Asterix packs his bags and heads to ancient Portugal
“Asterix in Lusitania” is the 41st instalment in the legendary French comic book series. Read More
Greek divers haul up ghost nets destroying marine life
SAPIENTZA ISLAND, Greece – Divers off the coast of Sapientza Island in southern Greece have launched a determined effort to remove “ghost nets” — abandoned fishing gear that silently strangles…
British police arrest three on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence
They were arrested in west and central London. Read More
Northern Ireland court finds soldier not guilty of murder over Bloody Sunday killings
BELFAST – A Belfast court on Thursday found a British soldier not guilty of murder in the only trial of a member of the British armed forces over the 1972…
EU lawmaker pushes sunset clause, Washington concessions for US tariff deal
BRUSSELS – The European Union should make its removal of tariffs on many products from the United States conditional on concessions from Washington and insert safeguard and sunset clauses into…
How plastic whistles are becoming an anti-ICE resistance tool in Chicago
CHICAGO – As the shrill sound of whistles echoed through a parking garage in Chicago’s North Side on Tuesday, two people flung their car doors open, ducked inside and shrank…
Trump sanctions Russian oil majors, prompting oil price rise and India jitters
MOSCOW – U.S. President Donald Trump hit Russia’s two biggest oil companies with sanctions in his latest sharp policy shift on Moscow’s war in Ukraine, prompting global oil prices to…
Zelenskiy hails new energy sanctions on Russia, seeks more pressure on Moscow
BRUSSELS – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed “very important” new U.S. and European Union energy sanctions on Russia on Thursday, but said more pressure would be needed on Moscow to…
French cyclist freed by Russian court after world record attempt
MOSCOW – A Russian court freed a French long-distance cyclist on Thursday after finding him guilty of illegally crossing the country’s border with China while trying to break the world…
EU leaders to show support for Zelenskiy at Brussels summit
BRUSSELS – European leaders aim to put on a show of support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Brussels on Thursday after a rollercoaster few days that saw Donald Trump…