EU court upholds ban on Russia’s RT France

In this Jan 9, 2018 photo, Xenia Fedorova, chief executive of RT France, attends an interview with the Associated Press in Paris. (FRANCOIS MORI / AP) BRUSSELS – The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday rejected a request by Russian state news network RT (Russia Today) France to lift a broadcasting ban it is […]

WHO: Monkeypox hits Europe, Americas hardest

Empty vials of vaccines against Monkeypox lie on a table after being used to vaccinate people at a medical center in Barcelona, Spain on July 26, 2022. (FRANCISCO SECO / AP PHOTO) GENEVA – Europe and the Americas have been affected the most by the monkeypox outbreak, Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros […]

Russia tells NASA space station pullout less imminent

This handout photograph taken on July 29, 2021 and released by the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos on July 30, 2021, shows the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module "Nauka" (Science) being docked next to the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on the International Space Station (ISS). (OLEG NOVITSKY / RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY ROSCOSMOS / AFP) WASHINGTON – Russian space […]

Greece, Saudi Arabia seal deal on data cable

Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prior to their meeting at the prime minister's office in Athens on July 26, 2022. (YORGOS KARAHALIS / AFP) RIYADH/ATHENS – Greece and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday sealed a deal to lay an undersea data cable that will connect Europe with Asia and […]

At least 15 killed as anti-UN protests flare in east Congo

Residents protest against the United Nations peacekeeping force (MONUSCO) deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Goma, July 25, 2022. (MOSES SAWASAWA / AP) GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo – Three United Nations peacekeepers and at least 12 civilians were killed during a second day of anti-UN protests in eastern Democratic Republic of […]

EU member states agree emergency gas curbs

The gas storage plant Reckrod is pictured near Eiterfeld, central Germany, July 14, 2022, after the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was shut down due to maintenance. European Union governments agreed on July 26, 2022 to ration natural gas this winter to protect themselves against possible supply cuts by Russia. (MICHAEL PROBST / AP, FILE) BRUSSELS […]

French lawmakers vote bill ending virus mandates on Aug 1

French Minister for the Economy and Finances Bruno Le Maire addresses Members of Parliament during a session of questions to the government at The National Assembly in Paris on July 19, 2022. (CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) PARIS / WASHINGTON / MEXICO CITY – The French Parliament adopted on Tuesday a bill ending the state of health emergency and […]

Police: Three dead, including gunman, in Canada shooting

The shootings in Langley, British Columbia on July 25, 2022 morning prompted the authorities to send emergency alerts to cellphones in the area. (DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA AP) LANGLEY, British Columbia – Three people including the suspected gunman were killed in a series of shootings early on Monday in the Canadian province […]

Official: EU should act now for COVID-19 waves in winter

European Union Ccmmissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides speaks during a joint press conference after the College meeting focused on the Nature Restoration Law and the Commission’s proposal to halve the use of pesticides by 2030 at the EU headquarters in Brussels on June 22, 2022. (JOHN THYS / AFP) WASHINGTON / NICOSIA – EU member […]