Russia has sent invitations to leading Afghan politicians, the Taliban, and envoys of the United States, China, and Pakistan to participate in a three day conference starting March 18 on…
OECD Upgrades World Economic Forecast
The Organization for Economic Cooperation (OECD) Tuesday cautiously upgraded its 2021 global economic forecast, citing vaccine rollouts and the U.S. stimulus package passed last week as positive signs. At…
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European Parliament Lifts Immunity of 3 Catalan Separatists
The European Parliament voted Tuesday to waive the immunity of the former head of Spain’s Catalonia region and two other separatists, raising the prospect they could be extradited to Spain…
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US Denounces Russian ‘Disinformation’ Over COVID-19 Vaccines
The United States denounced Monday what it called a Russian disinformation campaign against U.S.-made COVID-19 vaccines, saying Moscow was putting lives at risk. The Global Engagement Center, an arm of the State…
Race and the Royals: Meghan And Harry Interview Plunges Palace Into Crisis
New controversy is brewing for Britain’s royal family after an interview on U.S. television with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle raised questions of possible racism in the royal…
New Rhodes Scholar Hopes to Advance Renewable Energy
For her studies in quieting wind turbines and making other forms of renewable energy more competitive, a University of California-Merced student from Germany has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship…
Germany’s Spy Chiefs Urge Court to Agree on Monitoring of Far-Right AfD
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency says there’s sufficient evidence to warrant labeling the country’s main opposition party, the populist far-right Alternative for Germany, AfD, as “anti-constitutional” and an organization hostile to…
21 Extraordinary Women Honored with Courage Award
The U.S. State Department recognized 21 women who demonstrated leadership in advocating for human rights, gender equality, and women’s empowerment, giving them an “International Women of Courage Award” during a…
Belarus Opposition Leader Calls for Global Action, Not Words
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is in Switzerland this week to drum up international pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko to resign and negotiate a peaceful transfer of power. Lukashenko was…
Britain Opens Schools; Vietnam Begins Vaccination Campaign
Britain opened all its schools Monday. The openings come as the country has experienced some of its lowest coronavirus death tolls since October.Vietnam began its COVID-19 vaccination program Monday with…
Italy Arrests an Algerian on Terrorism Charges
Italian state police arrested an Algerian citizen in Italy’s southern city of Bari Monday who is suspected of belonging to Islamic State and providing help for the 2015 terrorist attacks…
Meghan Accuses UK Royals of Racism, Says She Was Suicidal
Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, accused Britain’s royal family of raising concerns about how dark their son’s skin might be and pushing her to the brink of suicide, in…
White House Cites ‘Active Threat,’ Urges Action Despite Microsoft Patch
The White House on Sunday urged computer network operators to take further steps to gauge whether their systems were targeted amid a hack of Microsoft Corp’s Outlook email program, saying…
IPU Report: Women Still Underrepresented in Parliaments Worldwide
A report coinciding with International Women’s Day on Monday finds the number of women parliamentarians globally is increasing, but so slightly that it barely dents the global male-dominated system.The Inter-Parliamentary…
Greece Sidelines Thousands of Asylum-Seekers in National Inoculation Drive
Illegal migrants and refugees in Greece will take a back seat in the nation’s coronavirus vaccination drive, the government in Athens has said, stoking concerns that more than 70,000 asylum-seekers,…
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Etna Keeps Up Its Spectacular Explosions, Rains Ash on Towns
A particularly spectacular blast from Italy’s Mount Etna volcano belched out a towering cloud of ash and lava stone Sunday onto Sicilian villages, the latest in a series of explosions…
Swiss Voters Narrowly Approve So-Called Burka Ban
Swiss citizens narrowly approved a referendum that would prohibit women from wearing full facial coverings in public, a controversial issue that has divided the country during an exceptionally heated campaign. Campaigners,…
Pope Francis Encourages Iraq’s Christians to Forgive and Rebuild
Pope Francis Sunday visited Christian communities in Iraq’s north, where the Islamic State group carried out its worst devastation, to bring encouragement and solace to those who suffered numerous atrocities…
Pollution Checks on Siberia River after Pipeline Fire
Inspectors will check an underwater pipeline for pollution after it caught fire on a frozen river in Russia’s Siberia, federal monitoring service Rostekhnadzor said Sunday.First reports suggest around 700 tons…
Shake Off Your Ill Will, Britain Tells EU over Post-Brexit Trade
The European Union should shake off its ill will and build a good relationship with Britain as sovereign equals, Britain’s top EU adviser David Frost said on Sunday, promising to…
Cruz Puts Hold on Biden’s CIA Pick Burns Over Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Republican Senator Ted Cruz has placed a hold on President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency to pressure the administration to put tough sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream…
Europe Staggers as Infectious Variants Power Virus Surge
The virus swept through a nursery school and an adjacent elementary school in the Milan suburb of Bollate with amazing speed. In a matter of just days, 45 children and…
Pope Meets With Iraqi Ayatollah; Both Call for ‘Peaceful Coexistence’
Pope Francis met with Iraq’s top Shiite religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, during a visit Saturday morning to the Shiite holy city of Najaf. Both men issued statements after…
In Biblical City of Ur, Pope Urges Inter-Religious Tolerance, Fraternity
Pope Francis has addressed an interfaith gathering of Iraq’s religious and ethnic groups in Ur, said to be the birthplace of Abraham, the common patriarch for Jews, Christians and Muslims….
Pope Francis Meets With Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah Al-Sistani
Pope Francis, leader of the world’s Roman Catholics, met Saturday in Iraq with the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, a leading Shiite Muslim figure. The historic session between 84-year-old pontiff…
Portugal Envoy Urges US to Counter Chinese Bid at Key Seaport
Once the seat of a powerful maritime empire, Portugal is attracting attention from today’s great powers. Analysts warn that unless the U.S. moves quickly, China will soon expand its control…
Pope Meets with Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah
The leader of the world’s Roman Catholics is meeting Saturday in Iraq with a leading Shiite Muslim figure.The historic session between 84-year-old Pope Francis and the reclusive Grand Ayatollah Ali…