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North Korea involvement in Ukraine marks ‘dangerous expansion’ of conflict, US and allies say

North Korea involvement in Ukraine marks ‘dangerous expansion’ of conflict, US and allies say

12/16/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Washington — Ten countries and the EU called North Korea’s growing involvement in Russia’s war in Ukraine a “dangerous expansion” on...

France’s new prime minister begins work amid a mountain of challenges

France’s new prime minister begins work amid a mountain of challenges

12/16/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

France’s latest prime minister, Francois Bayrou, gets to work this week to form a new cabinet, push a stopgap budget...

Race against time for rescuers as hundreds feared dead in Mayotte

Race against time for rescuers as hundreds feared dead in Mayotte

12/16/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Saint-Denis de la Reunion, France — Rescuers raced against time Monday to reach survivors after a devastating cyclone ripped through the...

Norway announces $242 million in Ukraine aid

Norway announces $242 million in Ukraine aid

12/16/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Norway announced Monday $242 million in new military aid for Ukraine, including help securing access to the country’s vital Black...

Russian tankers damaged in Kerch Strait were carrying 62,000 barrels of oil products, TASS says

Russian tankers damaged in Kerch Strait were carrying 62,000 barrels of oil products, TASS says

12/16/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Moscow — Two Russian tankers that spilled oil into the Kerch Strait after sustaining serious damage during a heavy storm on...

Five years on from the pandemic, long COVID keeps lives on hold

Five years on from the pandemic, long COVID keeps lives on hold

12/16/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

VIENNA — Three years ago, Andrea Vanek was studying to be an arts and crafts teacher when spells of dizziness and...

Israel will close its Ireland embassy over Gaza tensions

Israel will close its Ireland embassy over Gaza tensions

12/16/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel said Sunday it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorated over the war...

Erdogan to visit Ethiopia, Somalia in early 2025 after brokering deal

Erdogan to visit Ethiopia, Somalia in early 2025 after brokering deal

12/15/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Istanbul — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Ethiopia and Somalia early next year after brokering a deal to end...

Zelenskyy offers Syria humanitarian grain deliveries

Zelenskyy offers Syria humanitarian grain deliveries

12/15/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Sunday that he would provide Syria with grain and other agricultural products on...

Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France’s Corsica

Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France’s Corsica

12/15/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

AJACCIO, Corsica — Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for...

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive massive air attacks

12/15/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

KYIV — Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials...

Incoming FCC chair is big tech critic who worries about China

Incoming FCC chair is big tech critic who worries about China

12/15/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates communications in the United States....

11 dead in French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido

11 dead in French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido

12/15/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — At least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory...

Rescue underway for damaged Russian oil tankers in Kerch Strait

Rescue underway for damaged Russian oil tankers in Kerch Strait

12/15/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

MOSCOW — A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tons of oil products split apart during a heavy storm Sunday, spilling...

German far-right leader questions NATO membership

German far-right leader questions NATO membership

12/15/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Berlin — The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Sunday said Germany should reconsider its membership of...

Estonia sanctions Georgian premier over protest crackdown

Estonia sanctions Georgian premier over protest crackdown

12/15/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

Warsaw — Estonia has sanctioned more than a dozen top Georgian officials including its prime minister over Tbilisi’s “criminal” crackdown on...

Greece’s only miniature therapy horses bring joy to many, but the charity is struggling

Greece’s only miniature therapy horses bring joy to many, but the charity is struggling

12/15/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

ATHENS, GREECE — Slowly, almost imperceptibly at first, a smile spreads across the little girl’s face. Blinking behind her glasses, she...

Hackers demand ransom from Rhode Islanders after data breach

Hackers demand ransom from Rhode Islanders after data breach

12/15/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents’ personal and bank information, including Social Security numbers, were likely hacked by an...

Britain joins trans-Pacific pact in biggest post-Brexit trade deal

Britain joins trans-Pacific pact in biggest post-Brexit trade deal

12/15/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

LONDON — Britain officially became the 12th member of a trans-Pacific trade pact that includes Japan, Australia and Canada on Sunday...

Zelenskyy: Russia ‘using Korean soldiers in Kursk’

Zelenskyy: Russia ‘using Korean soldiers in Kursk’

12/14/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that Russia has begun deploying North Korean soldiers to storm Ukrainian positions...

Serbia’s main gas supplier, controlled by Russia, faces US sanctions

Serbia’s main gas supplier, controlled by Russia, faces US sanctions

12/14/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

BELGRADE, SERBIA — The United States plans to introduce sanctions against Serbia’s main gas supplier, which is controlled by Russia, Serbia’s...

Ex-soccer player becomes Georgia’s president in blow to EU aspirations

Ex-soccer player becomes Georgia’s president in blow to EU aspirations

12/14/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest

TBILISI, GEORGIA — Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip...

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