Russians Have Low Expectations of Latest Putin-Trump Encounter

Russians Have Low Expectations of Latest Putin-Trump Encounter

The scheduled meeting Friday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Osaka, Japan, on the sidelines...

Second Florida City Pays Ransom to Hackers

Second Florida City Pays Ransom to Hackers

A second small city in Florida has agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom to cybercriminals who...

Twitter to Label Tweets by Leaders Who Break Its Rules

Twitter to Label Tweets by Leaders Who Break Its Rules

Twitter will begin labeling tweets by world leaders that violate its rules, but that it says still serve the “public...

Facebook Seeks Outside Review of Decisions to Ban Certain Content

Facebook Seeks Outside Review of Decisions to Ban Certain Content

Facebook will seek nominations for a 40-person content oversight board “soon,” according to a blog post by the social media...

Video Game Helps Farmers Fight Disease

Video Game Helps Farmers Fight Disease

Video games aren’t just for fun — they can also be used to fight disease, new research shows.Scientists combined video...

Erdogan Seeks Out Trump to End Dispute on Russian Missile System

Erdogan Seeks Out Trump to End Dispute on Russian Missile System

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is looking forward to a meeting with President Donald Trump to end the escalating crisis...

US Gets No Commitment From Allies to Thwart Iran Threat

US Gets No Commitment From Allies to Thwart Iran Threat

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he came away with no firm commitments from NATO allies to participate in...

European, US Diplomats Meet in Paris for Iran Talks

European, US Diplomats Meet in Paris for Iran Talks

 The U.S. special envoy for Iran, Brian Hook is meeting with top French, German and British diplomats in Paris for...

Germany’s Merkel Seen Shaking Again at Berlin Event

Germany’s Merkel Seen Shaking Again at Berlin Event

German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and was seen shaking for the second time in just over a week at...

Migrant Ship Enters Italian Waters Despite Warnings

Migrant Ship Enters Italian Waters Despite Warnings

A German humanitarian ship carrying 42 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya has reached Italian waters, defying orders from...

Spain Separatists’ Terror Link to Venezuela Appears Well-Trodden

Spain Separatists’ Terror Link to Venezuela Appears Well-Trodden

When the Basque terrorist group ETA’s most wanted fugitive, Josu Ternera, accused of ordering a 1987 bombing that killed 11...

NATO Weighs Boost to Air Defenses Over Russia Missile System

NATO Weighs Boost to Air Defenses Over Russia Missile System

NATO is considering beefing up European air and missile defenses and ramping up its war games plans should Russia fail...

Huawei Loses Trade Secrets Theft Case Against US Chip Designer

Huawei Loses Trade Secrets Theft Case Against US Chip Designer

A logo of Huawei marks one of the company’s buildings in Dongguan, in China’s Guangdong province, March 6, 2019. A...

Bitcoin Soars Past $13,000 as Facebook’s Libra Fuels Demand

Bitcoin Soars Past $13,000 as Facebook’s Libra Fuels Demand

Bitcoin jumped to an 18-month high on Wednesday, as investors looked for safety in alternative investments amid geopolitical tension, and...

Trump Heads to Japan for G-20 Summit

Trump Heads to Japan for G-20 Summit

Just a month after a state visit to Japan, U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to the East Asian country...

What’s At Stake for Silicon Valley in US-China Trade Talks

What’s At Stake for Silicon Valley in US-China Trade Talks

With U.S. and Chinese leaders set to meet this week on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Japan, there...

UN: Killing of Saudi Journalist Khashoggi Is International Crime

UN: Killing of Saudi Journalist Khashoggi Is International Crime

A U.N. investigator is calling on governments to prosecute and bring to justice Saudi officials responsible for what she says...

Prosecutors: No Evidence of Criminal Origin in Notre Dame Fire

Prosecutors: No Evidence of Criminal Origin in Notre Dame Fire

There is no evidence of criminal origin in the fire that ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral, according to the Paris prosecutor’s...

UN:  Freedom of Expression Under Threat from Surveillance Industry

UN: Freedom of Expression Under Threat from Surveillance Industry

A United Nations investigator says the rise of the private surveillance industry and the targeting of individuals by digital surveillance...

US Protests Spying Suspect’s Treatment in Russian Jail

US Protests Spying Suspect’s Treatment in Russian Jail

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow says that it has officially protested the reported mistreatment of a U.S. national who is...

Malaysia Pits Palm Oil Against Fighter Jets in EU Trade Spat

Malaysia Pits Palm Oil Against Fighter Jets in EU Trade Spat

As the United States and China tussle over tit-for-tat tariffs, another trade spat between West and East is quietly playing...

European Countries Bake Under Early Summer Heat Wave

European Countries Bake Under Early Summer Heat Wave

European countries have been hit with an early summer heat wave, which has authorities scrambling to activate plans to protect...