Tourist Helicopter Crashes in Russian Crater Lake; 8 Missing

Tourist Helicopter Crashes in Russian Crater Lake; 8 Missing

A helicopter carrying tourists plunged into a deep volcanic crater lake on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east Thursday,...

Belarus Sprinter Feels Safe, Looks to Future

Belarus Sprinter Feels Safe, Looks to Future

After all the turmoil of the last week, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya finally feels safe. The Belarusian Olympic sprinter who found refuge in Poland...

Poland Passes Law That Would Cut Off Property Claims

Poland Passes Law That Would Cut Off Property Claims

Poland’s parliament passed a law on Wednesday that would prevent former Polish property owners, including Holocaust survivors and their descendants,...

Reporter’s Notebook: Families Fleeing Afghanistan Struggle to Survive in Turkey

Reporter’s Notebook: Families Fleeing Afghanistan Struggle to Survive in Turkey

Afghan clothes and Iranian SIM cards litter fields under the mountains that stand between Turkey and the Iranian border. A wisp...

Belarus Tells US to Reduce Embassy Staff, Rejects Ambassador

Belarus Tells US to Reduce Embassy Staff, Rejects Ambassador

The regime of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has responded to the latest round of U.S. sanctions by requesting Washington to...

Germany Arrests British Embassy Worker Accused of Spying for Russia

Germany Arrests British Embassy Worker Accused of Spying for Russia

German authorities said Wednesday that they had arrested a British citizen and accused him of spying for Russia while working...

Russian Opposition Leader Faces New Charge, More Jail

Russian Opposition Leader Faces New Charge, More Jail

Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny faces a new charge that a non-profit organization he created encouraged Russians to break the...

Austria Protests Detention of 2 Journalists in Belarus

Austria Protests Detention of 2 Journalists in Belarus

The Austrian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday protested the detention of two journalists who were working in Belarus for Austria’s national...

Six EU Countries Want to Maintain Deportations of Afghan Asylum-Seekers 

Six EU Countries Want to Maintain Deportations of Afghan Asylum-Seekers 

Half-a-dozen European Union countries have told Brussels they want to continue deporting Afghan migrants whose asylum-applications are denied — despite...

Lionel Messi Eyes Champions League Trophy with PSG

Lionel Messi Eyes Champions League Trophy with PSG

Lionel Messi said he’s “in the right place” to win another Champions League trophy and cited a reunion with Neymar...

Greece Gains on Wildfires, Faces Climate Change Criticism

Greece Gains on Wildfires, Faces Climate Change Criticism

Massive forest fires have gripped Greece for more than a week. The government has come under fierce criticism for failing to heed warnings of wildfires amid a protracted heat wave affecting not...

Greek Officials Defend Wildfire Response

Greek Officials Defend Wildfire Response

Firefighters in Greece continue to battle wildfires as officials defend their response amid unusually high temperatures and dry conditions. “We handled...

Britain’s Prince Andrew Faces Rape Lawsuit

Britain’s Prince Andrew Faces Rape Lawsuit

Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has filed a lawsuit against Britain’s...

Germany’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program Has Slowed Dramatically, Merkel Says

Germany’s COVID-19 Vaccine Program Has Slowed Dramatically, Merkel Says

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday Germany has fallen behind other European countries in its COVID-19 vaccination efforts, and with...

Britain’s Prince Andrew Faces Rape Lawsuit

Britain’s Prince Andrew Faces Rape Lawsuit

Virginia Giuffre, an accuser of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has filed a lawsuit against Britain’s...

‘Undesirable’ and ‘Foreign’: How Russia Is Muzzling the Media in an Escalating Crackdown

‘Undesirable’ and ‘Foreign’: How Russia Is Muzzling the Media in an Escalating Crackdown

Recent weeks have seen a spate of police raids on independent media companies and the homes of journalists in Russia,...

Messi Gets Hero’s Welcome in France After Agreeing to Join Paris Saint Germain

Messi Gets Hero’s Welcome in France After Agreeing to Join Paris Saint Germain

Six-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi received a hero’s welcome after flying to France on Tuesday to join Paris Saint...

Russia Opens Criminal Case Into 2 Navalny Allies 

Russia Opens Criminal Case Into 2 Navalny Allies 

Russia has opened a criminal investigation into two exiled allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny for raising funds for...

Greek Prime Minister Apologizes for Wildfire Response 

Greek Prime Minister Apologizes for Wildfire Response 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized Monday for government failures in responding to wildfires that have hit the country. Citing what he...

Prince Andrew Sued, Accused of Sexual Assault

Prince Andrew Sued, Accused of Sexual Assault

An American woman who has long accused the late businessman Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse sued Prince Andrew on Monday...

Fires in Greece Show No Signs of Slowing

Fires in Greece Show No Signs of Slowing

More than 600 firefighters continue to battle a massive wildfire ravaging the Greek island of Evia that has charred buildings...

US, Along With UK and Canada, Slaps More Sanctions on Belarus

US, Along With UK and Canada, Slaps More Sanctions on Belarus

The United States, in coordination with Britain and Canada, rolled out new sanctions on Belarus on Monday, the one-year anniversary...