G7 leaders talk Ukraine defense support as Russia targets key infrastructure
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major powers warned on Thursday that Ukraine risked being defeated by Russia...
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Israelis fear Biden’s ‘intolerable’ cease-fire demand means victory for Hamas
JERUSALEM - President Biden’s push Thursday in a telephone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for an immediate cease-fire...
22 arrested across Europe after allegedly stealing $650M in Italy’s pandemic relief funds
Police in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia arrested 22 people Thursday as part of an investigation into the suspected siphoning...
Situation in Ukraine is ‘dire’ as ammunition supplies drop on US, Europe ‘starvation diet’
Ukraine has been fighting the war against Russia for over two years with defensive aid supplied by the U.S. and...
Coffee producers worldwide grapple with new environmental laws aimed at protecting forests
Le Van Tam is no stranger to how the vagaries of global trade can determine the fortunes of small coffee...
EU plan to address climate change is shelved following farmer protests across Europe
A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely...
EU Probes AliExpress, LinkedIn Over DSA Compliance as AI Act Passes Parliament
The European Union scrutinizes AliExpress and LinkedIn for Digital Services Act adherence, concurrently with the parliamentary approval of the Artificial...
Forced labor profits, including sexual exploitation, reach ‘obscene’ $236 billion annually, UN report says
Illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have risen to the "obscene" amount of $236 billion per year, the U.N. labor...
Polish farmers blockade German border crossings as protests against EU Green Deal rage on
Polish farmers blocked two border crossings with Germany on Monday, local police said, as protests against European Union environmental regulations...
Europe launches AI office to serve as ‘global reference point’ on safety, policy and development
The European Commission this week opened its new artificial intelligence (AI) office, which will help set policy for the bloc...
Meloni’s shift from anti-globalist to pro-Europe, Biden buddy infuriates base: ‘Will not vote for her anymore’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with President Biden this week, calling for an end to illegal immigrants amid criticism...
Moldova breakaway region appeals to Russia for protection as domestic tensions flare
Officials in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria appealed to Moscow for protection Wednesday, as tensions escalate with the pro-Western...
Sending European troops to Ukraine remains an option, says French President Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has not ruled out the possibility of European Union member states sending troops into Ukraine to...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says foreign aid delays are aiding Russian advances
Delays in weapons deliveries from Western allies to Ukraine are opening a door for Russian battlefield advances, Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
3 dead, 2 missing after construction mishap in Italy
An accident at a supermarket construction site in the Italian city of Florence on Friday killed at least three workers...
