Russia’s Envoy to US Back in Moscow After Spat over Biden Comments
Russia’s ambassador to the United States returned to Moscow on Sunday after being recalled for emergency consultations amid rising tensions...
New French Dictionary Celebrates a Language That is no Longer Just French
French language lovers could celebrate International Francophonie Day on Saturday with a new online interactive dictionary. Rolled out by the...
BioNTech Founder: We Can Get Most Germans Vaccinated by Summer’s End
The founder of BioNTech, which partnered with Pfizer in making one of the first coronavirus vaccines to be approved for...
Brazil Seeks to Import Excess US Coronavirus Vaccines
Brazil is in talks with the United States to import excess doses of coronavirus vaccines, its Foreign Ministry tweeted Saturday.The...
Long-Dormant Volcano Erupts Near Iceland’s Capital
A volcano erupted Friday night on Iceland’s southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, following small daily earthquakes in recent weeks.The eruption lit the...
Volcano Erupts Near Iceland’s Capital
A volcano erupted near Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, on Friday, shooting lava high into the night sky after thousands of small...
Turkey’s Erdogan Quits European Treaty on Violence Against Women
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, the country’s official gazette said...
UN Warns Disasters Wreak Havoc With Food Production
The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization warns of growing hunger and loss of lives and livelihoods if nations do not...
Taliban Expect US to Withdraw, Vow to Restore Islamic Rule
The Taliban warned Washington Friday against defying a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from...
Media Freedom in Slovenia Under EU Scrutiny
Members of the European Parliament have warned of a “chilling” environment for Slovenia’s media, with verbal assaults from senior officials...
Merkel Says She Would Take AstraZeneca Vaccine
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday she was ready to be vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s coronavirus jab if she is offered it,...
Biden to Nominate Former Sen. Nelson as NASA Chief
U.S. President Joe Biden announced Friday he plans to nominate former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to lead the U.S. space...
Turkey’s Political Crackdown Draws More International Concern
A crackdown on Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish political party appears to be broadening following Friday’s detention of a leading member of...
3 Killed in Moscow Area Apartment Blast
Emergency officials in the Moscow suburb of Khimki Friday say a gas leak caused an explosion and fire that killed...
Turkey Asks Brotherhood TV Channels to Dim Criticism of Egypt
Turkish authorities have asked three Istanbul-based Egyptian opposition TV channels to soften their critical political coverage of Egypt’s government, as...
Twitter Asks Users to Weigh in on Rules for World Leaders
Twitter on Friday began a survey of global users about platform rules for world leaders while consulting human rights and...
German Health Officials: Virus Spreading ‘Exponentially’
German health officials Friday said coronavirus cases in the country are rising at “an exponential rate,” forcing the government to...
Moscow Hosts Talks Aimed at Ending Fighting in Afghanistan
Russia Thursday hosted rival Afghani factions in Moscow for talks aimed at kickstarting a power-sharing agreement between the Taliban and...
One Year Into the COVID Pandemic: Europe Bears the Scars
A year ago on March 11, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. As Henry Ridgwell reports for...
European Medicines Agency Again Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine
The European Medicines Agency has approved the continued use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the battle to contain the...
US, Regional Powers Call on Taliban to Forego Spring Offensive at Moscow Conference
The United States, Russia, China, and Pakistan have called on all parties in Afghanistan to reduce violence and the Taliban...
Russian Troop Presence in Nagorno-Karabakh Raises Questions
Following last year’s war in Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russia is deploying 2,000 military personnel as part of a...
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