UNHCR, EU Slam Greece Over Migrant Pushbacks, Abuse
The United Nations’ refugee agency is urging Greece to stamp out migrant abuse and investigate multiple accusations of pushbacks at...
Americans Who Foiled Attempted Attack on Train Are Back in Paris to Testify
France will always remember 2015 as a deadly year with several terrorist attacks, including one that targeted the Charlie Hebdo...
Europe Coronavirus Cases Exceed 15 Million
More than 15 million people in Europe have been infected with coronavirus, making it the worst-hit region in the world....
Canary Islands Migrant Situation Described as ‘Powder Keg’
Spain continues to struggle with an influx of migrants arriving at the Canary Islands in recent weeks.Nearly 17,000 migrants have...
France Postpones Black Friday Shopping Day By One Week
The shopping holiday known as Black Friday has been postponed for a week in France, as major retailers have accepted...
Russia Sentences Man Convicted of Spying for US to 13 Years in Prison
A Russian court has sentenced a man convicted of spying for the United States to 13 years in prison, Russia’s...
Vietnam Tells Facebook: Yield to Censors or We’ll Shut You Down, Source Says
Vietnam has threatened to shut down Facebook in the country if it does not bow to government pressure to censor...
Britain’s Johnson Proposes $21.8B Military Spending Increase
Britain has announced a $21.8 billion increase in military spending over the next four years, its largest such investment since...
Britain Announces Big Defense Spending Boost
Britain has announced a $21.8 billion increase in defense spending over the next four years, its largest military investment since...
US Sanctions Two Russia-based Entities Over North Korean Forced Labor
The U.S. Department of the Treasury slapped sanctions on two companies operating out of Russia on Thursday for their alleged...
British PM Johnson Proposes $22 Billion Defense Increase
Saying the world is now more perilous and competitive than at any time since the Cold War, British Prime Minister...
What’s Your Risk of Catching COVID? There’s an App for That
As the deadly coronavirus continues to rage across the U.S. and around the world, people are turning to COVID-19-related apps...
German Health Official Says Coronavirus Restrictions Are Working
The head of Germany’s disease control agency said Thursday that while the coronavirus infection rate in the country remains serious,...
Diplomats: Biden Administration Likely to ‘Sharpen Bite’ of Russia Sanctions
Western diplomats say they expect Joe Biden, the projected winner of the U.S. presidential election, to mount an early review...
For the Holidays, Apps That Assess Your COVID-19 Risk
As the deadly coronavirus continues to rage across the U.S. and around the world, people are turning to COVID-19-related apps...
Millennial Life: Eat, Sleep, Work, Screens
Would you give up nearly a decade of your life looking at your cellphone?Calculated by today’s usage, the average person...
France’s Catholics Protest Lockdown Measures
In many countries, COVID lockdowns have included bans on gatherings in places of worship. In France, the current restrictions on...
BBC Names Retired Judge to Lead Probe Into 1995 Diana Interview
The BBC’s board of directors has approved the appointment of a retired senior judge to lead an independent investigation into...
British PM Takes Questions From Parliament Remotely
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, forced to go into quarantine earlier this week after exposure to the coronavirus, was able...
Twitter Launches Disappearing Tweets That Vanish in a Day
Twitter is launching tweets that disappear in 24 hours called “Fleets” globally, echoing social media sites like Snapchat, Facebook and...
Facebook, Twitter Signal They Are Open to Reform
Facing charges of censorship, the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook appeared before a hearing of U.S. lawmakers Tuesday to defend...
Brexit Talks Down to the Wire as EU Faces Budget Crisis
Talks between Britain and the European Union over a future trade deal are going to the wire, as the end...
