NATO Boosts Black Sea Naval Presence
When it comes to the Black Sea, international attention has been focused for weeks on the opulent $1.37 billion mansion...
UK Study Finds AstraZeneca Vaccine Cuts COVID Transmission by 2/3
A coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University cut transmission of the virus by two-thirds, according to a study...
Mexico Grants Emergency Use of Russia Vaccine to Fight Coronavirus
Mexico’s regulatory agency approved emergency use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, shortly after Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell announced Tuesday the country’s plan to combat the novel coronavirus would involve...
US Condemns Russian Court Imprisonment of Kremlin Critic
The United States on Tuesday condemned a Russian court’s decision to sentence the Kremlin’s most outspoken critic, Alexei Navalny, to 3.5 years in prison. State Department officials...
COVID-19 Pop-up Tents Become a Common Sight in Paris
COVID-19 testing tents are popping up in the French capital as extensions of local pharmacies that allow people to walk in and get a free COVID screening....
Amazon’s Bezos to Step Down as CEO
Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday said founder Jeff Bezos would step down as CEO and become executive chairman, as the company...
Britain Battles Mutant Coronavirus Outbreak
Britain launched an emergency program of door-to-door testing in several areas Tuesday following the discovery of hundreds of cases of...
Northern Ireland Suspends Inspections at Ports After Threats of Violence
Northern Ireland temporarily suspended some inspections at two ports late Monday after threats of violence and increased tensions have been...
Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine Safe, Effective Against COVID-19, Study Finds
Russian scientists say the country’s Sputnik-V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19, according to early results of an advanced...
Britain Seeks Vaccine Changes to Address COVID-19 Variants
Britain’s health minister said Tuesday the government there is considering modifications to existing COVID-19 vaccines to address variant strains of...
UK’s Star COVID Fundraiser Captain Tom Moore Dies at 100
Captain Tom Moore, the British World War II veteran who raised millions of pounds for health service workers on the...
Russian Dissident Navalny Faces Possible Multi-Year Prison Sentence
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appeared in a Moscow court Tuesday to face parole violation charges that could land him...
Europe’s Populists Ready to Seize on COVID Vaccination Bungle
Europe’s populists have seen their polling numbers dip since the coronavirus emerged on the continent, but as the economic impact...
Britain Identifies 105 Cases of South African COVID-19 Variant
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Monday said 105 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa have...
Ankara May Be Poised for Pivot From Middle East to Central Asia
Turkey and Azerbaijan are continuing to deepen ties by starting a major joint military exercise Monday. The display of force...
Russia Considers Jail Term for Navalny
The Russian general prosecutor’s office said Monday that that it supports a request by the federal prison system to impose a jail term on opposition leader and Kremlin...
German Pharma Company Bayer to Produce New COVID Vaccine
German pharmaceutical giant Bayer announced Monday it will help a smaller German biomedical company, CureVac, produce its experimental COVID-19 vaccine,...
Blinken Slams Putin for Crackdown on Navalny Supporters
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the Biden administration is considering possible action against Russia, a day after...
Russia Considers Imposing Jail Term on Navalny
The Russian general prosecutor’s office said Monday that that it supports a request by the federal prison system to impose a jail term on opposition leader and Kremlin...
Russian Authorities Consider Giving Navalny a Jail Term
The Russian general prosecutor’s office said Monday that that it supports a request by the federal prison system to impose a jail term on opposition leader and Kremlin...
Thousands in Vienna Rally Against COVID Restrictions
Thousands of protesters faced off with police in riot gear in Vienna Sunday at the site of a banned far-right...
Britain Allowing Hong Kongers to Seek Residency Under New Policy
Millions of Hong Kong residents who seek to leave the territory amid a new national security law imposed by China...
