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Britain PM Calls Anti-Vaccination Activists ‘Nuts’

Britain PM Calls Anti-Vaccination Activists ‘Nuts’

As he visited a London medical center to promote a flu immunization program Friday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson referred...

France Advises Citizens Not to Travel to Catalonia

France Advises Citizens Not to Travel to Catalonia

France’s prime minister Friday strongly recommended French citizens not travel to the Spanish region of Catalonia after a surge in...

US Intelligence Official Warns of Foreign Interference in US Elections

US Intelligence Official Warns of Foreign Interference in US Elections

The director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center has warned that Russia, China, Iran and other countries are...

Will Europe’s Recovery Fund Cause More Problems for the EU?

Will Europe’s Recovery Fund Cause More Problems for the EU?

After five days of grueling and at times ill-tempered talks, European countries this week finally agreed on an $870 billion...

Mandatory Masks Becoming Rule Amid Europe’s Virus Uptick

Mandatory Masks Becoming Rule Amid Europe’s Virus Uptick

New rules on wearing masks in England came into effect Friday, with people going to shops, banks and supermarkets now...

Hungarian PM Claims EU Win But Rule-of-Law Dispute Not Over

Hungarian PM Claims EU Win But Rule-of-Law Dispute Not Over

Hungary’s prime minister on Friday touted what he called his victory at the European Union summit, where the bloc’s leaders...

International Team Completes Analysis of Ukrainian Jet Shot Down by Iran

International Team Completes Analysis of Ukrainian Jet Shot Down by Iran

An international team has completed a preliminary investigative analysis of the black boxes from a Ukrainian passenger jetliner accidentally shot...

After Britain, Germany Emerges as Next 5G Battleground

After Britain, Germany Emerges as Next 5G Battleground

Following Britain’s decision to ban Chinese tech firm Huawei from its 5G telecom network, Germany is emerging as the next...

EU Agrees on Germany’s Coronavirus Proposal for Air Travel

EU Agrees on Germany’s Coronavirus Proposal for Air Travel

The European Union agreed Thursday on Germany’s proposal for coronavirus-preventative common hygiene standards at airports and on aircraft. “I am pleased...

German Court Convicts 93-Year-Old Man for Nazi Crimes

German Court Convicts 93-Year-Old Man for Nazi Crimes

A Hamburg court convicted a 93-year old German man of helping to murder 5,232 prisoners, many of them Jewish, at...

As COVID Infections Soar, Spain Reimposes Restrictions

As COVID Infections Soar, Spain Reimposes Restrictions

Spain was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in April but after imposing one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns, the infection...

Advisers Propose Pentagon Create Service Academy for High Tech

Advisers Propose Pentagon Create Service Academy for High Tech

Google’s former CEO is working with a former U.S. Defense Department official to create an online program that would train...

Turkey Appoints Hagia Sophia Mosque Imams

Turkey Appoints Hagia Sophia Mosque Imams

Three imams were named Thursday to lead prayers at Turkey’s Hagia Sophia mosque, a day before the country’s president joins...

Chilean Extradited to France in Connection with Ex-Girlfriend’s Disappearance

Chilean Extradited to France in Connection with Ex-Girlfriend’s Disappearance

A Chilean man has been extradited to France to face charges in connection with the disappearance and alleged killing of...

China: UK Citizenship Path for Hong Kongers Violates International Law

China: UK Citizenship Path for Hong Kongers Violates International Law

A new British policy allowing Hong Kong residents to claim British citizenship is a “violation of international law” and interferes...

Russian Hackers Allegedly Trying to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research

Russian Hackers Allegedly Trying to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research

A report by the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre this month accused hackers with links to Russian intelligence of attacking...

Turkey Battles Criticism Over Decision to Turn Hagia Sophia Into Mosque

Turkey Battles Criticism Over Decision to Turn Hagia Sophia Into Mosque

This Friday, Islamic prayers are due to be held in Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia for the first time since Turkey’s...

Pro-Orban Owner of Hungarian News Portal Index.hu Sacks Chief Editor

Pro-Orban Owner of Hungarian News Portal Index.hu Sacks Chief Editor

The owner of Hungary’s leading independent news website index.hu said on Wednesday it had fired editor-in-chief Szabolcs Dull, a month...

Ukraine’s Leader Reveals Details of Talks With Hostage-taker

Ukraine’s Leader Reveals Details of Talks With Hostage-taker

An armed man who took more than a dozen hostages on a long-distance bus in Ukraine’s western city of Lutsk...

Trump Asked Ambassador for Help Securing Golf Tournament, NY Times Reports 

Trump Asked Ambassador for Help Securing Golf Tournament, NY Times Reports 

The New York Times reported Tuesday that according to several people familiar with the matter, U.S. Ambassador to Britain Robert...

EU Leaders Cheer New Coronavirus Recovery Package Amid Fears of Resurgence

EU Leaders Cheer New Coronavirus Recovery Package Amid Fears of Resurgence

Even as European Union leaders celebrate their historic coronavirus recovery package agreement, some regions and countries are bracing for a possible resurgence of the infection.  Belgium,...

Twitter Will Suspend Accounts Tweeting About Conspiracy Theory Group QAnon

Twitter Will Suspend Accounts Tweeting About Conspiracy Theory Group QAnon

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it would permanently suspend accounts that violate its policies while tweeting about QAnon, a fringe group...