Former FBI Agent Arrested on Russia Sanctions Violations

Former FBI Agent Arrested on Russia Sanctions Violations

A former senior FBI agent who once investigated Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska has been arrested for receiving secret payments from...

France’s Baguette Becomes Another Ukraine War Casualty

France’s Baguette Becomes Another Ukraine War Casualty

The fallout of the war in Ukraine is hitting even France’s iconic baguette, which was recently added to UNESCO’s World...

Russia, Estonia Expel Each Other’s Ambassadors  

Russia, Estonia Expel Each Other’s Ambassadors  

Russia and neighboring Estonia, a member of the NATO military alliance, said Monday they are expelling each other’s ambassadors by...

Why Macron, French Unions at Odds Over Pensions 

Why Macron, French Unions at Odds Over Pensions 

The French government is presenting a bill on Monday that foresees broad changes to the pension system that will notably...

Pavel Leads Ahead of Czech Vote; Opponent Plays on War Fears 

Pavel Leads Ahead of Czech Vote; Opponent Plays on War Fears 

Retired general and former NATO official Petr Pavel led billionaire ex-prime minister Andrej Babis by a nearly 18-point margin ahead...

Senior UK Conservatives Under Fire Over Tax, Finances

Senior UK Conservatives Under Fire Over Tax, Finances

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak opened an investigation Monday into allegations that the chairman of the governing Conservative Party settled...

Erdogan: Turkey Elections to Be Held May 14

Erdogan: Turkey Elections to Be Held May 14

Turkey’s president has announced May 14 as the date for the country’s next parliamentary and presidential elections. President Recep Tayyip...

Pressure Mounting on Germany to Deliver Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine

Pressure Mounting on Germany to Deliver Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine

French and German leaders held a summit in France Sunday as pressure mounts on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to approve...

Greek Police Search Ryanair Passenger Plane Over Bomb Threat 

Greek Police Search Ryanair Passenger Plane Over Bomb Threat 

Police on Sunday were searching a Ryanair RYA.I passenger plane that landed at Athens International Airport for any suspicious items...

France, Germany Renew Alliance Strained Amid War in Ukraine 

France, Germany Renew Alliance Strained Amid War in Ukraine 

France and Germany are seeking to overcome differences laid bare by Russia’s war in Ukraine while celebrating their decadeslong friendship...

Swedish Prime Minister Condemns Quran Burning

Swedish Prime Minister Condemns Quran Burning

Sweden’s prime minister has condemned as “deeply disrespectful” the weekend burning of a Quran in Stockholm, which has raised tensions...

UK:  Russia Will ‘Likely Struggle’ to Staff, Equip Planned Force Expansion

UK: Russia Will ‘Likely Struggle’ to Staff, Equip Planned Force Expansion

The British Defense Ministry said Sunday that Russia “highly likely assesses that an enhanced conventional military threat will endure for...

India Blocks ‘Hostile’ BBC Documentary on PM Modi

India Blocks ‘Hostile’ BBC Documentary on PM Modi

India’s government said it has blocked videos and tweets sharing links to a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...

Are Women More Empathetic Than Men?

Are Women More Empathetic Than Men?

“I’ve always been able to understand how people feel and to see their perspective,” said Luisa Piette, who lives in...

Inspections of Ukrainian Grain Ships Halved Since October

Inspections of Ukrainian Grain Ships Halved Since October

Inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain and other food exports have slowed to half their peak rate under a wartime...

Ex-SEAL Dies in Ukraine; 6th Known American Killed in War

Ex-SEAL Dies in Ukraine; 6th Known American Killed in War

A former U.S. Navy SEAL who went AWOL in 2019 was killed this week in Ukraine, American officials said Friday....

Sections of Balkan River Become Floating Garbage Dump

Sections of Balkan River Become Floating Garbage Dump

Tons of waste dumped in poorly regulated riverside landfills or directly into the waterways that flow across three countries end...

Thousands Join Rightist Rally Against Spanish Government

Thousands Join Rightist Rally Against Spanish Government

Thousands of people packed into central Madrid Saturday to protest the Socialist government and accuse it of undermining the constitution,...

Russia’s RT France to Close After Accounts Frozen

Russia’s RT France to Close After Accounts Frozen

RT France, the French arm of the Russian state broadcaster, will shut down after its French bank accounts were frozen...

EU Borders Facing ‘Unprecedented Challenges’ Amid Fears Russia Will Weaponize Migration 

EU Borders Facing ‘Unprecedented Challenges’ Amid Fears Russia Will Weaponize Migration 

The European Union says it faced “unprecedented challenges” at its borders last year, with a sharp rise in asylum-seekers arriving...

UN Rights Chief Launches $452 Million Appeal to Protect, Defend Human Rights

UN Rights Chief Launches $452 Million Appeal to Protect, Defend Human Rights

The U.N.’s top human rights official, Volker Türk, appealed Friday for $452 million to fund the critical work of the...

Turkey Cancels Swedish Defense Minister’s Planned Visit to Ankara

Turkey Cancels Swedish Defense Minister’s Planned Visit to Ankara

Turkey has canceled the Swedish defense minister’s planned visit to Ankara because the Nordic country has given permission to protesters...