Greece Planning to Reopen for Travel by June
The COVID-19 pandemic brought Greece’s most profitable industry, tourism, to its knees.Yet a year since the deadly bug hit this...
Section of Britain’s White Cliffs of Dover Falls Into Sea
A large section of Britain’s iconic White Cliffs of Dover broke off and fell into the English Channel this week...
Russia Expels Western Diplomats Who Attended Pro-Navalny Protests
The Russian government said Friday it was expelling Western diplomats for attending rallies in support of jailed opposition politician Alexey...
Belarusian Blogger Gets Prison Term for Online Videos He Says Investigate Illegal Drugs, Protests
A blogger in Belarus has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for two videos posted online that he...
New Report Details How Countries Target Exiles, Diaspora to Quell Dissent
The pro-democracy group Freedom House has released a report detailing how countries such as China, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Russia,...
Germany Hails Biden’s Move to Halt Trump-Ordered Troop Cuts
The German government on Friday welcomed President Joe Biden’s decision to formally halt the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from...
Turkey Detains Dozens More Over University Protests
Authorities in Turkey made dozens of new arrests in cities across the country Thursday, after downplaying international criticism — including...
Freedom House: Dissidents in Exile Still Face Repression
The pro-democracy group Freedom House has released a report detailing how countries such as China, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Russia,...
New Generation of Russian Protesters Harnesses Social Media
Some 80 journalists are included among the thousands of people who have been detained across Russia during protests over the...
Turkey’s Erdogan Calls Student Protesters Terrorists, Intensifying Anti-LGBT Rhetoric
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused student demonstrators of being terrorists as Turkish police arrested them for protesting Erdogan’s...
French PM Says No Need for COVID-19 Lockdown for Now
French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thursday that while the COVID-19 pandemic remains serious, he does not think another nationwide...
In Challenge to Erdogan, Protests at Istanbul University Escalate
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing domestic and international pressure to stop a crackdown on student protests that erupted...
US, Russian Officials Hail START Treaty Extension
The United States and Russia have agreed that their five-year extension of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as START,...
Authoritarian Countries Increasingly Target Critics Abroad, Monitor Says
China, Russia, Turkey and Iran are some of the world’s authoritarian countries that have increasingly spread political repression abroad with...
Belgian Court Sentences Iranian Diplomat to 20 Years for Bomb Plot
A court in Belgium has convicted an Iranian diplomat for plotting a thwarted bomb attack against an Iranian opposition group...
NATO Chief Admits to ‘Challenging’ and ‘Difficult’ Relationship With Trump
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg admitted Thursday the alliance had a “challenging” relationship with the Trump administration and that he...
European Markets Mixed After Asia Slump
European markets were mixed Thursday amid continued volatility in the technology sector and caution over corporate earnings reports. ...
British to See if Different COVID-19 Vaccines Can Be Used in Same 2-Dose Regimen
Testing began in Britain on Thursday to determine if different COVID-19 vaccines can be used together in a two-shot regimen.Researchers...
Myanmar Internet Providers Block Facebook Services After Government Order
Internet providers in Myanmar, including state-owned telecom MPT, were blocking access to Facebook Inc.-owned services in the country on Thursday,...
Russia Ups Legal Pressure on Foreign Media Outlets
At an appeals hearing Tuesday, Russian prosecutors accused journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva of being a “mouthpiece of the West” as the...
Czech Republic Passes 1 Million COVID-19 Cases
The Czech Republic health ministry reported Wednesday the nation passed one million confirmed COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. The agency...
Russia Cracks Down After Navalny Sentencing
Russian human rights monitors say authorities have arrested at least 1,400 protesters in Moscow after a court sentenced opposition politician...
