World Leaders, NGOs Press for Vaccine Cash at Paris Forum
European and world leaders Thursday insisted that when COVID-19 vaccines are ready they should be made available to everyone, under...
Germany Sees Signs for Cautious Optimism in COVID-19 Cases
The head of Germany’s infectious disease institute said Thursday that while the COVID-19 threat in the country remains high, and...
Pope Francis Congratulates President-elect Biden
Pope Francis applauded Joe Biden’s projected U.S. presidential victory and offered him blessings during a phone conversation Thursday, according to...
EU Commission Launches Strategy for LGBT Protection
The European Union’s executive branch announced a strategy Thursday to provide protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, nonbinary, intersex, and...
Phone Calls Play Key Role in Transatlantic Relations
The anxieties of Britain’s ruling Conservatives about how Anglo-American relations may unfold under a Biden administration were partly calmed midweek...
What Will Happen to US-Russia Relations Under Biden?
US-Russian relations have been at a low ebb over the past four years — lasting damage from charges of Russian...
Under Biden, Europe Hopes for Compromise in US Digital Tax Debate
For years, the European Union has been leading the fight to impose a global tax on technology multinationals. After years...
Greek-Turkish Rivalry Persists, Even in Celebration of Possible Coronavirus Vaccine
Greece and Turkey have long been at loggerheads over a host of issues – from a scattering of uninhabited islands...
Ukrainian President Hospitalized Due to COVID-19
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the head of his office have been hospitalized after contracting the coronavirus earlier this week....
TikTok Faces Deadline for Divesting US Operations
The U.S. Treasury Department and China-based ByteDance say they are focused on resolving a battle over U.S. security concerns that...
US Treasury Seeks ‘Resolution’ With ByteDance on Security Concerns
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it wants a resolution of national security risks it has raised over ByteDance’s...
Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo, First Female Olympic Oath Taker, Dies at 88
Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo, the first female athlete to deliver the Olympic oath, in 1956, and the first woman to win a...
Pink Diamond Fetches $26.6M at Sotheby’s Geneva Sale
An extremely rare, purple-pink diamond mined in Russia, which Sotheby’s described as “a true wonder of nature,” sold for $26.6...
Facebook Extends Ban on US Political Ads for Another Month
As election misinformation raged online, Facebook Inc. said on Wednesday its post-election ban on political ads would likely last another...
Russia Calls Nagorno-Karabakh Truce Win for All, But Armenians Protest
Armenia’s opposition parties have reacted with fury to a Kremlin-brokered cease-fire aimed at ending weeks of fighting with Azerbaijan over...
Greek PM: Greece, Egypt to Welcome ‘More Decisive’ US Involvement Under Biden
Greece and Egypt, which angered Turkey by reaching an agreement on natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean, will welcome more...
No Guarantee of Safety for Media Covering Disputed Belarus Election
Three months after disputed elections in Belarus, protesters and journalists continue to be arrested, beaten and harassed. On Sunday, police...
Will Border Security Solve Europe’s Terror Threat?
France and Germany have called for much stronger external border security following recent terror attacks in Europe. Experts say, however,...
ByteDance Challenges Trump’s TikTok Divestiture Order
ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok, filed a petition late Tuesday with a U.S. Appeals Court challenging...
Proposed Education Reform Reignites Spain’s Language Wars
In the land that gave the world the first modern novel, Don Quixote, the language of its creator, Miguel de...
UN Wants $45 Million for Super Typhoon Goni Survivors in Philippines
The United Nations is appealing for $45.5 million to provide life-saving assistance for 260,000 of the most vulnerable people affected...
EU Leaders Urge ‘Rapid and Coordinated’ Response to Terror Attacks
After the recent terror attacks in France and Austria, European leaders held a summit Tuesday in France to coordinate the response against terrorism,...
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