Turkey Steps Up Border Security to Thwart Afghan Refugees

Turkey Steps Up Border Security to Thwart Afghan Refugees

Turkey is stepping up a border security barrier with Iran, primarily to thwart a possible large influx of refugees from...

EU Defense Ministers Mull Rapid Response Force after Afghanistan’s Fall

EU Defense Ministers Mull Rapid Response Force after Afghanistan’s Fall

European Union defense ministers discussed Thursday how to better respond to future crises following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, including...

Europe’s Infectious Disease Agency Says No Pressing Need for Boosters

Europe’s Infectious Disease Agency Says No Pressing Need for Boosters

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has issued a report saying that based on current evidence, there is...

For Spain’s African Migrant Vendors, Innovation is Key to Freedom

For Spain’s African Migrant Vendors, Innovation is Key to Freedom

he clandestine sea route from the coasts of Senegal to Spain is a dangerous voyage for thousands of migrants. For...

Afghan Еvacuees in Albania Say They Feel Safe, But Worry About Homeland

Afghan Еvacuees in Albania Say They Feel Safe, But Worry About Homeland

Albania is temporarily hosting some 600 Afghan refugees who have fled the violence and chaos in their country. The last...

Ireland Fines WhatsApp for Breaching EU Privacy Laws

Ireland Fines WhatsApp for Breaching EU Privacy Laws

Ireland on Thursday slapped Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service with a record fine for breaching EU data privacy laws after European...

Some Nigerian-based Experts Warn of China’s Growing Influence in African Technology

Some Nigerian-based Experts Warn of China’s Growing Influence in African Technology

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei says it wants to train up to 3 million African youths to work with cutting-edge digital technology such...

Facebook Invests in New Partnerships With Argentine Press

Facebook Invests in New Partnerships With Argentine Press

Social media giant Facebook will invest $1.5 million in Argentine media to train journalists and promote online development, a first...

Many Afghans Fleeing to Istanbul in Bid for Visas to NATO Countries

Many Afghans Fleeing to Istanbul in Bid for Visas to NATO Countries

Among the growing numbers of Afghans arriving in Turkey after fleeing the Taliban are those who fought alongside NATO forces....

WHO Chief, Germany’s Merkel Open Global Pandemic Hub in Berlin

WHO Chief, Germany’s Merkel Open Global Pandemic Hub in Berlin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday officially opened the international Hub for Pandemic...

Afghanistan Animal Rescue Triggers Dispute Between Charity and British Government

Afghanistan Animal Rescue Triggers Dispute Between Charity and British Government

As the evacuation of tens of thousands from the airport in Kabul was underway, the attempted rescue of dozens of...

Spain’s Effort to Atone for Expelling Jews Met with Antisemitism Accusations

Spain’s Effort to Atone for Expelling Jews Met with Antisemitism Accusations

Marcos Cabrera Coronel can trace his Jewish ancestry back to the 15th century, when Spain expelled tens of thousands of...

UN Study: Weather Disasters Increased by Five Times in 50 years

UN Study: Weather Disasters Increased by Five Times in 50 years

A new report released Wednesday by the United Nations indicates extreme weather events have increased fivefold over the past 50...

30 Years of Ukraine’s Independence: US Ambassadors in Ukraine Recall Highlights

30 Years of Ukraine’s Independence: US Ambassadors in Ukraine Recall Highlights

Ukraine’s parliament, Verkhovna Rada, passed the country’s Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine on August 24, 1991. The US...

Zelenskiy Visiting White House for Talks on Security, Energy

Zelenskiy Visiting White House for Talks on Security, Energy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits the White House for talks Wednesday with U.S. President Joe Biden, a trip that has been in the...

South Korea Bans Google, Apple Payment Monopolies

South Korea Bans Google, Apple Payment Monopolies

South Korea’s National Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday that bans app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing...

Poland Could Declare State of Emergency at Belarus Border

Poland Could Declare State of Emergency at Belarus Border

The Polish government has asked President Andrzej Duda to declare a state of emergency along the Poland-Belarus border. Poland accuses Belarus...