Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Spends Night in Hospital for Tests

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Spends Night in Hospital for Tests

Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in the hospital for tests after being forced to cancel a visit to Northern...

Mixed-Race Children Taken from Belgian Congo Mothers Sue for Crimes Against Humanity

Mixed-Race Children Taken from Belgian Congo Mothers Sue for Crimes Against Humanity

A group of mixed-race women who were abducted as children by state officials in what was then Belgian Congo is...

Johnson: Britain Sticking to Its Plan, Despite COVID Surge

Johnson: Britain Sticking to Its Plan, Despite COVID Surge

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resisting calls by some public health officials to implement new COVID-19 restrictions, despite a surge of new infections hitting the nation....

NATO Chief Says Relations With Russia at Their Lowest Since Cold War

NATO Chief Says Relations With Russia at Their Lowest Since Cold War

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday relations between the alliance and Russia are at their lowest point since the...

Slovenian PM Rattled by Low Marks on Rights, Press Freedom

Slovenian PM Rattled by Low Marks on Rights, Press Freedom

As the European Parliament wrapped up a mission to Slovenia last Friday, Dutch MP Sophia in ‘t Veld cited concerns...

Facebook Kept Oversight Board in Dark about Special Treatment of VIP Accounts

Facebook Kept Oversight Board in Dark about Special Treatment of VIP Accounts

Facebook’s quasi-independent oversight board criticized the company Thursday, saying many high-profile accounts such as celebrities and politicians are not held...

Man Charged Under British Terrorism Law in Death of Lawmaker

Man Charged Under British Terrorism Law in Death of Lawmaker

British authorities said Thursday that a British man has been charged in the fatal stabbing of lawmaker David Amess last week while he was meeting with constituents at a church.  Britain’s Crown...

Europe’s Energy Crunch Set to Worsen as Russia Refrains From Boosting Gas Exports

Europe’s Energy Crunch Set to Worsen as Russia Refrains From Boosting Gas Exports

A week ago, President Vladimir Putin said Russia would be prepared to increase natural gas exports to help Europe with...

NATO Defense Ministers to Discuss Afghanistan, Russia Tensions

NATO Defense Ministers to Discuss Afghanistan, Russia Tensions

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in Brussels for a meeting of NATO defense ministers Thursday and Friday to talk...

Germany Detains Ex-soldiers for Allegedly Trying to Form Mercenary Group

Germany Detains Ex-soldiers for Allegedly Trying to Form Mercenary Group

German authorities on Wednesday detained two former soldiers who are alleged to have tried to form a mercenary group that...

Czech Police Investigate Ailing President’s Aide

Czech Police Investigate Ailing President’s Aide

Czech police are investigating allegations that a senior aide to President Milos Zeman committed a crime by concealing the 77-year-old’s worsening health.  Earlier this week, the...

New Name for Facebook? Critics Cry Smoke and Mirrors

New Name for Facebook? Critics Cry Smoke and Mirrors

Facebook critics pounced Wednesday on a report that the social network plans to rename itself, arguing it may be seeking...