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Pope Says Free Market, ‘Trickle-Down’ Policies Fail Society 

Pope Says Free Market, ‘Trickle-Down’ Policies Fail Society 

Pope Francis said on Sunday that the COVID-19 pandemic was the latest crisis to prove that market forces alone and...

3 Arrested in Belgium, Suspected of Involvement in 1994 Rwanda Genocide

3 Arrested in Belgium, Suspected of Involvement in 1994 Rwanda Genocide

Belgium has arrested and charged three men suspected of involvement in the 1994 Rwanda genocide.A spokesperson for the Belgian federal...

Attorney: Iran Temporarily Releases French-Iranian Academic From Jail

Attorney: Iran Temporarily Releases French-Iranian Academic From Jail

Iran has temporarily released French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, who has been in jail after being convicted of security breaches, her...

Heavy Fighting by Armenia, Azerbaijan Reported in Nagorno-Karabakh

Heavy Fighting by Armenia, Azerbaijan Reported in Nagorno-Karabakh

Heavy fighting continued between Armenia and Azerbaijan forces Saturday in the conflict over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, officials from...

2 Killed, 9 Missing as Drenching Rain Hits Parts of France, Italy

2 Killed, 9 Missing as Drenching Rain Hits Parts of France, Italy

Two people died and nine people were missing in France and Italy after a storm hit along the border of...

Rights Violations Rampant in Parts of Ukraine, UN Report Says

Rights Violations Rampant in Parts of Ukraine, UN Report Says

The United Nations reports widespread human rights violations are rampant in both government- and rebel-controlled areas of Ukraine, as well...

Fighting Over Nagorno-Karabakh Continues, Despite Calls for Cease-Fire

Fighting Over Nagorno-Karabakh Continues, Despite Calls for Cease-Fire

Armenian and Azerbaijani forces continued fighting Saturday for the seventh day over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, ignoring international calls for a...

German Reunification: History is Hard to Escape

German Reunification: History is Hard to Escape

A festive, jubilant crowd thronged Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate 30 years ago Saturday, celebrating the reunification of Germany less than...

Scottish Leader Demands Resignation of MP Who Traveled After Positive COVID-19 Test

Scottish Leader Demands Resignation of MP Who Traveled After Positive COVID-19 Test

Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called on a lawmaker from her own ruling Scottish National Party to resign after...

Islam in ‘Crisis All Over the World’ France’s Macron Says

Islam in ‘Crisis All Over the World’ France’s Macron Says

French President Emmanuel Macron Friday called Islam “a religion that is in crisis all over the world,” in a speech...

Trump Joins Growing List of Virus-infected World Leaders

Trump Joins Growing List of Virus-infected World Leaders

President Donald Trump has tested positive  for the coronavirus, joining a small group of world leaders who have been infected....

Turkey Steps Up Role in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Turkey Steps Up Role in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Since Sunday, Armenian and Azerbaijan forces have been fighting over the disputed Caucasus’ Nagorno Karabakh enclave. With the fighting escalating,...

WikiLeaks Founder’s Extradition Ruling Set for 2021

WikiLeaks Founder’s Extradition Ruling Set for 2021

A British judge will deliver a decision January 4 on whether to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United...

EU Leaders Win Agreement for Sanctions on Belarus

EU Leaders Win Agreement for Sanctions on Belarus

EU leaders overcame a diplomatic stalemate Friday to agree on sanctions on Belarus after a long evening of summit talks,...

Britain Bans Plastic Straws

Britain Bans Plastic Straws

Britain’s primary environmental agency announced that beginning Thursday a ban on all “single-use” beverage straws is in effect, making it...

As Spain’s Infection Rates Soar (Again), Divisions Widen

As Spain’s Infection Rates Soar (Again), Divisions Widen

Millions of Madrileños were preparing to go into lockdown once again Thursday as authorities in Western Europe’s worst hotspot shut...

Nuclear Arms Race, Weaponization of Outer Space High on US Disarmament Agenda

Nuclear Arms Race, Weaponization of Outer Space High on US Disarmament Agenda

Efforts to rein in a potential nuclear arms race and the weaponization of outer space will be high on the...

Georgia Urged to Guarantee Journalists’ Safety After Attacks on TV Crews 

Georgia Urged to Guarantee Journalists’ Safety After Attacks on TV Crews 

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is calling on Georgian authorities to guarantee the safety of journalists covering the parliamentary election campaign...

Britain’s Health Ministry Broadens COVID-19 Restrictions

Britain’s Health Ministry Broadens COVID-19 Restrictions

British Health Minister Matt Hancock announced Thursday the government will broaden new COVID-19-related restrictions to Liverpool and other areas in...

Caucasus: 4 Journalists Injured in Nagorno-Karabakh Fighting

Caucasus: 4 Journalists Injured in Nagorno-Karabakh Fighting

Two French and two Armenian journalists were injured Thursday in the South Caucasus separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, where heavy fighting...

Spain Orders New Lockdown Measures on Madrid After COVID-19 Cases Spike

Spain Orders New Lockdown Measures on Madrid After COVID-19 Cases Spike

The Spanish government has issued limited lockdown orders on Madrid as the country experiences a new surge of coronavirus cases.The...

Navalny Tells Magazine Putin Was Behind Poisoning

Navalny Tells Magazine Putin Was Behind Poisoning

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has told a German magazine that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind his poisoning.In excerpts...