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Russia Briefly Detains Journalists at Anti-war Protest

Russia Briefly Detains Journalists at Anti-war Protest

WASHINGTON — A Reuters journalist was among 20 reporters briefly detained by Russian authorities Saturday. Authorities made the arrests as the...

EU Proposes Tougher Rules to Combat Child Sexual Abuse

EU Proposes Tougher Rules to Combat Child Sexual Abuse

Strasbourg, France — The EU unveiled plans for stringent rules on Tuesday to tackle child sexual abuse, giving victims more time...

Paris Knife Attacker Sought to ‘Target French People’

Paris Knife Attacker Sought to ‘Target French People’

Paris — A Mali-born man suspected of injuring several people with a knife and hammer at a Paris railway station deliberately...

Ukraine Faces Internal Challenges as It Enters Third Year of Russia’s War

Ukraine Faces Internal Challenges as It Enters Third Year of Russia’s War

A reported split between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his top general Valerii Zaluzhnyi is raising concern inside Ukraine on the...

EU’s Borrell Visits Kyiv Following New Ukraine Aid Deal

EU’s Borrell Visits Kyiv Following New Ukraine Aid Deal

EU Proposes Scrapping Pesticide Proposals Concession to Farmers

EU Proposes Scrapping Pesticide Proposals Concession to Farmers

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive arm shelved an anti-pesticides proposal Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of...

Germany Mulls Ban on Far-Right Party as Meeting Evokes Nazi Memories

Germany Mulls Ban on Far-Right Party as Meeting Evokes Nazi Memories

Germans took to the streets again over the weekend to protest far-right extremism, after it was revealed that members of...

Germany Mulls Far-Right Party Ban as Secret Meeting Evokes Nazi Memories 

Germany Mulls Far-Right Party Ban as Secret Meeting Evokes Nazi Memories 

london — Germany is debating a ban on the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party amid mass protests across the country against...

Santander, Lloyds Shares Fall on Report Iran Used Banks to Evade Sanctions

Santander, Lloyds Shares Fall on Report Iran Used Banks to Evade Sanctions

MADRID — Shares in Santander and Lloyds fell after the Financial Times reported that Iran used accounts from two of the...

Ukrainian Soldiers React to Possible Dismissal of Top General

Ukrainian Soldiers React to Possible Dismissal of Top General

Ahead of March Poll, Russia Disqualifies Only Pacifist Challenger to Putin

Ahead of March Poll, Russia Disqualifies Only Pacifist Challenger to Putin

Russia is preparing for a presidential poll next month, an election overshadowed by the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine –...

Oversight Board Urges Meta to Rethink Policy on Manipulated Media

Oversight Board Urges Meta to Rethink Policy on Manipulated Media

NEW YORK — An oversight board is criticizing Facebook owner Meta’s policies regarding manipulated media as “incoherent” and insufficient to address...

Turkey Earthquake Survivor: ‘I Wish We Had Just Lost Our Homes’

Turkey Earthquake Survivor: ‘I Wish We Had Just Lost Our Homes’

A year after a massive earthquake killed more than 56,000 people and displaced 3 million in Turkey and northern Syria,...

Britain’s King Charles Diagnosed With Cancer, Buckingham Palace Reports

Britain’s King Charles Diagnosed With Cancer, Buckingham Palace Reports

LONDON — Britain’s King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public-facing duties, Buckingham Palace said...

Russia Accuses Ukraine of ‘Monstrous’ Attack on Bakery

Russia Accuses Ukraine of ‘Monstrous’ Attack on Bakery

US Envoy Piles Pressure on Orban to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Entry

US Envoy Piles Pressure on Orban to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Entry

BUDAPEST — The U.S. envoy to Budapest along with ambassadors from some other NATO allies including Denmark and Poland attended the...

Northwest Syria Reeling a Year After Earthquake

Northwest Syria Reeling a Year After Earthquake

Most people in northwest Syria were already displaced when the magnitude seven-point-eight earthquake struck Feb. 6, 2023, killing thousands in...

Bombing in Greek Capital Triggers Concerns of Terrorism Resurgence

Bombing in Greek Capital Triggers Concerns of Terrorism Resurgence

ATHENS — A powerful bomb blast in central Athens has sent shock waves across the country with authorities concerned about what...

Deepfake Scam Video Cost Company $26 Million, Hong Kong Police Says

Deepfake Scam Video Cost Company $26 Million, Hong Kong Police Says

Hong Kong — Scammers tricked a multinational firm out of some $26 million by impersonating senior executives using deepfake technology, Hong...

US Senate Unveils $118 Billion Bipartisan Bill to Tighten Border Security, Aid Ukraine and Israel

US Senate Unveils $118 Billion Bipartisan Bill to Tighten Border Security, Aid Ukraine and Israel

Washington — The U.S. Senate on Sunday unveiled a $118 billion bipartisan border security bill that would also provide aid to...

Paris Votes Whether to Hit SUVs With Eye-Popping Parking Costs

Paris Votes Whether to Hit SUVs With Eye-Popping Parking Costs

Paris — Parisians were voting Sunday whether to muscle SUVs off the French capital’s streets by making them much more expensive...

Ecuador-Russia Diplomatic Spat Over Military Equipment Threatens Banana Exports

Ecuador-Russia Diplomatic Spat Over Military Equipment Threatens Banana Exports

Quito, Ecuador — A diplomatic rift between Ecuador and Russia appeared to intensify over the weekend after the European nation decided...