Ireland Assumes EU Council Presidency, Pledging “Unity is Strength” Amid Budget and Security Battles
DUBLIN, July 2 — Ireland formally assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on July…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order in Landmark 6-3 Ruling
WASHINGTON, July 1 — The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 struck down an executive order from President Donald Trump…
Moscow Severs Final Rail Links With NATO’s Eastern Flank, Shutting 7 Border Checkpoints
Russia has temporarily suspended traffic through seven rail border checkpoints with Finland, Estonia and Latvia, under a government order signed…
NASA Awards $590 Million in New Lunar Lander Contracts, Pivots Toward Surface Base Build-Out
WASHINGTON, July 1 — The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on June 30 announced roughly 590 million U.S.…
UN Development Agency Warns Ebola Outbreak Could Push Nearly 1 Million Across Central Africa Into Poverty
KINSHASA / GENEVA, July 1 — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak…
China and EU Launch Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism as Sweeping Tariffs Take Effect Today
BRUSSELS / BEIJING, July 1 — China and the European Union earlier this week formally inaugurated a ministerial-level Trade and…
Wimbledon Day 1 Wrap: Sinner Survives Five-Set Scare, Djokovic and Sabalenka Advance
LONDON, June 30 — The Championships at Wimbledon completed its opening day on Monday at the All England Lawn Tennis…
South Korea Unveils $1.3 Trillion “Three Mega Projects” to Anchor Next Phase of Economic Growth
SEOUL, June 30 — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung unveiled on Monday a massive package of long-term industrial projects that…
Six Killed in Shooting at Youth Welfare Facility in Northern German Town of Stade, Police Cite Custody Dispute
STADE, Germany, June 29 — Six people were killed and several others wounded Monday at a youth welfare facility in…
China Expands Export Controls on 40 More Japanese Entities, Citing Curbs on Tokyo’s ‘Neo-militarist Ambitions’
BEIJING / TOKYO, June 30 — China announced Monday that it has imposed new export controls on 40 additional Japanese…