Britain’s Black Economy Draws Vietnamese Migrants

Britain’s Black Economy Draws Vietnamese Migrants

The deaths of 39 migrants, many believed to be of Vietnamese origin, in the back of a refrigerated truck near...

Trump Accused of Attempting to Interfere in British Election

Trump Accused of Attempting to Interfere in British Election

Accusations of attempted interference in a foreign election are being leveled at U.S. President Donald Trump after he phoned into...

Fiat Chrysler, PSA Peugeot Boards Approve Merger

Fiat Chrysler, PSA Peugeot Boards Approve Merger

The boards of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot announced Thursday fast-moving plans to merge the two companies creating the world’s...

Putin was ‘Conscientious and Disciplined’ Spy: KGB Documents

Putin was ‘Conscientious and Disciplined’ Spy: KGB Documents

Declassified KGB documents on display in Russia describe future President Vladimir Putin as a “conscientious and disciplined” spy at the...

Facebook Moves to Curb Russian Interference in African Politics

Facebook Moves to Curb Russian Interference in African Politics

This week’s takedown of Facebook and Instagram accounts that were used to interfere with African political affairs has provided new...

Security Firm Says Chinese Hackers Intercepted Text Messages

Security Firm Says Chinese Hackers Intercepted Text Messages

Chinese hackers with a history of state-sponsored espionage have intercepted the text messages of thousands of foreigners in a targeted...

Turkey Says Its Forces Captured 18 Syrian Soldiers in Syria

Turkey Says Its Forces Captured 18 Syrian Soldiers in Syria

 Turkey’s defense minister said Thursday its forces captured 18 Syrian government soldiers in northeastern Syria, including two who are wounded....

India Asks WhatsApp to Explain Privacy Breach

India Asks WhatsApp to Explain Privacy Breach

India has asked Facebook-owned WhatsApp to explain the nature of a privacy breach on its messaging platform that has affected...

As Economy Slows, New ECB Head Lagarde Faces Big Challenges

As Economy Slows, New ECB Head Lagarde Faces Big Challenges

Europe’s economy is losing strength. Top officials at the European Central Bank are at odds over policy. And it’s even...

Rights Envoy Urges Greece to Transfer Migrants to Mainland

Rights Envoy Urges Greece to Transfer Migrants to Mainland

A European top official says the situation in Greece’s migrant camps is “explosive” and is urging the country’s authorities to...

Germany: 30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Germany: 30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Thirty years ago the Berlin Wall fell, ending the divide between the communist East and the democratic West.  The fall...

Going Its Own Way: Twitter Bans Political Ads from Its Service

Going Its Own Way: Twitter Bans Political Ads from Its Service

In a major break from other internet companies, Twitter said on Wednesday it would no longer accept political ads, a...

Syria’s Warring Parties Meet to Draft New Constitution

Syria’s Warring Parties Meet to Draft New Constitution

Syrian government and opposition delegates have begun meeting to draft a new constitution as a prelude to U.N.-supervised elections for...

Hungary’s Orban: Good Relations With Russia Are Necessity

Hungary’s Orban: Good Relations With Russia Are Necessity

Hungary’s prime minster said Wednesday after hosting a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that good relations with Russia are...

Twitter to Ban Political Advertisements

Twitter to Ban Political Advertisements

Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating...

Global Trafficking Networks Behind British Migrant Tragedy

Global Trafficking Networks Behind British Migrant Tragedy

British and Belgian police are continuing to investigate the people-smuggling networks that helped to transport the 39 migrants who were...

Facebook Removes 3 Russian Networks It Says Engaged in Foreign Interference in Africa

Facebook Removes 3 Russian Networks It Says Engaged in Foreign Interference in Africa

Less than a week after the Africa-Russia Summit, Facebook has suspended three networks of Russian accounts it says were engaging...

NATO Chief Calls For Russian Troop Withdrawal From Ukraine

NATO Chief Calls For Russian Troop Withdrawal From Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has welcomed the withdrawal of Ukrainian and Russia-backed separatist forces from a frontline area in eastern...

Denmark Allows Russia-Germany Gas Pipeline

Denmark Allows Russia-Germany Gas Pipeline

Denmark said Wednesday that it is giving permission for a joint German-Russian underwater gas pipeline to be laid through its...

Activist Thunberg Declines Climate Prize, Urges More Action

Activist Thunberg Declines Climate Prize, Urges More Action

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired millions across the world to stage protests urging leaders to better tackle...

UK’s Brexit Deal Estimated to Cost Almost $100 Billion

UK’s Brexit Deal Estimated to Cost Almost $100 Billion

A respected British think tank slammed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal on Wednesday, concluding that the economy would be...

150 Million Euros Pledged to Address Venezuelan Migration Crisis

150 Million Euros Pledged to Address Venezuelan Migration Crisis

An international conference has concluded in Brussels with the European Union pledging an additional 150 million euros [166 million USD]...