Republicans to Subpoena Twitter CEO Over Blocking Article Attacking Biden
Senate Republicans said Thursday they will subpoena Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey over the decision to block a news report...
EU Leaders Meet for So-called Summit of Gloom
It has been dubbed the summit of gloom.For the next two days, the European Union’s 27 national leaders will meet...
European Cities Locked Down Amid Coronavirus Surge
Dozens of European cities have been forced into lockdown amid a surge in coronavirus infections. Hospital intensive care units in...
WHO Europe Director Urges Tighter Controls as COVID Cases Surge
The World Health Organization’s Europe director is encouraging European nations to tighten controls as the continent struggles to contain what...
London Put On High Alert for COVID-19
The British Health Ministry has declared London on COVID-19 High Alert, the second highest level on the government’s three-tiered alert...
French Police Search Officials’ Homes in COVID-19 Probe
French officials said police have conducted early-morning searches of the homes of the current and former top government officials after...
UK Queen Visits Novichok Lab in First Outing Since Lockdown
Queen Elizabeth on Thursday was carrying out her first major engagement since a coronavirus lockdown in March, visiting the Porton...
China Is Biggest Long-Term Threat to Britain, Says UK Spy Chief
The head of Britain’s domestic spy agency outlined Wednesday a cauldron of threats the country is facing, including from Islamist...
COVID-19 Apps Roll Out Nationwide as States Try to Reopen
Around the world, governments are turning to technology to trace people who have been exposed to the coronavirus. There are...
Man Who Attacked Paris Police Officer Sentenced to 28 Years
A Paris court on Wednesday handed down a 28-year jail term to the Algerian man who attacked a police officer...
Report Tracks How Governments Fighting COVID Are Increasing Surveillance
Governments around the world have used the COVID-19 pandemic as their reason for expanding digital surveillance and collecting more data...
British PM Resists Lockdown Idea, But Rules Out Nothing
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday resisted a call from his political opposition for a nationwide, temporary “circuit breaker” lockdown...
In Belarus, a Cultural Uprising is Also Under Way
The protests against the disputed electoral victory of longtime Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko have roused a sense of Belarusian nationalism,...
Apple Unveils New iPhones for Faster 5G Wireless Networks
Apple unveiled four new iPhones equipped with technology for use with faster new 5G wireless networks, hoping that demand for...
Which US Presidential Candidate Is Better for Post-Brexit Britain?
In 2016, many analysts saw parallels between the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president and Britain’s vote to leave...
Kremlin Says No Deal Yet With US on Arms Pact Despite Assertions
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia had not done a deal with the United States to extend the New...
Anti-Migrant Sentiment Fanned on Facebook in Malaysia
As coronavirus infections surged in Malaysia this year, a wave of hate speech and misinformation aimed at Rohingya Muslim refugees...
Russian-US Crew Launches on Fast Track to the Space Station
A trio of space travelers has launched successfully to the International Space Station, for the first time using a fast-track...
Saudis Lose Bid for Seat on UN Human Rights Council
Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to win a seat on the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but...
App Allowing Chinese Citizens Access to Global Internet Quickly Disappears
A mobile app launched last week in China that many there hoped would allow access to long banned Western social...
British Opposition Leader Calls for Three-week ‘Circuit Breaker’ Lockdown
Britain’s opposition Labor Party Leader Keir Starmer on Tuesday called on the government to implement a three-week temporary nationwide “circuit...
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Shows Turkey Becoming Drone Power
Turkish drones are playing a big role in supporting Azerbaijan’s offensive in Nagorno Karabakh. With Turkey deploying them from Syria...
