Greece Asks Alstom to Speed Up Installation of Rail Safety Systems After Train Crash
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakis Mitsotakis has asked French railway manufacturer Alstom to install safety systems on Greek railways "as soon as possible". A government spokesman...
Germany Wants to Ban Some Chinese 5G Components
The German daily Die Zeit reports that Germany wants to ban telecom companies from using specific Chinese components in the 5G mobile network. The measure...
Rubble, Rubble, and More Rubble: Total Destruction of a Town in Eastern Ukraine
Rubble, rubble, and more rubble. As far as the eye can see. That is what remains of Maryinka after the Russian invasion. This is evident...
Wall Street Bounces Back From Worst Trading Week of 2023
The stock markets in New York rebounded Monday after Friday's price losses. Wall Street had its worst stock market week this year last week due...
Governor Central Bank Lebanon Accused of Money Laundering
Lebanon's central bank boss, Riad Salameh, and his brother and assistant have been charged with money laundering and embezzlement from the bank. According to the...
US President Biden Visits Kyiv and Counterpart Zelensky
US President Joe Biden is in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv for a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodimir Zelensky. It is his first visit to...
Putin is Increasingly Opting for Armoured Trains to Travel to His Residences
Russian President Putin has recently used an armoured train for security reasons when travelling to his residences outside Moscow. The Kremlin has even had separate...
Rescue Workers in Northwestern Syria Complete Work
Rescuers in Syria's rebel northwestern region have said they are stopping searching for victims of a week-long quake. The rescuers, who call themselves White Helmets,...
EU: Twitter Lagging Behind in Fight Against Disinformation
The European Commission reprimands Twitter. Compared to the other major social media platforms, the company does not do enough against disinformation. Twitter has done too...
Meta Introduces Community Chats for Messenger and Facebook
Meta has launched Community Chats, a new feature for Facebook groups to have real-time conversations with other group members through chat, video, and audio. The...