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Britain Expected to Delay Lifting COVID-related Restrictions 

Britain Expected to Delay Lifting COVID-related Restrictions 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the delay of the easing of COVID-19-related restrictions due to the...

Trip to Space with Jeff Bezos Sells for $28 Million

Trip to Space with Jeff Bezos Sells for $28 Million

A mystery bidder paid $28 million at auction Saturday for a seat alongside Jeff Bezos on board the first crewed...

Spain’s Right Rallies Against Plan to Pardon Catalan Separatists

Spain’s Right Rallies Against Plan to Pardon Catalan Separatists

Right-wing protesters hit the streets of Madrid on Sunday to denounce controversial Spanish government plans to offer pardons to the...

Biden to Reassure Allies of US Commitment to NATO Mutual Defense Clause

Biden to Reassure Allies of US Commitment to NATO Mutual Defense Clause

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is set to discuss revising its strategic concept when its leaders, including U.S. President...

4 Afghans Get 10-Year Jail Terms for Greek Migrant Camp Fire

4 Afghans Get 10-Year Jail Terms for Greek Migrant Camp Fire

A Greek court on Saturday sentenced four Afghan asylum-seekers convicted of starting fires that burnt down Europe’s largest migrant camp...

EU Talks Up Hope of Breakthrough at Iran Nuclear Meetings 

EU Talks Up Hope of Breakthrough at Iran Nuclear Meetings 

European Union negotiators said international talks that resumed Saturday on the Iran nuclear agreement were on track to revive the...

Moscow Orders New Restrictions as COVID-19 Infections Soar 

Moscow Orders New Restrictions as COVID-19 Infections Soar 

Moscow’s mayor on Saturday ordered a week off for some workplaces and imposed restrictions on many businesses to fight coronavirus...

G-7 Leaders Vow No Pandemic Repeat 

G-7 Leaders Vow No Pandemic Repeat 

Leaders of the G-7 are set to sign the FILE – A health worker holds a tray with vials of...

Denmark’s Eriksen Taken to Hospital After Collapsing at Euro 2020

Denmark’s Eriksen Taken to Hospital After Collapsing at Euro 2020

Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen was taken to a hospital Saturday after collapsing on the field during a match at the...

Biden, Putin to Meet for First Time in Geneva

Biden, Putin to Meet for First Time in Geneva

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the first time in Geneva Wednesday amid deteriorating relations...

Taliban Rejects Foreign Military Role in Guarding Kabul Airport After Troop Exit

Taliban Rejects Foreign Military Role in Guarding Kabul Airport After Troop Exit

The Taliban warned Saturday that it would be “unacceptable” to them and a “mistake” on the part of any nation...

G-7 Split on Biden’s Anti-China Push

G-7 Split on Biden’s Anti-China Push

G-7 leaders appear to be split on U.S. President Joe Biden’s call to take more aggressive action against China, including...

US to Offer Alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative

US to Offer Alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration said it will announce an infrastructure financing mechanism for low- and middle-income countries, designed to...

Popular News Outlet Took On Lukashenko; Belarus Responded with Arrests, Raids and a Shutdown

Popular News Outlet Took On Lukashenko; Belarus Responded with Arrests, Raids and a Shutdown

For many Belarusians, a typical day began with Tut.by. Founded in 2000, the web portal quickly became one of the...

Germany’s Merkel to Visit Biden at White House on July 15

Germany’s Merkel to Visit Biden at White House on July 15

U.S. President Joe Biden will host German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington on July 15 in what will likely be...

G-7 Summit Aims to Build Back Better, Greener

G-7 Summit Aims to Build Back Better, Greener

G-7 leaders continue their meeting in Cornwall, England, with bold ambitions to lead the world out of the pandemic, toward a better...

Putin Hopes Biden Less Impulsive Than Trump

Putin Hopes Biden Less Impulsive Than Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced hope Friday that U.S. President Joe Biden would be less impulsive than his predecessor, Donald...

Britain’s Vaccine Minister Urges Caution Regarding Reopening

Britain’s Vaccine Minister Urges Caution Regarding Reopening

Britain’s COVID-19 vaccines minister urged caution Friday regarding the planned full reopening of the nation later this month, speaking the...

Biden to Meet Erdogan Amid Simmering Tensions

Biden to Meet Erdogan Amid Simmering Tensions

U.S. President Joe Biden is set to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a NATO...

US Sending Ukraine Millions in Security Assistance

US Sending Ukraine Millions in Security Assistance

The United States is helping Ukraine bolster its defense capabilities, announcing a $150 million security package less than a week...

NATO Chief: Summit Comes at ‘Pivotal Moment’ for Alliance

NATO Chief: Summit Comes at ‘Pivotal Moment’ for Alliance

NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg, fresh from a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, told reporters Friday he expects next week’s...

UN General Assembly Confirms 5 Countries to Security Council

UN General Assembly Confirms 5 Countries to Security Council

The U.N. General Assembly voted Friday to give two-year terms on the powerful 15-nation Security Council to five countries.    Albania,...