Blinken in Iceland for Climate Talks, Arctic Council Meeting 

 Blinken in Iceland for Climate Talks, Arctic Council Meeting 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he will join talks on climate change and take part...

3,000 Moroccan Migrants Cross into Spanish Territory

3,000 Moroccan Migrants Cross into Spanish Territory

About 3,000 Moroccans, a third of whom were presumed to be minors according to Spanish authorities, swam and used inflatable...

France Announces Support to Sudan during Africa Financing Talks

France Announces Support to Sudan during Africa Financing Talks

France said it will cancel $5 billion in debt Sudan owes it, and Germany also offered assistance, during back-to-back Paris financing...

EU Says Russian ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Stifles Independent Media

EU Says Russian ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Stifles Independent Media

The European Union has called on Russia to repeal its controversial “foreign agent” law, which has been used to target...

Turkey to Go Ahead with Russian Weapons Purchases Despite US Objections

Turkey to Go Ahead with Russian Weapons Purchases Despite US Objections

Turkey is threatening to go ahead with Russian military purchases despite warnings from Washington.  The threat comes as the impasse...

US, EU to Address Steel & Aluminum Capacity

US, EU to Address Steel & Aluminum Capacity

The United States and the European Union have announced they have begun discussions to “address global steel and aluminum excess...

Blinken in Denmark as Biden Administration Pushes to Boost Ties with Allies

Blinken in Denmark as Biden Administration Pushes to Boost Ties with Allies

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Denmark for talks Monday about economic, security and climate issues, as well...

Irish Health Service Hit by ‘Very Sophisticated’ Ransomware Attack 

Irish Health Service Hit by ‘Very Sophisticated’ Ransomware Attack 

Ireland’s health service operator shut down all its IT systems Friday to protect them from a ransomware attack, which crippled...

Facebook Faces Prospect of ‘Devastating’ Data Transfer Ban After Irish Ruling

Facebook Faces Prospect of ‘Devastating’ Data Transfer Ban After Irish Ruling

Ireland’s data regulator can resume a probe that may trigger a ban on Facebook’s transatlantic data transfers, the High Court...

France Pledges $1.5 Billion to Sudan to Pay Off IMF Loan

France Pledges $1.5 Billion to Sudan to Pay Off IMF Loan

France announced Monday that it will grant Sudan a $1.5 billion loan to help the north African country pay off...

Doubts Mount About Efficacy of Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine

Doubts Mount About Efficacy of Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine

Doubts are mounting about the efficacy of Russia’s Sputnik vaccine. Drug regulators in the Czech Republic and Brazil have withheld...