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Ukraine Fears Forced Concessions at Talks With Russia

Ukraine Fears Forced Concessions at Talks With Russia

The Ukrainian president’s envoy for peace talks with Russia-backed separatists expressed concern Friday that the leaders of France and Germany...

Europeans Say Mounting Iran Tensions Show Need for Dialogue

Europeans Say Mounting Iran Tensions Show Need for Dialogue

European countries backing the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran say rising tensions underline “the need for diplomatic efforts toward de-escalation...

Lawmakers Asking 4 Big Tech Companies for Documents in Probe

Lawmakers Asking 4 Big Tech Companies for Documents in Probe

House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech are asking Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple for a broad range...

Former Journalists of Turkey Opposition Daily Freed From Prison

Former Journalists of Turkey Opposition Daily Freed From Prison

Five former journalists of the opposition Cumhuriyet daily, including prominent cartoonist Musa Kart,  walked free out of a Turkish prison...

Scarred by Libya Abuse, Migrants Hope for New Life in Europe

Scarred by Libya Abuse, Migrants Hope for New Life in Europe

It was Mouctar Diallo’s fifth attempt to reach Europe by sea. His previous four tries had been foiled by gangs...

EU Competition Chief Hints at New Data Rules for Tech Firms

EU Competition Chief Hints at New Data Rules for Tech Firms

The European Union’s powerful competition chief has indicated she’s looking at expanding regulations on personal data, dropping an initial hint...

Climate Activists Thwarted in Planned Protest at Heathrow

Climate Activists Thwarted in Planned Protest at Heathrow

London’s Heathrow Airport remained open Friday despite plans by climate-change activists to disrupt flights by flying drones close to the...

Secrecy Feeds Mystery of Russian Nuclear Blast

Secrecy Feeds Mystery of Russian Nuclear Blast

A month after the nuclear explosion in the White Sea in Russia, almost no information has been offered by the...

The Fate of Syria’s Idlib to Top Turkey, Russia, Iran Talks

The Fate of Syria’s Idlib to Top Turkey, Russia, Iran Talks

Turkish, Iranian and Russian presidents will meet in Ankara Monday under the Astana process, where the three countries regularly meet...

Climate-Change Activists Plan to Disrupt Heathrow With Drones on Friday

Climate-Change Activists Plan to Disrupt Heathrow With Drones on Friday

Climate-change activists plan to disrupt Heathrow Airport with drones on Friday morning, despite the arrest of five of their members in a pre-emptive...

Saudi Princess Found Guilty of Having Worker Beaten in France

Saudi Princess Found Guilty of Having Worker Beaten in France

The sister of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been found guilty in France of having a plumber beaten...

US Sending Long-Awaited Funds to Boost Ukraine Military

US Sending Long-Awaited Funds to Boost Ukraine Military

The United States is moving ahead with millions of dollars in aid for Ukraine’s military, money that had until now...

Senators: Trump Administration Reinstates Military Aid for Ukraine

Senators: Trump Administration Reinstates Military Aid for Ukraine

President Donald Trump’s administration has released $250 million in military aid for Ukraine, U.S. senators said on Thursday, after lawmakers...

Did Boris Johnson Lie to the Queen?

Did Boris Johnson Lie to the Queen?

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson flatly denied Thursday that he lied to Britain’s monarch when asking Queen Elizabeth to suspend...

US Still Mulling Sanctions Against Turkey

US Still Mulling Sanctions Against Turkey

Turkey could still get hit with U.S. sanctions, part of the continuing fallout over its decision to accept delivery of...

Facebook Expands New Tool Aiming to Shrink ‘News Deserts’

Facebook Expands New Tool Aiming to Shrink ‘News Deserts’

Facebook is trying to coax “news deserts” into bloom with the second major expansion of a tool that exposes people...

European Central Bank Launches New Stimulus for Economy

European Central Bank Launches New Stimulus for Economy

The European Central Bank on Thursday delivered a new blast of monetary stimulus to help the shaky economy in the...

Global Refugee Forum Seeking Sustainable Solutions for Refugees, Host Countries

Global Refugee Forum Seeking Sustainable Solutions for Refugees, Host Countries

Heads of state from Turkey, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Pakistan and Germany are expected to join more than 1,200 diplomats, humanitarians,...

Across the Channel, French Port City Watches, Speculates About Brexit

Across the Channel, French Port City Watches, Speculates About Brexit

PARIS — From the ferries crisscrossing the slender spit of Channel, to the British flags and pubs dotting the scruffy...

Lawmaker: Congress Would Restore Ukraine Military Aid

Lawmaker: Congress Would Restore Ukraine Military Aid

This story originated in FILE – Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill...

Two British-Australians, 1 Australian Held in Iran

Two British-Australians, 1 Australian Held in Iran

Two female dual British-Australian citizens and an Australian man have been detained in Iran.    A British-Australian blogger and her Australian boyfriend were...

Advertising Executives Point to Five Ways Google Stifles Business 

Advertising Executives Point to Five Ways Google Stifles Business 

U.S. authorities investigating Alphabet Inc.’s Google for anti-competitive behavior have recently begun probing the company’s $116 billion-a-year advertising business. Attorneys general for 50 U.S. states...