COVID-19 Fears Grow as Refugee Numbers Rise
U.N. officials, on the occasion of World Refugee Day, are warning the COVID-19 pandemic poses an additional threat to millions...
Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology Raises Alarm in Wake of George Floyd Death
Activists want to ban police from using facial recognition — and now some big tech companies are scaling back cooperation...
Education Minister: Britain Should be ‘Incredibly Proud’ of its History
Britain’s education minister said the county should be “incredibly proud” of its history and that should be reflected in the...
EU Leaders Discuss $840B ‘Next Generation EU’ Initiative for COVID Recovery
European Union leaders on Friday agreed to meet again in mid-July to discuss the European Commission’s coronavirus recovery measures, primarily...
Humanitarian Air Service Could Run Out of Money
The U.N.’s World Food Program says its humanitarian air service could stop at the end of July without more funds...
Bank of England Says Sorry for Slave Links as UK Faces Past
The Bank of England has apologized for the links some of its past governors had with slavery, as a global...
‘Journalism is Still my World’ Says Syrian Who Found Refuge in Spain
Rajaai Bourhan is trying to make a life for himself in Spain.Two years ago, he and several other journalists were...
Europeans Working with US to Restructure WHO, Top Official Says
European governments are working with the United States on plans to overhaul the World Health Organization, a top health official...
Twitter Labels Trump’s Tweet as ‘Manipulated Media’
Twitter Inc added a ‘manipulated media’ label on a video posted on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed on Thursday...
Dame Vera Lynn, Britain’s World War Two ‘Forces’ Sweetheart,’ Dies at 103
Dame Vera Lynn, the woman whose voice boosted British spirits during the darkest days of World War Two, has died...
Australia Says it Has Been Target of ‘State-Based’ Cyberattacks
A “sophisticated state-based cyber actor” has been attempting to hack a wide range of Australian organizations for months and had...
Social Media Companies Battle Evolving Threat Ahead of 2020 Election
Top social media companies Google, Facebook and Twitter told U.S. lawmakers Thursday that foreign interference on their platforms has evolved...
Dame Vera Lynn, Britain’s World War II ‘Forces’ Sweetheart,’ Dies at 103
Dame Vera Lynn, the woman whose voice boosted British spirits during the darkest days of World War II, has died...
A Nurse With a Mission
In Istanbul, a 36-year-old woman is a one-person traveling medical unit treating some of Turkey’s most vulnerable refugees at a...
Russia Lifts Ban on Telegram Messaging App
The Russian government has lifted a ban on Telegram two years after it announced attempts to restrict access to the...
US Troop Withdrawal Plan Overshadows NATO War Games
Thousands of U.S. troops are taking part in NATO military exercises in eastern Europe. Part of the training is taking...
Fresh Scandal Tests Spain’s Monarchy
Inside the Zarzuela Palace, the spacious residence of King Felipe VI of Spain, there is a corridor dedicated to cartoons...
COVID-19 Sparks Technology Innovation
Engineers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, are developing new technology for health care workers on the front lines of...
Serbia’s Opposition to Boycott Vote Held During Pandemic
A Serbian opposition leader whose group is boycotting the country’s parliamentary election says taking part in the vote amid the...
China’s New Outbreak Wanes as US Calls For Answers On Virus
A new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing saw a decline in daily cases Thursday while the United States increased pressure on...
4 Countries Win Seats on UN Security Council; 5th Goes to Runoff
Four countries were elected to two-year terms on the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday in the first major vote held...
UN Racism Debate Produces Calls for Inquiry Into Floyd’s Death
Participants in a debate Wednesday at the U.N. Human Rights Council on systemic racism have called for an independent investigation...
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