EU ministers ‘more positive’ over West Balkan membership talks: Finnish FM
Finland’s foreign minister said on Friday his EU colleagues were increasingly hopeful they could eventually move towards membership talks with North Macedonia and Albania, though...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ breaks record in China
Singer Taylor Swift’s album ‘Lover’ broke records in China as it surpassed one million combined total streams, downloads and sales within a week of its...
Russia strips Azeri blogger of citizenship and moves to deport him
Russia has ordered an immigrant blogger critical of the authorities in his native Azerbaijan to be deported there after revoking his Russian citizenship, his family...
Iran’s enriched uranium stock grows well past deal’s cap: IAEA report
Iran has gone further in breaching its nuclear deal with world powers, increasing its stock of enriched uranium while still refining to a greater purity...
Adopting softer stance, Kazakhstan allows small-scale protests
Kazakhstan’s government allowed pro-democracy youth activists to hold small-scale public rallies demanding constitutional reform on Friday, signaling more tolerance for its critics....
Higher education doesn’t protect equally against secondhand smoke
Higher levels of education promote health by helping people avoid many environmental health risks, but this benefit may not extend equally to all races and...
Confusion as Turkey says Iranian tanker now headed toward Lebanon
Turkey said on Friday that an Iranian tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran was headed to Lebanon’s waters after changing...
Greece sees first mass arrival of migrant boats in three years
Over a dozen migrant boats landed on Greece’s Lesbos island within minutes of each other on Thursday in the first such mass arrival from neighboring...
Islamic State claims suicide bomb attack on separatist fighters in Yemen’s Aden: Amaq
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack in the Yemeni port of Aden that killed six southern separatist fighters on Friday, the militant...
Suicide bomber kills separatist fighters in Yemen’s Aden – witnesses
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed six southern separatist fighters on Friday on the outskirts of the Yemeni city of Aden, the site of...