US, EU Warn Against Giving In to Russian ‘Gas Blackmail’

US, EU Warn Against Giving In to Russian ‘Gas Blackmail’

The United States and the European Union have warned against giving in to what they called Russian “blackmail” over gas...

Scholz Says Germany Seeks Closer Ties With Indo-Pacific

Scholz Says Germany Seeks Closer Ties With Indo-Pacific

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in Tokyo on Thursday that his country wanted to strengthen ties with countries in the...

Greece Blocks Turkey From NATO Air Drill 

Greece Blocks Turkey From NATO Air Drill 

It was billed as a promising breakthrough — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meeting...

EU to Meet on Energy, Preparing New Russia Sanctions

EU to Meet on Energy, Preparing New Russia Sanctions

European Union energy ministers meet Monday in Brussels as Russia threatens to widen natural gas shutoffs to more countries. On...

New Kenyan Fish Marketing App Aims to Reduce Sexual Exploitation of Women Fishmongers

New Kenyan Fish Marketing App Aims to Reduce Sexual Exploitation of Women Fishmongers

An application developed in Kenya to improve the marketing of fish caught in Lake Victoria is helping women fishmongers fend...

Is it Possible to Make a Deal with Putin?

Is it Possible to Make a Deal with Putin?

As Russia’s war on Ukraine enters its third month, questions have swirled about whether a negotiated solution with Russian President...

Former US Marine Back Home After Prisoner Swap with Russia

Former US Marine Back Home After Prisoner Swap with Russia

After nearly three years in a Russian prison, former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed is back in the United States on...

EU Proposes Law to Curb Lawsuits Meant to Silence Journalists, Rights Advocates

EU Proposes Law to Curb Lawsuits Meant to Silence Journalists, Rights Advocates

The European Union executive proposed on Wednesday laws to curb excessive litigation aimed at silencing critical journalists and rights advocates...

Ukraine Hosts UN Chief Guterres, Urges Russian Oil Embargo

Ukraine Hosts UN Chief Guterres, Urges Russian Oil Embargo

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hosting U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for talks Thursday, while Ukraine calls for an embargo on...

France’s Election Offers Lessons to US Ahead of Midterms  

France’s Election Offers Lessons to US Ahead of Midterms  

This week’s French presidential contest boiled down to a debate between nationalism and globalism — and globalism prevailed in the...

At UN, Calls for Accountability for Atrocities in Ukraine

At UN, Calls for Accountability for Atrocities in Ukraine

Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister said Wednesday that the list of war crimes committed by Russian troops in her country grows...

Dramatic Prisoner Swap Despite Strained US-Russia Relations

Dramatic Prisoner Swap Despite Strained US-Russia Relations

The United States and Russia have exchanged high-profile prisoners, even amid strained relations over Moscow’s two-month-old invasion of Ukraine. As...

In Moldova, Fears of a Russian Intervention

In Moldova, Fears of a Russian Intervention

Tensions are rising in the eastern Moldovan region of Transnistria, a de facto separatist region, as authorities there blame Ukraine...