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Diplomats of Baltics and Ukraine to Boycott OSCE Talks Over Russian Foreign Minister’s Presence

Diplomats of Baltics and Ukraine to Boycott OSCE Talks Over Russian Foreign Minister’s Presence

The foreign ministers of the three Baltic states and Ukraine said Tuesday they will boycott this week’s meeting of the...

Ukraine Says Spy Chief’s Wife Being Treated for Poisoning

Ukraine Says Spy Chief’s Wife Being Treated for Poisoning

The wife of Ukraine’s intelligence chief has been diagnosed with heavy metals poisoning and is undergoing treatment in a hospital,...

Despite Shelling, Hardships, Some Choose to Stay in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Region

Despite Shelling, Hardships, Some Choose to Stay in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Region

Dozens of families with children still live close to the front line in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. And despite the ongoing war, these...

America House Opens in Odesa Despite Ongoing War in Ukraine 

America House Opens in Odesa Despite Ongoing War in Ukraine 

A new America House is celebrating its opening in Odesa, making it the third major cultural and educational center in Ukraine supported and financed by...

Hungary Threatens to Block EU Aid for Ukraine, Veto Membership Bid

Hungary Threatens to Block EU Aid for Ukraine, Veto Membership Bid

Hungary is threatening to block $50 billion of European aid for Ukraine and veto Kyiv’s EU membership bid, amid a...

Antisemitic Incidents in Germany Rose by 320% After Hamas Attacked Israel, Monitoring Group Says

Antisemitic Incidents in Germany Rose by 320% After Hamas Attacked Israel, Monitoring Group Says

A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented a drastic increase of antisemitic incidents in the country...

Ukraine Reports Russian Missile Attack on Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine Reports Russian Missile Attack on Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine’s military said Tuesday that Russian forces carried out aerial attacks overnight, including firing a missile that struck the Zaporizhzhia...

Is AI About to Steal Your Job?

Is AI About to Steal Your Job?

Almost all U.S. jobs, from truck driver to childcare provider to software developer, include skills that can be done, or...

Stoltenberg ‘Confident’ of Continued US Support for Ukraine

Stoltenberg ‘Confident’ of Continued US Support for Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday he is confident the United States will continue to provide support for Ukraine amid...

Iran Finalizes Deal to Buy Russian Fighter Jets – Tasnim

Iran Finalizes Deal to Buy Russian Fighter Jets – Tasnim

Iran has finalized arrangements for the delivery of Russian made Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets and helicopters, Iran’s deputy defense minister...

Russia Extends Detention of US Journalist

Russia Extends Detention of US Journalist

A Russian court has extended the detention of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich until Jan. 30, 2024. The two-month extension was...

Ukraine Has New Way to Get Grain to World Despite Russia’s Threat in Black Sea

Ukraine Has New Way to Get Grain to World Despite Russia’s Threat in Black Sea

Grain thunders into rail cars and trucks zip around a storage facility in central Ukraine, a place that growing numbers...

Finland Will Close Last Russian Border Crossing if Necessary, Its PM Says

Finland Will Close Last Russian Border Crossing if Necessary, Its PM Says

Finland is ready to close its last border crossing with Russia if Moscow keeps pushing migrants across, Prime Minister Petteri...

Niger Junta Repeals Law Aimed at Slowing Migration to Europe 

Niger Junta Repeals Law Aimed at Slowing Migration to Europe 

Niger’s junta said Monday that it had revoked an anti-migration law that helped reduce the flow of West Africans to...

Top ICC Prosecutor Ends Further Probes into 2010 Kenya Case

Top ICC Prosecutor Ends Further Probes into 2010 Kenya Case

A senior International Criminal Court prosecutor on Monday announced that she was dropping all further investigations into crimes committed in...

Dutch Museum Sends Crimean Treasures to Kyiv After Russia-Ukraine Legal Struggle

Dutch Museum Sends Crimean Treasures to Kyiv After Russia-Ukraine Legal Struggle

Historical treasures that were stored for years at an Amsterdam museum during an ownership dispute sparked by Russia’s annexation of...

Turkey’s Civil Society Under Threat as Crackdown Scares Away Donors

Turkey’s Civil Society Under Threat as Crackdown Scares Away Donors

Members of Turkey’s civil society are voicing concerns for their future as international funding declines. As Dorian Jones reports from...

Blinken Off to Brussels as NATO Shores Commitment to Ukraine

Blinken Off to Brussels as NATO Shores Commitment to Ukraine

The United States is joining member states from NATO this week in renewing the alliance’s “steadfast commitment” to Ukraine in...

Obama portraitist turns his brush to African presidents

Obama portraitist turns his brush to African presidents

Acclaimed American artist Kehinde Wiley — known for portraying former US president Barack Obama and U.S. pop star Michael Jackson...

Spain to Invest 1.4 Billion Euros to Protect Threatened Donana Wetland

Spain to Invest 1.4 Billion Euros to Protect Threatened Donana Wetland

National and regional authorities in Spain signed an agreement Monday to invest 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in areas around...

Greek Police Arrest 6 Alleged Migrant Traffickers, Hunting 7 More

Greek Police Arrest 6 Alleged Migrant Traffickers, Hunting 7 More

Greek police have arrested six people who they say are members of a large human trafficking gang that violently extorted...

4 Employees of Germany’s Main Aid Agency Arrested in Afghanistan

4 Employees of Germany’s Main Aid Agency Arrested in Afghanistan

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan arrested four local employees of Germany’s main government-owned aid agency, according to the German Ministry for...