Sabotage Hits Trains in Northern Germany, Forcing 3-Hour Halt
A train communications system in Germany was targeted by sabotage Saturday, forcing both passenger and cargo trains to halt for...
China Lashes Out at Latest US Export Controls on Chips
China Saturday criticized the latest U.S. decision to tighten export controls that would make it harder for China to obtain...
Seven Killed in Ireland Gas Station Blast, Police Say
Seven people have been killed in an explosion at a gas station in County Donegal in Ireland’s northwest, police said...
Bad Battlefield Performance in Ukraine Subjects Russia to Increasing Criticism
Russia’s defense ministry is coming under criticism from “increasingly diverse actors within the Russian system,” according to an intelligence update...
Moscow Says Car Bomb Sparked Fire on Key Crimean Bridge
A giant fire sparked by a car bomb has broken out on a key bridge linking Crimea to Russia, which...
Can China De-Escalate a Nuclear Crisis Over Ukraine? Will It?
As concerns grow of a possible nuclear conflict between Russia and the West over Ukraine, there are hopes China could...
Biden Order Promises EU Citizens Better Data Privacy
U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday designed to allay European concerns that U.S. intelligence agencies are illegally...
Russian Strikes in Zaporizhzhia Region Raise Death Toll, Safety Fears
Russia concentrated its attacks Friday on the area around Zaporizhzhia, one of the four areas of eastern Ukraine that it...
Bulgaria Finds Innovative Ways to Assist Ukrainian Refugees
Bulgaria does not supply weapons to Ukraine and is not actively supporting the war-torn country on diplomatic or legal fronts....
US Aims to Hobble China’s Chip Industry With Sweeping New Export Rules
The Biden administration on Friday published a sweeping set of export controls, including a measure to cut China off from...
UN Council Appoints Special Rapporteur to Monitor Human Rights in Russia
The U.N. Human Rights Council has appointed a special rapporteur to monitor human rights in Russia. The resolution was adopted...
Erdogan Works to Deepen Ties With Putin Amid Allies’ Concerns
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday held talks by phone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to deepen relations. The...
2 Russians Seek Asylum in US After Reaching Remote Alaska Island
Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing...
COVID Wave Looms in Europe as Booster Campaign Makes Slow Start
A new COVID-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that...
Activists from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus Win Nobel Peace Prize
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to three recipients: Ales Bialiatski, one of the initiators of the democracy movement...
Yacht Owned by Sanctioned Russian Tycoon Docks in Hong Kong
A superyacht connected to Russian tycoon Alexey Mordashov has anchored in Hong Kong this week amid moves by Western governments...
Risk of ‘Armageddon’ Highest Since 1962, Biden Says
The risk of Armageddon is the highest it has been since the early 1960s, President Joe Biden said Thursday night...
Putin Faces ‘Most Perilous Moment’ as Russian Forces Retreat in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is likely entering a critical phase as Kyiv’s forces advance in the south and east of...
New European Political Community Forum Holds Inaugural Meeting in Prague
Leaders from 44 European countries met Thursday in Prague in the inaugural meeting of the European Political Community, a new...
‘Public Will Be Silenced’ by Turkey’s Proposed Disinformation Bill
Turkey’s disinformation bill is one step closer to being signed into law, despite protests by the country’s media. Parliamentary debate...
EU Lawmakers Condemn Myanmar’s Crackdown on Media Freedom
EU lawmakers on Thursday condemned the crackdown on media freedom in military-ruled Myanmar and called for the release of “every...
Sweden: ‘Serious Sabotage’ Suspected in Baltic Sea Pipeline Explosions
Sweden’s domestic security agency said Thursday that its initial investigation into explosions last week along two Russian natural gas pipelines...
