The gunman charged over a foiled 2015 train attack told a French court Wednesday that he had targeted only American soldiers, after refusing instructions from an Islamic State ringleader to…
Iran Swaps Jailed British-Australian Academic for 3 Iranians Held Abroad
Iran has released a British-Australian academic who had been detained in Iran in exchange for three Iranians who were held in another country, according to Iranian state TV. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a…
НБУ послабив гривню на одну копійку щодо долара
Національний банк України встановив на 26 листопада курс 28 гривень 38 копійок за долар, це на одну копійку більше за офіційний курс на сьогодні. За даними Finance.ua, торги на міжбанківському…
Кабмін дозволив «Нафтогазу» вести видобуток на шельфі Чорного моря без проведення аукціону
Кабінет міністрів України на засіданні 25 листопада ухвалив постанову, якою надав НАК «Нафтогаз України» право вести розвідку та видобуток на шельфі Чорного моря без проведення аукціону. «Це рішення дасть змогу…
NGOs, Journalists Concerned French Bill Would Restrict Liberties
A controversial security bill that is drawing protests from journalists and rights groups has cleared the lower chamber of France’s National Assembly.The so-called Global Security bill has sparked street protests…
Duchess of Sussex Reveals She Had Miscarriage During Summer
The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July, giving a personal account of the traumatic experience in hope of helping others. Meghan described the miscarriage…
Scotland First in the World to Make Sanitary Products Free
Scotland on Tuesday made sanitary products free to all women, becoming the first nation in the world to take such a step against “period poverty.” The measure makes tampons and sanitary…
Russian Influence Peddlers Carving Out New Audiences on Fringes
After four years of warnings and preparations, the 2020 presidential election did not see a repeat of 2016, when intelligence officials concluded Russia meddled using a combination of cyberattacks and…
Scotland’s COVID-19 Infections Stabilize, Hospitalizations Fall
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told Parliament Tuesday that the number of new COVID-19 cases has stabilized and hospitalizations are down, but the COVID-19 alert levels in the country will…
НБУ залишив незмінним курс гривні – 28,37 за долар
Національний банк України встановив на 25 листопада курс 28 гривень 37 копійок за долар, це так само, як і офіційний курс на сьогодні. За даними Finance.ua, торги на міжбанківському валютному…
Egyptian Suspects in Murder of Italian Student Likely to Face In-Absentia Trial
Italian prosecutors investigating the 2016 death of an Italian student who was killed in Egypt are set to request authorization for a trial-in-absentia of several Egyptian security officials, according to…
US Makes Rare Maritime Challenge Near Peter The Great Bay
The U.S. Navy says one of its warships conducted a freedom of navigation operation Tuesday in the Sea of Japan, making a rare challenge to a controversial maritime claim by…
Visitors to Britain Could Shorten Quarantine With Negative Test
Britain announced Tuesday that travelers from abroad could face a shorter isolation period with a negative COVID-19 test days after their arrival.Current rules require 14 days of quarantine. Starting December…
Bloomberg: Ілон Маск випередив Білла Ґейтса й посів друге місце в рейтингу найбагатших людей світу
Американський підприємець, керівник компаній Tesla та SpaceX Ілон Маск випередив на кілька десятків мільйонів доларів засновника Microsoft Білла Ґейтса й посів друге місце в рейтингу найбагатших людей світу, свідчать дані…
Lockerbie Bomber Appeal Set to Begin at Scotland’s High Court
Scotland’s High Court will begin hearing an appeal Tuesday of the conviction of a Libyan man found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing, the deadliest militant attack in British…
Радник Єрмака про транш МВФ у 2020 році: фізично і календарно ми не встигаємо
Україна не встигає отримати транш від Міжнародного валютного фонду у 2020 році, повідомив Тимофій Милованов – новопризначений радник керівника Офісу президента України Андрія Єрмака. «Фізично, календарно зараз ми не встигаємо….
Australian Airline Says It Will Require COVID-19 Vaccine to Fly
The Australian airline company Qantas says it will require international travelers in the future to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to fly, as another pharmaceutical company…
Vaccine Breakthrough Raises Hopes of Rapid Global Rollout
A coronavirus vaccine developed by Britain’s University of Oxford and the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has shown successful results in early trials. If it is approved by regulators, the vaccine appears…
British PM Lays Out Post-Lockdown Restrictions
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled an updated plan for handling Britain’s COVID-19 infection after the country’s partial national lockdown is lifted December 2.In video message to Parliament Monday,…
НБУ послабив гривню до 28,37 за долар
Національний банк України встановив на 24 листопада курс 28 гривень 37 копійок за долар, це на одну копійку більше за офіційний курс на сьогодні. За даними Finance.ua, торги на міжбанківському…
АМКУ дозволив громадянину Білорусі купити українську «дочку» «БТА Банку»
Антимонопольний комітет дозволив громадянину Білорусі викупити більшу частку українського «БТА Банку» – про це рішення пресслужба комітету повідомляє за підсумками засідання 23 листопада. «Надано дозвіл фізичній особі – громадянину республіки…
Swedish PM Urges Citizens to Abide by Coronavirus Restrictions
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has urged his country to do what is necessary to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control, warning that “people’s health and lives are in danger.”…
France at Odds with Mali Plan to Dialogue with Jihadists
The eight-year Islamist insurgency in the West African nation of Mali shows no sign of ending and after an August coup toppled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The country’s transitional government…
Speedboat Taking Migrants to Greece Partially Sinks; 1 Dead
A speedboat that appeared to have been smuggling migrants to the Greek island of Rhodes from nearby Turkey partially sank before reaching land, leaving one person dead, Greece’s coast guard…
French Ex-President Sarkozy Goes on Trial, Accused of Corruption
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday accused of trying to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling, one of several criminal investigations that threaten to cast an ignominious…
Dayton Accords 25 Years Later: Bosnia Got Blueprint for Peace but not for Its Future
When leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Croatia gathered in the U.S. city of Dayton, Ohio, in November 1995, war in Bosnia had been raging for almost four years….
Hundreds Detained in Ongoing Belarus Protests Against Longtime President
More than 200 people have been arrested, a rights group said Sunday, as Belarusians continued to protest longtime President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. Thousands of people took to the streets to…
US Officially Withdraws from Open Skies Agreement
The United States formally withdrew on Sunday from the Open Skies Treaty, an 18-year-old arms control and verification agreement that Washington repeatedly accused Moscow of violating. The withdrawal is the latest…
UNHCR, EU Slam Greece Over Migrant Pushbacks, Abuse
The United Nations’ refugee agency is urging Greece to stamp out migrant abuse and investigate multiple accusations of pushbacks at the country’s sea and land borders with neighboring Turkey.The UNHCR…
Bodies of Man and His Slave Unearthed from Ashes at Pompeii
Skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave attempting to escape death from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago…