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German Officials: Current COVID Surge Is ‘National Emergency’

German Officials: Current COVID Surge Is ‘National Emergency’

German health officials said Friday the current COVID-19 situation in the country is a national emergency and called for immediate...

Ukrainian Soldier Killed in Separatist Attack

Ukrainian Soldier Killed in Separatist Attack

Ukraine said Friday that one of its soldiers had been killed by pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country,...

Hungary Opposition Leader Vows to Restore Western Alliances

Hungary Opposition Leader Vows to Restore Western Alliances

Hungary’s opposition leader wants to restore his country’s frayed ties with the West — and also has a message for...

Belarus Moves Refugees to Large Warehouse

Belarus Moves Refugees to Large Warehouse

Officials in Belarus have cleared a refugee camp on the Poland-Belarus border where thousands of refugees had hunkered down in...

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Still in Action 

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Still in Action 

As researchers at U.S space agency NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory prepare for the 16th flight of Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter,...

Neutral Pronoun in French Dictionary Stirs Boisterous Debate

Neutral Pronoun in French Dictionary Stirs Boisterous Debate

A nonbinary pronoun added to an esteemed French dictionary has ignited a fierce linguistic squabble in the country.  Le Petit...

Drug Regulator Says Europe Must Close Vaccination Gap to Stop COVID Surge

Drug Regulator Says Europe Must Close Vaccination Gap to Stop COVID Surge

The European Union’s drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency, said Thursday that unvaccinated individuals account for much of the “fourth wave” of COVID-19 infections in the region and encouraged EU member nations to close...

Cuban Dissident Vows to Keep Battling ‘Brutal Tyranny’ of Regime

Cuban Dissident Vows to Keep Battling ‘Brutal Tyranny’ of Regime

The leader of a Cuban dissident group who left the island for Spain said Thursday that the communist government was...

German Parliament Passes COVID-19 Measures after Dire Warnings

German Parliament Passes COVID-19 Measures after Dire Warnings

Germany’s Bundestag — the lower house of parliament — Thursday approved new COVID-19 countermeasures the day after the Germany’s Robert...

Russian Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Campaign Backfires

Russian Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Campaign Backfires

For more than a year, Russian-aligned troll factories overseeing thousands of social media accounts have been accused by Western countries...

G-7 Urges Belarus to End Migrant Crisis

G-7 Urges Belarus to End Migrant Crisis

The G-7 group of nations condemned what it called the Belarus government’s “orchestration of irregular migration across its borders” Thursday,...

US Defense Secretary: China’s Hypersonic Missile Test Drew ‘Concerns’

US Defense Secretary: China’s Hypersonic Missile Test Drew ‘Concerns’

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said China’s hypersonic missile test over the summer drew “concerns” about Beijing’s growing capability, but...

Bonds, Stocks, Economy: How China’s Property Woes Are Spilling Overseas

Bonds, Stocks, Economy: How China’s Property Woes Are Spilling Overseas

Marco Metzler of Switzerland gets 2,000 new followers a day on LinkedIn, all watching to see what will happen to his money....

As Poland Holds Back Migrants at Belarus Border, Thousands Suffer

As Poland Holds Back Migrants at Belarus Border, Thousands Suffer

Poland is dealing with a huge migrant crisis as thousands try to enter its territory from Belarus. Polish authorities have...

Armenia, Azerbaijan Report Casualties After Renewed Fighting on Border

Armenia, Azerbaijan Report Casualties After Renewed Fighting on Border

Dozens of Armenian soldiers have been captured or gone missing following the latest clashes on the border with Azerbaijan, officials...

Migrants in Belarusian Border Camp Reportedly Being Bussed Away 

Migrants in Belarusian Border Camp Reportedly Being Bussed Away 

Migrants in a makeshift camp on the western border of Belarus are being taken away by bus, a Polish government...

COVID-19 Surge, Inflation Fears Overshadow Europe’s Economic Rebound

COVID-19 Surge, Inflation Fears Overshadow Europe’s Economic Rebound

The World Health Organization says Europe is once again the epicenter of the pandemic. As Henry Ridgwell reports, the latest...

Turkey Arrests Businessman Suspected in Haitian President’s Assassination 

Turkey Arrests Businessman Suspected in Haitian President’s Assassination 

Turkish authorities arrested businessman Samir Handal, a suspect “of great interest” in the July assassination of Haiti’s president, according to...

Balkan Fears Grow as Western Countries Mull Sanctions

Balkan Fears Grow as Western Countries Mull Sanctions

Threats by the leader of the Serb-majority Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, to break his mini-state away from Bosnia and Herzegovina,...

Poland Uses Water Cannons Against Migrants at Belarus Border

Poland Uses Water Cannons Against Migrants at Belarus Border

Polish forces at the border with Belarus used water cannons and tear gas Tuesday against stone-throwing migrants, as Warsaw accused...

After COVID Wrecked Tourism, Protests over US Naval Presence in Spain Turned to Praise

After COVID Wrecked Tourism, Protests over US Naval Presence in Spain Turned to Praise

The US Naval Station at Rota in the south of Spain has often been the target of protests by anti-war...

Polish Forces Use Water Cannons on Migrants Who Threw Stones

Polish Forces Use Water Cannons on Migrants Who Threw Stones

Polish border forces on Wednesday said they were attacked with stones by migrants at the border with Belarus and responded...