60 Years Since 1st American in Space: Tourists Lining Up
Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in...
Blinken Set to Arrive in Ukraine Amid Tensions With Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Kyiv, Ukraine, where on Thursday he’s scheduled to meet...
Are Europe’s Climate Action Goals Realistic?
How politically realistic are the climate action goals that European governments are setting in lockstep with the United States?Some analysts...
Germany’s Merkel Stresses Importance of US-European Relations
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday stressed the importance of the transatlantic relationship, saying the United States will always be...
Facebook Oversight Upholds Trump Ban Linked to Storming of US Capitol
Facebook’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the social media company’s decision to ban former U.S. President Donald Trump from posting...
Facebook Oversight Panel Votes to Uphold Trump Ban
Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board has upheld the social media company’s decision to indefinitely prohibit former President Donald Trump from posting to his Facebook and Instagram accounts.The...
Spain’s Bullrings Reopen and Reignite Fiery Debate
As its COVID-19 lockdown eases, Spain has resumed bullfights — and reignited a fiery political debate between right-wingers who defend...
French Journalist Kidnapped in Northern Mali Appears in Video
A journalist who disappeared last month in Mali’s northern city of Gao appeared in a video on Wednesday appealing to...
With Eye on China, EU Drafts Rules to Curb State-Backed Foreign Buyers
The European Commission proposed rules on Wednesday to restrain companies that benefit from foreign subsidies to buy EU businesses or...
Italy Jury Deliberates Fate of 2 Americans in Police Slaying
A jury in Rome on Wednesday began deliberating the fates of two young American men who are charged with killing...
Coronavirus Vaccines, Combatting Climate Change on G-7 Agenda
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies turn their attention to issues of global interest including coronavirus vaccines, climate change...
Facebook Oversight Panel to Rule on Trump Ban
Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board is set to announce Wednesday whether the social media company was correct to indefinitely prohibit former...
G-7 Foreign Ministers Meet in London as Russia, China Top Agenda
Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialized nations are meeting in London this week, with climate change, Russia and China among...
G-7 Nations Vow to End Syrian War, Top US Diplomat Says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the Group of 7 industrialized nations have vowed to end the...
Belarus Media Is Under ‘Wave of Repression’
Belarus has never had a strong tradition for media freedom but a mass crackdown after contested elections last year has...
New COVID Surge Forces Another Lockdown in Turkey
Turkey was recently heralded as one of the most successful nations in containing the spread of COVID 19, prompting the...
At G-7, US Emphasizes Desire to Uphold International Rules, Not Hold China Down
Foreign ministers representing the Group of 7 industrialized nations have a busy day of meetings Tuesday in London discussing a range of world issues,...
Vatican Museums Reopen After 2-Month Lockdown
With COVID-19 restrictions easing as new infections decrease in Italy, the Vatican has reopened the majestic doors of its art-filled...
G-7 Foreign Ministers Discussing China, Russia, Myanmar and Syria
Foreign ministers representing the Group of 7 industrialized nations have a busy day of meetings Tuesday in London discussing a range of world issues,...
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates Announce ‘Decision to End’ Marriage
Billionaire Bill Gates and Melinda Gates said in a joint statement on Monday that they have made the decision to...
French Lawmakers to Vote on Controversial Climate Bill
France’s centrist government has released a video ahead of Wednesday’s vote on the so-called Climate and Resilience bill, with Ecological Transition...
Reporter’s Notebook: The Ups, But Mostly Downs of Traveling From West Virginia to Rome During COVID
“All changed, changed utterly,” Ireland’s WB Yeats once lamented in a poem. Being caught between the past and something as...
