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Burkina Faso Internet Shutdown Continues into Fourth Day

Burkina Faso Internet Shutdown Continues into Fourth Day

The shutdown of internet access via mobile phone networks that began Saturday dragged on for a fourth day Tuesday. The government said in a statement the shutdown is...

Apple Sues Israeli Spyware Company NSO Group 

Apple Sues Israeli Spyware Company NSO Group 

Apple says it is suing Israeli NSO Group, maker of the controversial Pegasus spyware.  Apple will be the second company...

Polish Prime Minister Credits Diplomacy for Easing Border Tensions 

Polish Prime Minister Credits Diplomacy for Easing Border Tensions 

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Tuesday diplomatic efforts with Turkey, middle eastern nations and others have helped ease the...

WHO Europe Warns Region’s COVID-19 Deaths Could Reach 2.2M by March

WHO Europe Warns Region’s COVID-19 Deaths Could Reach 2.2M by March

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Europe regional office Tuesday said the 53-country area could see another 700,000 COVID-19 deaths in the next four...

Bus Crashes, Catches Fire in Bulgaria; at Least 45 Dead

Bus Crashes, Catches Fire in Bulgaria; at Least 45 Dead

North Macedonia’s chief prosecutor says that 12 children were among the some 45 people who died in a fiery bus...

More Than 100 Afghans Arrive in Greece

More Than 100 Afghans Arrive in Greece

A flight carrying more than 100 Afghans arrived Monday in northern Greece.  According to Greek officials, the group of 119 people...

US, Ukraine Discuss Russian Troop Buildup Near Border

US, Ukraine Discuss Russian Troop Buildup Near Border

Amid concerns about the unusual buildup of Russian troops near the Russia-Ukraine border, the Ukrainian minister of defense came to...

With Cases Surging, German Health Minister Issues Stern COVID Warning

With Cases Surging, German Health Minister Issues Stern COVID Warning

Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said Monday the current surge of COVID-19 cases in the country likely means that over...

Is Putin Saber-Rattling or Preparing for War? 

Is Putin Saber-Rattling or Preparing for War? 

Saber-rattling or preparing for war? Western officials and analysts remain split on the significance of Russia’s military deployments along its...

US, Ukraine Scrutinize Russian Troop Buildup as Moscow Dismisses Invasion Fears

US, Ukraine Scrutinize Russian Troop Buildup as Moscow Dismisses Invasion Fears

Russia’s troop buildup along the Ukrainian border is drawing alarm from U.S. officials who are warning of a potential new...

Belarus Says it Does Not Want Confrontation, Wants EU to Take Migrants

Belarus Says it Does Not Want Confrontation, Wants EU to Take Migrants

Belarus does not want confrontation with Poland but wants the European Union to take in 2,000 migrants stranded on its...

Sailboats Packed with Migrants Seek Italy in Latest Tactic 

Sailboats Packed with Migrants Seek Italy in Latest Tactic 

When the Taliban took Kabul in August, Zakia was six months pregnant and in her first year of university while...

Interpol Election Raises Rights Concerns About Fair Policing

Interpol Election Raises Rights Concerns About Fair Policing

Human rights groups and Western lawmakers are warning that Interpol’s powerful network of global police officers could end up under...

Robot Waiter Eases Labor Shortages in Australia’s Hospitality Industry

Robot Waiter Eases Labor Shortages in Australia’s Hospitality Industry

A Sydney restaurant is using a Chinese-made, multi-lingual hospitality robot to address chronic staff shortages as Australia’s economy begins to recover from...

Austria Re-enters COVID Lockdown as Europe Battles Virus Surge

Austria Re-enters COVID Lockdown as Europe Battles Virus Surge

Ahead of the Christmas holidays, Austria shut its shops, restaurants and festive markets Monday, returning to lockdown in the most...

Third Night of Rioting Erupts Over Dutch COVID-19 Rules

Third Night of Rioting Erupts Over Dutch COVID-19 Rules

Riots broke out in cities across the Netherlands on Sunday, the third night in a row that police clashed with...

Australian Mining Magnate to Help Publishers Strike Content Deal With Google, Facebook

Australian Mining Magnate to Help Publishers Strike Content Deal With Google, Facebook

Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest’s philanthropic organization will help 18 small news publishers in the country to negotiate collectively with...

UK to Require Charging Points for Electric Vehicles in New Buildings

UK to Require Charging Points for Electric Vehicles in New Buildings

Charging points for electric vehicles will be required to be installed in new buildings in Britain from next year under...

France Sends Police Forces to Guadeloupe Amid COVID Riots

France Sends Police Forces to Guadeloupe Amid COVID Riots

French authorities sent police special forces to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, an overseas territory of France, as protests over...

Europeans Protest as Surging COVID Cases Prompt Tighter Curbs

Europeans Protest as Surging COVID Cases Prompt Tighter Curbs

People took to the streets in several European cities over the weekend to protest tighter coronavirus restrictions. As parts of...

Violence Erupts at COVID Curb Protest in Brussels

Violence Erupts at COVID Curb Protest in Brussels

Violence broke out at a protest against anti-covid measures in Brussels on Sunday, where police said tens of thousands of...

Turkey Repatriates 7 Citizens Held in Eastern Libya

Turkey Repatriates 7 Citizens Held in Eastern Libya

Seven Turkish citizens who were being held in eastern Libya have been brought back safely to Turkey, the country’s foreign...