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News that Britain’s Queen Elizabeth had tested positive for COVID-19 drew shock, concern and messages of goodwill from across the...

A Century of Russia’s Changing Borders

02/20/2022 Newsmaker

At the start of World War I, the borders of the Russian Empire extended west to the German and the...

Leak Gives Details on Over 30,000 Credit Suisse Bank Clients

02/20/2022 Newsmaker

A German newspaper and other media on Sunday said a leak of data from Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, reveals...

Survivor and Body Found on Burning Ferry off Greek Island

02/20/2022 Newsmaker

Greek emergency workers rescued a Belarussian truck driver Sunday from a burning ferry off the island of Corfu and found...

Russia Extends Troop Drills in Belarus Amid Sustained Shelling in Eastern Ukraine

02/20/2022 Newsmaker

Russia on Sunday extended its military drills in Belarus, along Ukraine’s northern border, after two days of sustained shelling in...

Firefighters Struggle to Douse Fire on Luxury Cars Vessel

02/20/2022 Newsmaker

Firefighters are struggling to put out a fire that broke out on Wednesday on a vessel carrying thousands of luxury...

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Catches COVID

02/20/2022 Newsmaker

Queen Elizabeth, 95, has tested positive for COVID and is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue light duties this...

Germany’s Scholz Says Now is ‘Moment of Truth’ for Iran Deal

02/20/2022 Newsmaker

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday that “now is the moment of truth” to determine whether Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal...

Reporter’s Notebook: On Tour with the Ukrainian Military

02/20/2022 Newsmaker

Many buildings in the town of Novoluganske, in eastern Ukraine, have been abandoned for years. The wooden boards on the...

Greek Rescuers Search Burning Ferry for 12 Missing People

02/20/2022 Newsmaker

Rescue teams in Greece searched a burning ferry Saturday for 12 people believed to be missing after it caught fire...

Western Europe Cleans Up After Storm Leaves at Least 12 Dead

02/19/2022 Newsmaker

Crews cleared fallen trees and worked to restore power to about 400,000 people in Britain as Western Europe cleaned up...

Ukraine’s President Urges New Security Guarantees at Munich Conference

02/19/2022 Newsmaker

As Ukraine braces for a possible attack from Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he wanted to convene a...

Shelling, Mortar Fire Intensify in Ukraine’s Donbas as War Clouds Gather

02/19/2022 Newsmaker

Shelling and mortar fire picked up tempo overnight Saturday in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, with the heavy bombardment...

Biden ‘Convinced’ Putin Has Decided to Invade Ukraine

02/19/2022 Newsmaker

President Joe Biden says he is “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, but that diplomacy...

Why a Russian Invasion of Ukraine Would Hurt China, Too

02/19/2022 Newsmaker

China’s deepening ties with Russia will come with heavy geopolitical and economic consequences should the Ukraine crisis escalate, analysts say....

Eight Years After Uprising, Ukraine Activists Prepare for New Struggle

02/18/2022 Newsmaker

Eight years after an uprising in Ukraine that led to the fall of the Russian-backed government, activists gather to mark...

3 Trapped, 9 Missing After Flames Engulf Greece-Italy Ferry

02/18/2022 Newsmaker

Nine passengers were missing after a blaze engulfed a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy early Friday, and firefighters battled...

UN Weekly Roundup Feb. 12-18, 2022

02/18/2022 Newsmaker

Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as...

UN Chief Urges ‘Serious De-escalation’ on Ukraine

02/18/2022 Newsmaker

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday of Russian troops surrounding Ukraine, that it is “high time to seriously de-escalate.” “I...

Mali Demands French, European Troops Leave Country Immediately

02/18/2022 Newsmaker

The military government of Mali says France’s decision to withdraw troops is a violation of bilateral accords. At the same...

West, Russia Dispute Events in Eastern Ukraine

02/18/2022 Newsmaker

Western leaders and Russia maintained a withering war of words Friday in the weeks-long standoff over Ukraine and amid Kremlin...

US to Sell 250 Tanks to Poland

02/18/2022 Newsmaker

U.S. officials say the United States will sell Poland 250 M1 Abrams battle tanks to enhance the country’s security amid...