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Repression, isolation getting worse in North Korea, rights watchdog says
A Human Rights Watch report released Thursday said North Korea has grown more repressive and isolated since the COVID-19 pandemic. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo…
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Swedish police arrest four suspected of ‘Islamist extremism’
Swedish police officers wait at a barrier prior to the demonstration of a man outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2023, where he announced he would burn a copy of the…
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Russia summons U.S. Ambassador over NGO support
The Russian government Thursday summoned U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy over alleged support of three NGOs in Russia. File Photo by Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA-EFE The Russian…
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European Central Bank holds key interest rates steady amid falling inflation
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Thursday the bank decided to keep three key interest rates unchanged as inflation drops. February inflation was 2.6% in…
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EU climate service: February 2024 hottest on record
The EU's Copernicus Climate Change service said Thursday that February 2024 was the hottest on record. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo The European…
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U.S. believes Gaza cease-fire obstacles ‘not insurmountable,’ Hamas backs away from…
1 of 2 | A pall of black smoke billows above southern Gaza on Wednesday amid continued Israeli bombardment of targets in the strip even as talks to negotiate as…
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Kim Jong Un calls for war preparations amid U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise
1 of 2 | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a military training base and ordered strengthened war preparation drills, state media reported Thursday, amid an…
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South Africa makes urgent ask of World Court for more measures against Israel
South Africa on Wednesday asked the International Court of Justice to add additional measures against Israel in its order that it issued in late January. File Photo by International…
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Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny, calls for election day protests in Russia
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison colony last month under mysterious circumstances, has called on Russians to…
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Russian missile explodes in Odessa close to Zelensky-Greek PM meeting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (C) visited the seaport during their meeting in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa on…
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