Airlines, Holiday Companies Ramp up Pressure on Britain to Ease Travel Rules
Britain’s airlines and holiday companies are planning a “day of action” on Wednesday to ramp up pressure on the government...
French Far Right Tests Voters’ Appetite in Regional Elections
French voters went to the polls on Sunday in regional elections that will test the appeal of far-right leader Marine...
June 20 Is World Refugee Day
Sunday is World Refugee Day. June 20 is a day designated by the United Nations to honor and celebrate the...
Parties to Iran Nuclear Deal to Meet on Sunday, EU Says
Parties negotiating a revival of the Iran nuclear deal will hold a formal meeting in Vienna on Sunday, the European...
Architect of European Unity Moves Ahead on Sainthood Path
Robert Schuman, a French statesman who paved the way for the bloc that eventually evolved into European Union, has moved...
Partygoers, Police Injured at Curfew-busting Rave in France
French police clashed with partygoers as they tried to break up an unauthorized rave in western France, authorities said Saturday....
Tour de France to Hold Women’s Cycling Race in July 2022
A women’s version of the Tour de France will be held in 2022 with a start on Paris’ iconic Champs-Elysees...
Taliban Tells Turkey Continued Troop Presence in Afghanistan Is ‘Unacceptable’
The Taliban said Friday its leaders already had conveyed to Turkey their opposition to any foreign troops remaining in Afghanistan...
Experts See Progress, No Breakthroughs, in European Summits
President Joe Biden wrapped up a busy week of summits in Europe on Wednesday, as the United States reclaimed a...
Dozens of Migrants Rescued, Four Dead After Boat Runs Aground on Spain’s Lanzarote
More than 40 African migrants were rescued after their boat ran aground on the rocky coast of Lanzarote in Spain’s...
Inquiry Details 9 Missed Opportunities to Thwart British Concert Bombing
Families of the 22 people who died in the 2017 terrorist bombing of a concert at Britain’s Manchester Arena are...
EU to Hit Key Belarus Sectors After Plane Diversion
EU foreign ministers will look to agree sanctions on key sectors of the Belarus economy Monday to punish the authorities...
UN: Forced Displacement from Conflicts Soaring Despite Pandemic
The U.N. refugee agency, which just released its 2020 Global Trends report, said the number of people forcibly displaced last...
US Says Biden, Erdogan Agreed on Afghanistan, But S-400 Issue Unresolved
U.S. President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a meeting this week that Turkey would take...
Takeaways From Biden-Putin ‘Cyber Summit’
Cybersecurity experts have been poring over the transcripts from Wednesday’s news conferences in Geneva to determine whether the U.S.-Russia summit...
Thousands of Afghan Emigrants Deported Back to Afghanistan
In an effort to escape the insecurity and war in Afghanistan, thousands of Afghans make a difficult journey to Turkey...
Facial Recognition Technology Plays Important Law Enforcement Role, but at What Cost?
Facial recognition technology is playing an increasingly important role in helping law enforcement with criminal investigations, police say. But civil...
Facial Recognition Technology Solves Crimes, but at What Cost?
Even as big tech companies such as Amazon limit their sale of facial recognition software to law enforcement, one company...
At Summit With Putin, Biden Raises RFE/RL’s ‘Foreign Agent’ Designation
During their summit in Geneva on June 16, U.S. President Joe Biden raised the issue of Kremlin pressure against RFE/RL’s...
Europe Questions Whether Biden-Putin Summit Will Stop Negative Spiral in Relations with Moscow
U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, remained tensely civil and cautiously polite before their much-anticipated summit...
Finding a Face on the Internet: Police are Increasingly Using Facial Recognition Technology but at What Cost?
Facial recognition technology is playing an increasingly important role in helping law enforcement with criminal investigations, police say. But civil...
Climate-Related Drought Disasters Threaten Development, UN Warns
The United Nations warns accelerating climate change is causing a dramatic intensification of global drought disasters, which are threatening agricultural...
