Collective Bargaining Eases COVID-19 Impact
An International Labor Organization survey in 80 countries finds collective bargaining agreements and practices are critical to improving working conditions,...
Musk Gets $7B Backing for Twitter Bid From Tech Heavyweights
Billionaire Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake of his offer to buy Twitter with commitments of more than $7...
Queen to Miss Traditional Royal Garden Party Season
Queen Elizabeth II will miss the traditional royal garden party season, where she would normally meet with hundreds of people...
Japan PM: Tokyo to Use Nuclear to Cut Dependence on Russian Energy
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that it would use nuclear reactors to help reduce its own and...
Russia’s Relentless Hunt of Chechens Decades After Putin’s War
Twenty years after Vladimir Putin flattened their capital Grozny in the same way that his forces are now destroying Mariupol,...
Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 5
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and...
European Union Proposes New Sanctions as Russia Pounds Ukraine
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled new punitive actions against Russia on Wednesday, even as Russia pounded Ukraine,...
France, India Call for Immediate End to Ukraine Hostilities
India and France on Wednesday called for “an immediate cessation of hostilities” in Ukraine, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi again...
A Trove of Digital Evidence Documents War Crimes in Ukraine
With the help of international experts, Ukraine is rushing to collect evidence of widespread war crimes, using 21st century technology...
Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ Shirt Sets Auction Record
The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the controversial “Hand of God” goal against England in the 1986...
Report: Iran to Execute Swedish-Iranian National by May 21
Iran will later this month execute a Swedish-Iranian national whom it has imprisoned since 2016 and convicted of spying for...
Ukraine’s Mariupol Refugees Find Peace, Safety in Dnipro
Refugees fleeing the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, now under Russian control, are heading to the cities of Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro...
Automakers, Appliance Manufacturers Struggle to Find Computer Chips Amid Shortage
Cars stuck on the assembly line. Delays in the delivery of dishwashers, refrigerators and game consoles. Consumers and businesses are...
Former Leader of Independent Belarus Dies
Stanislav Shushkevich, the first leader of an independent Belarus and one of the signatories of the accords that formally dissolved...
French Left Agrees in Principle on Rare Coalition Deal to Take on Macron
France’s Socialist Party and the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party reached an agreement in principle on Wednesday to form...
Pope’s Ukraine Diplomacy a Political and Spiritual Tightrope
His appeals for an Orthodox Easter truce in Ukraine went unheeded. His planned meeting with the head of the Russian...
EU Considers Sanctions on Russian Oil, Banks
The European Union considered new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, including measures targeting Russia’s oil and banking industries. Ukrainian President...
Technology Helps Find One of the World’s Most Sought-After Shipwrecks
Satellite imagery and underwater robotics are among the technologies that played a crucial role in the recent discovery of the...
Pope Wants to Meet with Putin in Moscow
Pope Francis said in an interview published on Tuesday that he has asked for a meeting in Moscow with Russian...
Mariupol Mayor Says 100,000 Citizens Remain
The mayor of Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol said Tuesday 100,000 citizens remained in the city, while Ukrainian officials awaited...
Spain Says PM Targeted by Pegasus Spyware
Spain said Monday that the mobile phones of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles were tapped...
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