British PM Defends COVID-19 Response to Opposition
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday defended his government’s COVID-19 response and preparations for a potential second wave of the...
Turkey Marks Fourth Anniversary of Failed Coup Attempt
Turkey is marking the fourth anniversary of the July 15 failed coup attempt against the government, with ceremonies and events...
Rights Campaigners: Treason in Russia Can Mean Almost Anything
Treason in Russia can almost mean anything these days, say rights campaigners. The high-profile arrest last week of former defense...
Pompeo Threatens New Sanctions Over Russia-Germany Pipeline
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday threatened new sanctions to stop the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that...
As Britain Bans Huawei From 5G, China Warns of Trade Fallout
Britain announced a ban Tuesday on equipment from the firm Huawei in the rollout of its 5G super-fast mobile networks...
Apple Wins EU Court Case Over $15 Billion in Claimed Taxes
A European Union court on Wednesday delivered a hammer blow to the bloc’s attempts to rein in sweetheart tax deals...
Hundreds Protest Opposition Candidates’ Lockout in Belarus
Hundreds marched in Minsk Tuesday after Belarus’ election officials refused to register two top opposition candidates for the August 9 presidential election. “We are categorically for honest and...
Catalonia’s Government Orders Coronavirus Lockdown, Bypassing Judge’s Ruling
Spain’s Catalonia regional government pushed ahead Tuesday with FILE – Migrants who are seeking seasonal work stand in a square...
ICRC Voices Concern Over Renewed Fighting in Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is voicing concern about the humanitarian consequences of the Armenia-Azerbaijan clash as...
French President Presides Over Scaled Back Bastille Day Celebration
Fighter jets streaked across the skies over Paris Tuesday, creating trails of blue-white-and-red smoke as France celebrated a somewhat subdued...
France to Make Wearing Masks Compulsory in Enclosed Public Spaces, Macron Says
France will soon require people to wear masks in enclosed public places to prevent a rebound in COVID-19 cases, French...
Britain’s Huawei Ban Resets Relations With China
British officials are bracing for fierce Chinese government reaction and possible retaliation to Britain’s decision Tuesday to block Chinese tech...
Britain Bans China’s Huawei from New 5G Network
The British government has banned China’s Huawei telecommunications equipment company from playing a limited role in Britain’s new high-speed mobile...
Fighting Breaks Out on Azerbaijan-Armenia Border, Several Dead
Several Azeri soldiers have been killed and Armenian soldiers and police wounded in border clashes, both countries said Monday, each...
Despite Americans’ Second Thoughts, Czechs Admire Woodrow Wilson
The legacy of former U.S. president Thomas Woodrow Wilson is going through a harsh re-examination by supporters of the Black...
Merkel: Unclear if EU Will Approve Recovery Fund Plan This Week
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday it is not clear whether EU member states would reach an agreement on a...
Ex-Russian Journalist Charged With High Treason
Investigators of the Federal Security Service have formally charged an aide to the chief of Russia’s Roskosmos space agency, journalist...
Google Plans to Invest $10 Billion in India
Google announced it will invest $10 billion in India in an effort to make the internet more “affordable and useful”...
Poland Presidential Election Likely Heading to Courts
Poland’s incumbent President Andrzej Duda, a social conservative aligned with the ruling populist Law and Justice Party (PiS), secured a...
North Macedonia: Ballot Boxes Carried to Quarantined Homes
Election officials in North Macedonia carried ballot boxes to the homes of voters suffering from COVID-19 or in quarantine Monday,...
British PM Johnson Urges People to Wear Face Masks Indoors
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday it was important to wear face coverings in confined spaces such as shops...
Families of Italy’s Coronavirus Dead Seek Answers, Solace, Justice
It started out as way for grief-struck families to mourn their coronavirus dead online: a Facebook group where relatives who...
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