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Russia Fails to Reclaim Seat on UN Rights Body

Russia Fails to Reclaim Seat on UN Rights Body

Russia failed Tuesday in its bid to reclaim its seat on the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council after it was...

Pro-Israel Sentiments in Azerbaijan Stand Out Amid Conflict in Gaza

Pro-Israel Sentiments in Azerbaijan Stand Out Amid Conflict in Gaza

The gate outside the Israeli Embassy compound in Azerbaijan on Sunday was festooned with flowers and teddy bears in a...

UN to Vote on Russian Bid to Return to Human Rights Council

UN to Vote on Russian Bid to Return to Human Rights Council

The United Nations General Assembly will hold a vote Tuesday on whether to allow Russia to rejoin the world body’s...

Russia Upholds Detention of US Reporter Evan Gershkovich

Russia Upholds Detention of US Reporter Evan Gershkovich

A Moscow court on Tuesday rejected U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich’s appeal of his detention on spy charges and ordered him...

Jitters Among Europe’s Jewish Community as Middle East Violence Reignites

Jitters Among Europe’s Jewish Community as Middle East Violence Reignites

Pausing during an early morning walk in northeastern Paris, Patrick Street assessed the fallout of the Hamas attack on Israel,...

Digital Currency: Beacon of Hope in Fight Against Myanmar Junta

Digital Currency: Beacon of Hope in Fight Against Myanmar Junta

“Digital currencies have played a pivotal role in backing Myanmar’s Spring Revolution,” following a military takeover of the government in...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Sees Parallels Between Hamas, Russia Attacks

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Sees Parallels Between Hamas, Russia Attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy drew parallels Monday between Hamas attacks on Israelis and Russian strikes on Ukrainians, calling them “equally...

Russia Takes Steps to Revoke Ratification of Global Nuclear Ban Treaty

Russia Takes Steps to Revoke Ratification of Global Nuclear Ban Treaty

In a sign that President Vladimir Putin may resume nuclear testing, Russian lawmakers were given until October 18 to examine...

Indonesia Launches High-Speed Railway, Seeks to Negotiate Debt With Chinese Banks

Indonesia Launches High-Speed Railway, Seeks to Negotiate Debt With Chinese Banks

As Indonesia celebrates the launch of its first high-speed railway, the government is dealing with cost overruns and Chinese bank...

Aid Fatigue Growing as Refugee, Displacement Crisis Reaches New Heights

Aid Fatigue Growing as Refugee, Displacement Crisis Reaches New Heights

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has warned that aid fatigue is growing at a time when a record...

Russia Seeks to Reclaim Seat on UN Rights Body

Russia Seeks to Reclaim Seat on UN Rights Body

Russia is seeking to reclaim its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council after it was suspended by the General...

Vodafone to Create Open RAN Chip Sets With Intel

Vodafone to Create Open RAN Chip Sets With Intel

Vodafone underlined its commitment to Open RAN networks on Monday by confirming it would create purpose-built chipset architecture for the...

New Poll Reveals How Ukrainians Feel About War, Future

New Poll Reveals How Ukrainians Feel About War, Future

As Kyiv fights a bloody war with Moscow, a new Gallup public opinion poll gives a striking look inside what...

Donors From US Help Restore School in Ukraine’s Chernihiv Region

Donors From US Help Restore School in Ukraine’s Chernihiv Region

Russian shelling has destroyed or damaged 27 out of 34 schools in the Chernihiv region, according to NOVA Ukraine, a nonprofit group that provides aid to the people of Ukraine. But even as...

Injured Tortoises Make Slow Recovery From Greece Fires

Injured Tortoises Make Slow Recovery From Greece Fires

In an animal shelter near Athens, veterinarian Kleopatra Gkika gently smears soothing cream on the leg of a tortoise, one...

Traffic Resumes at Germany’s Hamburg Airport After Iran Plane Threat

Traffic Resumes at Germany’s Hamburg Airport After Iran Plane Threat

Air traffic has resumed at Germany’s Hamburg airport, a spokesperson told Reuters on Monday, after a police operation in response...

UK’s Opposition Labour Party Says if Elected it Will Track Down Billions Lost to COVID-19 Fraud  

UK’s Opposition Labour Party Says if Elected it Will Track Down Billions Lost to COVID-19 Fraud  

Britain’s main opposition Labour Party says that if it wins power, it will appoint a “COVID corruption commissioner” to try...

Luxembourg’s Coalition Under Bettel Collapses Due to Green Losses in Tight Elections

Luxembourg’s Coalition Under Bettel Collapses Due to Green Losses in Tight Elections

Luxembourg’s three-party coalition led by liberal Prime Minister Xavier Bettel lost its decade-long hold on power in tight parliamentary elections,...

Think Tank: Rail Traffic Surge on North Korea-Russia Border Suggests Arms Supply to Russia

Think Tank: Rail Traffic Surge on North Korea-Russia Border Suggests Arms Supply to Russia

Recent satellite photos show a sharp increase in rail traffic along the North Korea-Russia border, indicating the North is supplying...

Baltic Sea Gas Pipeline Shut Down Over Suspected Leak 

Baltic Sea Gas Pipeline Shut Down Over Suspected Leak 

Finland and Estonia said Sunday that the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline running between the two countries across the Baltic Sea...

UK Supreme Court to Decide on Britain Asylum-Seekers’ Resettlement  

UK Supreme Court to Decide on Britain Asylum-Seekers’ Resettlement  

The British government’s contentious policy to stem the flow of migrants faces one of its toughest challenges this week as...

Erdogan Opens Modern Turkish State’s First New Church

Erdogan Opens Modern Turkish State’s First New Church

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday inaugurated the first church built with government backing in overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey’s 100-year history...