British Transportation Minister Defends Quarantining French Visitors
Britain’s transportation minister Friday defended the country’s decision to continue quarantine requirements on fully vaccinated French visitors, saying they do...
France Calls British Travel Rules ‘Discriminatory,’ Not Science-Based
France’s European Affairs Minister on Thursday called Britain’s decision to lift quarantine requirements for all fully vaccinated travelers arriving from...
Turkey Faces Dilemma as Afghan Refugees Start Arriving
With the Taliban continuing to make advances in Afghanistan, growing numbers of Afghan refugees are starting to arrive in Turkey....
Israel’s NSO Under Fire for Spyware Targeting Journalists, Dissidents
There is growing international criticism of Israel following allegations that software from the private security company NSO was used to...
Biden Administration Wants to Require Businesses to Disclose Ransomware Attacks
The Biden administration is throwing its support behind congressional legislation that would require companies to report major data breaches by...
Big Tech Companies to Allow Only Vaccinated Employees into US Offices
Big tech companies are making it mandatory for employees in the United States to get COVID-19 vaccinations before entering campuses,...
World Leaders Pledge $4 Billion to Public Education Affected by Pandemic
Thursday marks the second and final day of the Global Education Summit in London, hosted by Kenya and the United...
8.2M Quake Hits Alaska, Triggering Tsunami Watch in Hawaii
A tsunami watch was issued for Hawaii on Wednesday evening following a large earthquake off the Alaska peninsula. According to...
Myanmar is Aiming to Eliminate Free Press, Media Group Says
In just under six months Myanmar has become one of the worst jailers of journalists in the world, with at...
UNAMA Chief: Without Meaningful Negotiations, Taliban Lose Legitimacy
The Taliban will lose the international legitimacy they gained through their negotiations in Doha if the group does not fulfill...
New Archaeological Finds in Jerusalem Shed Light on Second Temple Period
Israeli archaeologists say that new findings in Jerusalem’s Old City are among the most significant ever discovered. They believe a...
US Gymnast Simone Biles Withdraws from Individual All-Around Competition
A day after withdrawing from the women’s gymnastics team finals, Simone Biles of the United States has taken herself out of...
18 Workers Killed in India as Truck Rams into Bus
Eighteen migrant laborers sleeping on a highway in northern India after their bus broke down died when a truck rammed...
Western Wildfires Calm Down in Cool Weather, But Losses Grow
Cooler weather on Tuesday helped calm two gigantic wildfires in the U.S. West, but property losses mounted in a tiny...
Female Somali Boxer at Olympics Motivates Upcoming Somali Boxers
Somali boxer Ramla Ali was defeated at the Tokyo Games Monday, but she still made history as the country’s first...
‘About Time’: Gay Athletes Unleash Rainbow Wave on Olympics
When Olympic diver Tom Daley announced in 2013 that he was dating a man and “couldn’t be happier,” his coming...
Big Corruption Trial Opens at the Vatican
Proceedings have begun in what observers call the largest criminal trial in modern times involving Vatican officials. Ten people, including...
Afghanistan Government Arrests Four Journalists on Propaganda Charges
Four journalists have been arrested on propaganda charges in Afghanistan, Afghan officials said Tuesday. They were arrested in the city...
Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel and Hamas of Apparent War Crimes
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused the Israeli military of carrying out attacks that “apparently amount to war crimes” during...
US Defense Chief in Singapore in Push to Boost Southeast Asia Ties
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will likely discuss deterring Chinese aggression in Southeast Asia through his stated pursuit of “integrated...
Cities Unprepared for Intense, Frequent Heat Waves
As the world braces for more intense heat waves fueled by climate change this summer, urban centers across the world...
