Taliban Expect US to Withdraw, Vow to Restore Islamic Rule

Taliban Expect US to Withdraw, Vow to Restore Islamic Rule

The Taliban warned Washington Friday against defying a May 1 deadline for the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from...

Media Freedom in Slovenia Under EU Scrutiny

Media Freedom in Slovenia Under EU Scrutiny

Members of the European Parliament have warned of a “chilling” environment for Slovenia’s media, with verbal assaults from senior officials...

Merkel Says She Would Take AstraZeneca Vaccine

Merkel Says She Would Take AstraZeneca Vaccine

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday  she was ready to be vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s coronavirus jab if she is offered it,...

Biden to Nominate Former Sen. Nelson as NASA Chief

Biden to Nominate Former Sen. Nelson as NASA Chief

U.S. President Joe Biden announced Friday he plans to nominate former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to lead the U.S. space...

Turkey’s Political Crackdown Draws More International Concern

Turkey’s Political Crackdown Draws More International Concern

A crackdown on Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish political party appears to be broadening following Friday’s detention of a leading member of...

3 Killed in Moscow Area Apartment Blast

3 Killed in Moscow Area Apartment Blast

Emergency officials in the Moscow suburb of Khimki Friday say a gas leak caused an explosion and fire that killed...

Turkey Asks Brotherhood TV Channels to Dim Criticism of Egypt

Turkey Asks Brotherhood TV Channels to Dim Criticism of Egypt

Turkish authorities have asked three Istanbul-based Egyptian opposition TV channels to soften their critical political coverage of Egypt’s government, as...

Twitter Asks Users to Weigh in on Rules for World Leaders

Twitter Asks Users to Weigh in on Rules for World Leaders

Twitter on Friday began a survey of global users about platform rules for world leaders while consulting human rights and...

German Health Officials: Virus Spreading ‘Exponentially’

German Health Officials: Virus Spreading ‘Exponentially’

German health officials Friday said coronavirus cases in the country are rising at “an exponential rate,” forcing the government to...

Moscow Hosts Talks Aimed at Ending Fighting in Afghanistan

Moscow Hosts Talks Aimed at Ending Fighting in Afghanistan

Russia Thursday hosted rival Afghani factions in Moscow for talks aimed at kickstarting a power-sharing agreement between the Taliban and...

One Year Into the COVID Pandemic: Europe Bears the Scars

One Year Into the COVID Pandemic: Europe Bears the Scars

A year ago on March 11, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. As Henry Ridgwell reports for...

European Medicines Agency Again Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine

European Medicines Agency Again Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine

The European Medicines Agency has approved the continued use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the battle to contain the...