Omicron Surge Prompts CES to Trim a Day from Schedule

Omicron Surge Prompts CES to Trim a Day from Schedule

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show will end a day earlier than planned, the organizer of the global technology and gadget...

Biden to Speak with Zelenskiy, Says He Warned Putin on Ukraine  

Biden to Speak with Zelenskiy, Says He Warned Putin on Ukraine  

U.S. President Joe Biden will speak Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a White house official said Friday, a day...

Biden, Putin Address Ukraine Tensions in High-Stakes Phone Call

Biden, Putin Address Ukraine Tensions in High-Stakes Phone Call

For the second time in a month, US President Joe Biden has spoken directly to his Russian counterpart and urged...

Biden Affirms Sanctions Threat; Putin Says That Would Be ‘Colossal Mistake’

Biden Affirms Sanctions Threat; Putin Says That Would Be ‘Colossal Mistake’

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke frankly for nearly an hour late Thursday amid growing alarm over Russia’s troop...

Russia’s ‘Gas Pivot’ to China Poses Challenge for Europe

Russia’s ‘Gas Pivot’ to China Poses Challenge for Europe

Gazprom, Russia’s giant state-owned energy company, is slated to finalize an agreement in 2022 for a second huge natural gas...

Iran Says Rocket Launch Sent 3 ‘Research Payloads’ Into Space 

Iran Says Rocket Launch Sent 3 ‘Research Payloads’ Into Space 

Iran has used a satellite launch rocket to send three research devices into space, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on...

Cold War Resentment Has Been Building for Decades in Kremlin

Cold War Resentment Has Been Building for Decades in Kremlin

A few days after Vladimir Putin was reelected his country’s president in 2018, a former top Kremlin official outlined to...

Biden, Putin to Hold Call Over Stepped Up Security Demands

Biden, Putin to Hold Call Over Stepped Up Security Demands

President Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak Thursday as the Russian leader has stepped up his demands for security...

World Struggles With Rising COVID-19 Infections

World Struggles With Rising COVID-19 Infections

The United States recorded more than 512,000 daily new coronavirus cases Tuesday – the single highest one-day number of cases...

9 Serbs Indicted for Killing Around 100 Muslims During Bosnian War 

9 Serbs Indicted for Killing Around 100 Muslims During Bosnian War 

A Bosnian war crimes prosecutor has indicted nine Bosnian Serbs for the killing of around 100 Muslim Bosniaks, including seven...

Andrew’s Lawyers Say Accuser Can’t Sue Because She Doesn’t Live in US

Andrew’s Lawyers Say Accuser Can’t Sue Because She Doesn’t Live in US

In a court filing Tuesday, lawyers for Prince Andrew say a lawsuit by an American who claims he sexually abused...

In Russia, State Is Waging Hybrid War Against Media, Nobel Laureate Says

In Russia, State Is Waging Hybrid War Against Media, Nobel Laureate Says

In his Nobel speech, Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov described journalism as the “antidote to tyranny.”  The editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta...

US, Russia to Discuss Ukraine During January Talks

US, Russia to Discuss Ukraine During January Talks

The United States and Russia will hold talks in January about nuclear arms control and tensions along the Russia-Ukraine border. ...

State Department Calls for Release of Two Americans Held in Russia

State Department Calls for Release of Two Americans Held in Russia

The U.S. State Department called Tuesday for Russia to release Paul Whelan, who was detained by Russian authorities three years...

Historians Lament Dissolution of Russia’s Memorial Historical Rights Group 

Historians Lament Dissolution of Russia’s Memorial Historical Rights Group 

Prominent historians and human rights activists were shocked by a Russian Supreme Court ruling Tuesday to close Memorial International, which...

Mali’s Military Government:  Russia Sends Trainers, Not Mercenaries

Mali’s Military Government: Russia Sends Trainers, Not Mercenaries

Mali’s military government has denied hiring Russian mercenaries from the controversial Wagner Group, which has been sanctioned by the European...

BBC Journalist Says he has Left Russia for British Exile

BBC Journalist Says he has Left Russia for British Exile

An investigative journalist for the BBC’s Russian-language service in Moscow said in a video released on Monday that he had...

Russian Gas Supplies to Europe Under Scrutiny 

Russian Gas Supplies to Europe Under Scrutiny 

With the arrival of winter in Europe and energy prices soaring, tensions are running high over the provision of gas...

The Euro: How It Started 20 Years Ago

The Euro: How It Started 20 Years Ago

As Europe rang in the New Year 20 years ago, 12 of its nations said goodbye to their deutschmarks, French...

US, Russia to Hold Security Talks in January 

US, Russia to Hold Security Talks in January 

The United States and Russia will hold talks in January about nuclear arms control and tensions along the Russia-Ukraine border. ...

A Year After Booting Trump, Social Media Companies Face More Challenges Over Elections

A Year After Booting Trump, Social Media Companies Face More Challenges Over Elections

For U.S. social media companies, the violent mob storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6 last year spurred action. They...

COVID Outbreaks Lead to Soccer Match Postponements in England 

COVID Outbreaks Lead to Soccer Match Postponements in England 

The English Premier League (EPL) is postponing several football (soccer) games as a record number of players have tested positive...