant in Mosul, Iraq, isn’t known for its comfortable atmosphere or its great food and drinks. It’s...
Europe Fears Poland-Belarus Migrant Crisis Will Continue in 2022
The year 2021 saw a new migrant crisis on Europe’s borders – as thousands of asylum seekers from the Middle East...
Russia Says Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Consulate in Ukraine, Protests to Ukraine Authorities
The Russian foreign ministry said Friday that someone had thrown a Molotov cocktail at the Russian consulate in Ukraine’s Lviv...
Satellite Images Show Russia Still Building Up Forces Near Ukraine
New satellite images captured by a private U.S. company show that Russia has continued to build up its forces in...
James Webb Space Telescope Launch Set for Saturday
“White-knuckle” — That’s how Rusty Whitman describes the month ahead, after the launch of the historic James Webb Space Telescope,...
US Chipmaker’s Apology to China Draws Criticism
U.S. chipmaker Intel is facing criticism in China after it apologized Thursday for a letter the firm sent to suppliers...
White House Vows Diplomacy as Russia’s Putin Ratchets Up Rhetoric
The White House said Thursday that Washington is keeping a keen eye on Moscow and remains committed to diplomacy during...
AP Exclusive: Polish Opposition Senator Hacked With Spyware
Polish Senator Krzysztof Brejza’s mobile phone was hacked with sophisticated spyware nearly three dozen times in 2019 when he was...
West Condemns ‘Deployment’ of Russian Mercenaries in Mali
More than a dozen Western powers on Thursday expressed anger that Russian mercenaries working for the controversial Wagner Group have...
No More Video Games on Tesla Screens While Cars Are Moving
Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center...
Jailed Belarusian Journalist Kuznechyk Faces Criminal Charges
A freelance journalist, who has worked for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Belarus Service, remains in jail on unspecified charges, despite...
Minsk Labels RFE/RL’s Belarus Service as ‘Extremist’
Belarus’s Interior Ministry has added RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, known locally as Radio Svaboda, to its registry of extremist organizations, in...
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