Microsoft Wins $22 Billion Deal Making Headsets for US Army

Microsoft Wins $22 Billion Deal Making Headsets for US Army

Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets.    ...

Spain Looks at Human Trafficking Side of Prostitution 

Spain Looks at Human Trafficking Side of Prostitution 

Adebi works in the shadows on La Rambla, Barcelona’s famous boulevard. In normal times, she tries to attract tourists or locals who are...

Massive Ship Blocking Suez Canal Freed

Massive Ship Blocking Suez Canal Freed

Officials with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said Monday the massive container ship that had been blocking the canal has...

Czech Billionaire Kellner Among Alaska Crash Victims

Czech Billionaire Kellner Among Alaska Crash Victims

A helicopter headed to the U.S. state of Alaska for a skiing trip crashed on Saturday killing the pilot and four others, according...

Aladdin’s Cave of Goods Stranded in Suez Logjam

Aladdin’s Cave of Goods Stranded in Suez Logjam

An Aladdin’s cave of goods, from IKEA furnishings to tens of thousands of livestock, is stuck in a maritime traffic...

US Vows ‘Consequences’ for Russian Actions

US Vows ‘Consequences’ for Russian Actions

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says there will be “costs and consequences” for Russia for its allegedly malign activities...

Pope Leads Scaled-down Palm Sunday Service

Pope Leads Scaled-down Palm Sunday Service

Pope Francis led Palm Sunday services in an almost empty St. Peter’s Basilica because of coronavirus restrictions for the second...

Britain’s Johnson Criticizes ‘Disgraceful’ Attacks on Police at Protest

Britain’s Johnson Criticizes ‘Disgraceful’ Attacks on Police at Protest

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday criticized what he called “disgraceful attacks” on police officers after protests over a...

Poland Plans Pensions for Dogs, Horses in State Employment

Poland Plans Pensions for Dogs, Horses in State Employment

They locate survivors in collapsed buildings, track down fugitives, foil drugs and explosives smugglers and help control rowdy crowds. All...

Ukrainian President Dismisses Head of Constitutional Court

Ukrainian President Dismisses Head of Constitutional Court

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has dismissed the head of the constitutional court, who has opposed some anti-corruption reforms, calling his...

US Envoy for Afghanistan Heads to Turkey, Region to Push Talks to End Conflict

US Envoy for Afghanistan Heads to Turkey, Region to Push Talks to End Conflict

The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has departed for Turkey and the region, the U.S. State Department said...

Tech Faces a Year of Scrutiny and Change

Tech Faces a Year of Scrutiny and Change

Facebook hired fact-checkers, Twitter labeled tweets and Google took down videos, but for tech companies, disinformation is the problem that...

Spurred by Lockdown, Spain Gives 4-day Week a Try

Spurred by Lockdown, Spain Gives 4-day Week a Try

After years of waiting tables, Danae De Vries is one step closer to achieving her lifetime dream of becoming a...

UN Commission Urges Equality for Women in Decision-making

UN Commission Urges Equality for Women in Decision-making

The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality called for a sharp increase of women in global decision-making in...

Report Clears France of Complicity in 1994 Rwandan Genocide

Report Clears France of Complicity in 1994 Rwandan Genocide

A commission that spent nearly two years plumbing France’s role in 1994’s Rwandan genocide concluded Friday that the country reacted...

Putin Praises Russian Military Arctic Exercise

Putin Praises Russian Military Arctic Exercise

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised a recent Russian military exercise in the Arctic region showcasing the Russian military’s...

14 Years Later, Turkish-Armenian Journalist’s Assassination Leads to Life Sentences

14 Years Later, Turkish-Armenian Journalist’s Assassination Leads to Life Sentences

A Turkish court sentenced two former police chiefs on Friday to life in prison for their role in the killing...

EU Backs Off Sparking Vaccine War

EU Backs Off Sparking Vaccine War

The European Union’s heads of state and government decided at a virtual summit Thursday to withhold explicit approval for a...

Uyghur Leader Detained in Turkey as China Foreign Minister Visits

Uyghur Leader Detained in Turkey as China Foreign Minister Visits

The house detention of a Uyghur leader during the Chinese foreign minister’s visit to Turkey this week is stoking concerns...

EU Leaders Tell AstraZeneca: Deliver Promised Vaccine Before Exporting Elsewhere

EU Leaders Tell AstraZeneca: Deliver Promised Vaccine Before Exporting Elsewhere

European Union (EU) leaders have told the British-Swedish makers of the AstraZeneca vaccine they must honor their contract with the...

UK Slams China Sanctions Over Alleged Uyghur Disinformation

UK Slams China Sanctions Over Alleged Uyghur Disinformation

The British government announced Friday its full support for parliamentarians and other citizens of Britain sanctioned by China for raising...

China Attacks Foreign Clothing, Shoe Brands over Xinjiang

China Attacks Foreign Clothing, Shoe Brands over Xinjiang

Chinese state TV called Thursday for a boycott of H&M as Beijing lashed out at foreign clothing and footwear brands...