Pentagon Awards Microsoft $10B Cloud Computing Contract
The Pentagon awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract , snubbing early front-runner Amazon, whose competitive bid drew criticism...
Tens of Thousands March in Barcelona Urging Spanish Unity
Tens of thousands of people are marching in Barcelona to protest the separatist movement in the northeastern Catalonia region that...
Police, Catalan Separatists Clash as Day of Protest Ends in Violence
Clashes between police and militant elements in a thousands-strong crowd of demonstrators transformed part of central Barcelona into a battleground late on Saturday as...
UK Opposition Parties Suggest Dec. 9 Vote in Brexit Gambit
Two British opposition parties want to hold elections even earlier than Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed as they try...
47 US States Back Antitrust Probe Into Facebook
New York Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday that a state-level antitrust investigation into the social network now has the...
Ukrainian Journalist Held by Russia-Backed Separatists Sentenced to 15 Years
A court established by Russia-backed separatists who hold parts of eastern Ukraine has sentenced journalist Stanislav Aseyev, an RFE/RL contributor,...
Diplomat Provides House With ‘Disturbing’ Account on Ukraine
Former U.S. Ambassador William Taylor, a diplomat who has sharply questioned President Donald Trump’s policy on Ukraine, has provided lawmakers...
Kurdish Fighters Say They Have Withdrawn From Northern Syria
Syrian Kurdish forces said Tuesday they have totally withdrawn from northern Syria ahead of the end of a cease-fire in...
Vatican Denies Risk of Default Over Structural Deficit
A top Vatican administrator is denying the Holy See risks default over its structural deficit, saying claims in a new...
Russia, Turkey Leaders Hold Talks on Fate of Syria Border
The presidents of Turkey and Russia met in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi on Tuesday, hours before a...
Swiss File Their 1st Charges in Petrobras-Odebrecht Scandal
Swiss prosecutors have filed their first indictment in investigations related to Brazilian construction company Odebrecht and state-run oil giant Petrobras,...
British PM Johnson Faces 2 Crucial Brexit Votes in Parliament Tuesday
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan for the country to leave the European Union faces two key votes in the...
Is Russia’s Vladimir Putin Color-Blind?
Apparently persuaded by groundless conspiracy theories of foreign meddling, the Kremlin and Russia’s security agencies seem impervious to calls for...
Paris Zoo Unveils Mysterious Bright Yellow ‘Blob’
The Paris Zoo is welcoming a new occupant — the “blob.” This bright yellow, unicellular, brainless organism, exists all over...
Erdogan Criticizes Western Allies Over Syrian Operation Ahead of Putin Meeting
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ramping up pressure on his Western allies, as the end of a U.S.-brokered cease-fire...
Drugstore Drones: UPS Will Fly CVS Prescriptions to Customers
United Parcel Service Inc’s new Flight Forward drone unit will soon start home prescription delivery from CVS Health Corp.The service,...
Russia to Send Strategic Bombers to South Africa for Visit
The Russian military says two of its nuclear-capable bombers will visit South Africa in what appears to be the first-ever...
Banker Convicted in US Picked to Head Turkish Stock Exchange
Turkey’s economy minister has announced that a Turkish banker convicted in the United States of helping Iran evade economic sanctions...
Former SS Camp Guard tells Court he’s ‘Haunted’ by Killings
A 93-year-old German former Stutthof guard on trial in Hamburg on thousands of counts of accessory to murder says he...
Going Overboard? Shipping Rules Seen Shifting Pollution From Air to Sea
New global rules forcing ships to reduce air pollution by using cleaner fuels will see more sulphur and nitrates dumped...
Sussexes Determined Not to Let British Tabloids Destroy Their Life
The Duke and the Duchess of Sussex said in a joint interview with ITV news filmed during their tour in...
British PM Johnson Prepares Fresh Brexit Push
Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepared to Monday make a second attempt to ram his EU divorce deal through parliament and...
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