Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Turkish citizens to boycott French goods in response to what he says is France’s “anti-Islam” agenda.During a televised speech Monday, he also called for European…
From Cold War to Gray War: Internet Conflict Intensifying
A former top security adviser to Boris Johnson has revealed that Britain has launched recently a series of covert cyber-based attacks on Russian leaders and their interests to “impose a…
Ціна на газ для виробників тепла зросла на 24% – «Нафтогаз»
Ціна на газ для виробників тепла зросла на 24%, повідомив «Нафтогаз України». У жовтні вона становитиме 5 374,1 гривні за тисячу кубометрів без урахування ПДВ та витрат на транспортування газу магістральними…
Opposition Announces National Strike in Belarus
Belarus’s opposition called a countrywide general strike on Monday — the latest in a series of efforts to dislodge longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko from power following what opponents say was…
Belarus: Police Use Stun Grenades to Disperse Protests
Police in Belarus used stun grenades Sunday to disperse protesters, who after months of demonstrations, have threatened a national strike if longtime President Alexander Lukashenko does not resign by midnight.News…
Pakistani PM: French Leader Stoking ‘Islamophobia’
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of “attacking Islam” by defending the publication of “blasphemous” caricatures. The comment Sunday comes four days after Macron…
Italy Further Tightens Closures as Coronavirus Infections Surge
With the number of daily new infections from the coronavirus now close to 20,000, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Sunday announced new closures set to take effect on Monday. He…
Pope Names 13 New Cardinals, Includes WDC Archbishop Gregory
Pope Francis on Sunday named 13 new cardinals, including Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red hat.In a surprise…
Ukrainians Go to the Polls in Historic Local Elections
Voters across Ukraine are casting ballots in local elections being held under a new Electoral Code that decentralizes power from Kyiv to local governing bodies. The polls are considered the most…
Greece Court Orders Neo-Nazi Leaders to Jail
The leader and founder of Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party has turned himself in after a court ordered him and other senior members of the party to serve more than…
Agencies: Belarus and Russia Will Respond to External Threats, Lukashenko Tells Pompeo
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats, Russian…
Europe, US Watch COVID Case Totals Grow, Debate New Restrictions
Confirmed coronavirus infections continued to soar Saturday in many parts of the U.S. and Europe. In some cases, so did anger over the restrictions governments put in place to try…
US Mission in Turkey Warns Americans of Possible Terrorist Attacks
U.S. officials in Turkey have warned Americans in the country of possible terror attacks in Istanbul and other areas within the country. In a security alert issued Friday, the…
IOC Chief Bach Says Olympics Cannot Be ‘Marketplace of Demonstrations’
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the Olympic Games are not about politics and must guard against becoming a “marketplace of demonstrations.” Against the backdrop of the Black…
Heavy Fighting Continues Over Nagorno-Karabakh
Heavy fighting continues over the Nagorno-Karabakh region as Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of shelling residential areas.Nagorno-Karabakh authorities said Azerbaijani rockets hit the town of Martakert and several villages…
US Slams Turkey for S-400 Tests, Warns of ‘Serious Consequences’
Tensions between the United States and Turkey appear to be growing, following the latest war of words between the two allies over Ankara’s purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense system.The…
Pompeo Meets With Azerbaijani, Armenian FMs in Bid to Help End Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met in Washington Friday with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia in a bid to help end nearly a month of intense fighting…
НБУ встановив курс гривні щодо долара на початок наступного тижня
Національний банк України встановив на перший день наступного тижня, 26 жовтня, курс 28 гривень 29 копійок за долар, Це на 2 копійки більше за офіційний курс на 23 жовтня, але…
Czech PM Demands Health Minister Resign for Violating COVID-19 Restrictions
A political standoff is brewing in the Czech Republic where the health minister has refused to resign after pictures were published of him eating in a Prague restaurant closed under…
Belgium Tightens COVID-19 Restrictions But Resists Lockdown
Belgian officials Friday announced new COVID-19 restrictions but stopped short of a lockdown to stem the surging rate of infections, which are now averaging more than 10,000 per day.At a…
US Election Looms, French Mostly Root for Biden
The relationship between France and the United States is rarely as far apart as it is now, say experts. As the U.S. presidential election nears, polls show many French are…
US Warns of More Election Meddling from Russia, Iran
Russia and Iran are ramping up attacks on U.S. government networks and computer systems while also amplifying their disinformation campaigns, hoping to rattle the confidence of American voters with less…
Britain to Deliberately Infect Volunteers With Coronavirus
Healthy volunteers will be deliberately infected with the coronavirus to try to speed up the development of a vaccine, under plans announced by the British government this week. The trial…
NATO Chief: Alliance to Build Space Center at Ramstein Airbase in Germany
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed Thursday that the military alliance would establish a space center at the Allied Air Command base in Ramstein, Germany.Speaking in Brussels after a virtual conference of…
Мінекономіки розкритикувало київську владу за закупівлі білоруських автобусів
Міністерство економічного розвитку і торгівлі 22 жовтня прокоментувало рішення Київської міської державної адміністрації закупити в лізинг 200 автобусів виробництва білоруського заводу «МАЗ». Згідно з заявою, відомство не підтримує закупівлю автобусів…
Падіння виробництва в Україні у вересні склало 4,4% – Держстат
Промислове виробництво в Україні у вересні 2020 року порівняно з вереснем 2019 року знизилося на 4,4%, повідомила Державна служба статистики (Держстат) 22 жовтня. У серпні таке падіння становило 5,3%, у…
НБУ залишив незмінним курс гривні щодо долара США
Національний банк України встановив на 23 жовтня курс 28 гривень 27 копійок за долар, не змінивши його порівняно з офіційним курсом на 22 жовтня. Це на 13 копійок менше від…
Czechs to Get Ventilators from EU as Coronavirus Cases Soar
The Czech Republic will get 30 ventilators from the European Union and is seeking more help and equipment abroad to help grapple with the continent’s worst outbreak of the new…
Three New Areas in Britain Tighten COVID-19 Restrictions
The British health minister announced Thursday that three additional areas of the country will see tightened COVID-19 restrictions after a reported surge of new cases. Health Minister Matt Hancock told members…
France Pays Homage to Slain Teacher as Some Question Country’s Secularist Ideals
French President Emmanuel Macron paid a soaring tribute Wednesday to a middle school teacher brutally killed in an Islamic terrorist attack last week, while vowing an all-out fight against radical…
