Facebook Bans Violent ‘Boogaloo’ Groups, Not the Term Itself

Facebook Bans Violent ‘Boogaloo’ Groups, Not the Term Itself

Facebook has banned an extremist anti-government network loosely associated with the broader “boogaloo” movement, a slang term supporters use to...

How Pandemic Upended Croatia’s Bold EU Presidency Plans

How Pandemic Upended Croatia’s Bold EU Presidency Plans

Among the many things that have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic around the world was Croatia’s ambitious agenda for...

Bullet Sent to Reporter for Slovak Website Aktuality

Bullet Sent to Reporter for Slovak Website Aktuality

Police in Slovakia are investigating after Peter Sabo, a reporter for the news outlet Aktuality, found a bullet in his mailbox.The threat against...

Belgian King Expresses Regret for Colonial Abuses in Congo on Country’s Independence Day

Belgian King Expresses Regret for Colonial Abuses in Congo on Country’s Independence Day

Belgium’s King Philippe expressed regret Tuesday for 75 years of his country’s exploitative rule in the Democratic Republic of the...

UN Calls for End to Practices Threatening Women, Girls Worldwide

UN Calls for End to Practices Threatening Women, Girls Worldwide

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for urgent action to stop female genital mutilation, child marriage and other...

Russia Votes on Constitutional Changes to Extend Putin’s Rule

Russia Votes on Constitutional Changes to Extend Putin’s Rule

In Russia, a second effort is underway to hold a weeklong national vote to change the country’s constitution. The Kremlin...

Presidential Campaigns Embrace Tech to Reach Voters During Pandemic

Presidential Campaigns Embrace Tech to Reach Voters During Pandemic

With social distancing as the new pandemic normal, U.S. presidential campaigns were faced with an unprecedented situation. They no longer...

Britain’s PM Discusses Post-COVID-19 Economy 

Britain’s PM Discusses Post-COVID-19 Economy 

Saying it is not too soon to begin planning for the post-COVID-19 economy, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tuesday pledged...

Social Media Platforms Face Reckoning Over Hate Speech 

Social Media Platforms Face Reckoning Over Hate Speech 

For years, social media platforms have fueled political polarization and hosted an explosion of hate speech. Now, with four months...

Support for Putin Wanes in His Former Russian Stronghold

Support for Putin Wanes in His Former Russian Stronghold

In 2011, the industrial city of Nizhny Tagil was dubbed “Putingrad” for its residents’ fervent support for Russian President Vladimir...

Germany Takes Over EU Presidency at Challenging Time

Germany Takes Over EU Presidency at Challenging Time

The European Union’s most powerful member, Germany, takes over the bloc’s rotating presidency in July amid a raft of challenges —...

US Lawmakers Call for More Information on Afghanistan Russian Bounties

US Lawmakers Call for More Information on Afghanistan Russian Bounties

US lawmakers called for an immediate investigation Monday into news reports that Russia had offered bounties to Taliban-backed militants for the deaths of...

Venezuelan President Expels EU Ambassador  

Venezuelan President Expels EU Ambassador  

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has given the European Union’s ambassador in Caracas 72 hours to leave the country. Maduro’s order on Monday came not long after...

Green Party Surges in France’s Local Elections  

Green Party Surges in France’s Local Elections  

Some are calling it an historic moment for France’s Greens party, others for the environmental movement in general. The Greens...

Former French PM Fillon Guilty of Fraud   

Former French PM Fillon Guilty of Fraud   

A Parisian court Monday found former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon guilty of using public money to pay his wife more than $1 million...

Residents of Eastern Ukraine Vote on Extending Putin’s Rule 

Residents of Eastern Ukraine Vote on Extending Putin’s Rule 

Residents of separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine who have Russian citizenship are traveling to Russia to vote on constitutional amendments...

Albania PM Calls Kosovo Leader’s Indictment ‘Shameful Stain’

Albania PM Calls Kosovo Leader’s Indictment ‘Shameful Stain’

Albania’s prime minister on Monday called the indictment of Kosovo’s president and other former rebel fighters a “shameful stain” on...

India Bans 59 Chinese Apps Amid Border Tensions

India Bans 59 Chinese Apps Amid Border Tensions

India has banned the use of 59 Chinese-owned apps, including TikTok, citing security concerns Monday, as relations between the two...

In France, Police Stage Counter Protests

In France, Police Stage Counter Protests

In the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody in the U.S. city of Minneapolis, the passionate debate has...

French President Macron Pledges Nearly $17B for Environmental Programs 

French President Macron Pledges Nearly $17B for Environmental Programs 

French President Emmanuel Macron Monday pledged nearly $17 billion in new funding for environmental programs one day after his party...

EU Finalizing Virus ‘Safe List,’ US Unlikely to Make The Cut

EU Finalizing Virus ‘Safe List,’ US Unlikely to Make The Cut

The European Union is edging toward finalizing a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Europe again...

Despairing Russian Doctors Cast Doubt on Coronavirus Tally

Despairing Russian Doctors Cast Doubt on Coronavirus Tally

President Vladimir Putin has compared Russian doctors to heroic Red Army soldiers battling the Nazis during World War II. Last...