French President Emmanuel Macron hosted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for lunch Wednesday, with the leaders hoping to pare back differences on energy and defence and revitalise the European Union’s key…

In letters from prison, freelance journalist Pablo Gonzalez said that secret service agents told him to “eat flies or insects” if he wanted to keep up his protein levels.  Gonzalez,…

A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against a nine-year sentence for possessing and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. Griner and her lawyers…

Finland and Sweden’s aspirations to join NATO are in doubt as Turkey has renewed its objections to their membership bids. Finnish diplomats met with their Turkish counterparts Tuesday in Ankara,…

s Russia escalates its attacks in Ukraine, Estonia looks with concern to the east, to its Russian neighbor, but also within – to itself. With a significant Russian-speaking population, the…

Rishi Sunak became Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday after his predecessor, Liz Truss, stepped down. Truss spoke briefly outside 10 Downing Street before travelling to Buckingham Palace to formally offer…

Bees pollinate 71 of the 100 crop species that provide 90% of food worldwide. They also pollinate wild plants, helping sustain biodiversity and the beauty of the natural world. But…

Germany and the European Commission are hosting a conference Tuesday in Berlin to discuss the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine and to show the international community’s ongoing support.  The conference…

Despite rebuffs from Western nations, Russia continued to accuse Ukraine of preparing to use a “dirty bomb” and said it would bring the matter to the U.N. Security Council on…

A Spanish man trekking from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has not been heard from since the day after he crossed into Iran three weeks ago,…

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner “does not expect miracles” at her appeal hearing on Tuesday against a nine-year Russian jail term for having cannabis oil in her luggage, her lawyers…

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak won the backing of Conservative Party lawmakers Monday to become Britain’s new prime minister, after the resignation of Liz Truss, who spent less than two months…

In marking World Polio Day, advocates for a polio-free world are urging nations to commit to a new five-year strategy to eradicate this crippling disease and consign it to the…

Tensions between Turkey and Greece are escalating over a number of territorial disputes. Analysts say the countries have a long history of managing such tensions. They say that expertise will…

The European Union is aiming to clinch deals on three new laws to fight climate change in time for the annual United Nations climate negotiations next month, in a bid…

Rishi Sunak ran for Britain’s top job and lost. Now he has another shot — and the chance to say “I told you so.” The former U.K. Treasury chief was…

Ukraine rejected Russian allegations that Ukrainian forces might detonate a radioactive device, and accused Russia of planning to carry out such an act and blame it on Ukraine. “Russian lies…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made veiled comparisons Sunday between the Soviet troops that attacked Hungary during the 1956 revolution and the institutions of the European Union today. Marking the…

A right-wing politician and a centrist independent candidate will face each other in a runoff presidential election in Slovenia after no candidate achieved an outright victory in the first round…