The Buzz | German who ran think tank arrested for spying for China

A German man who ran a think tank has been arrested on suspicion of being an informant for Chinese intelligence for years, German prosecutors said yesterday. Federal prosecutors said the suspect,

The Buzz | Two artworks chosen for display in London’s Trafalgar Square

A sculpture symbolizing Britain’s complex colonial ties and an artwork featuring the faces of 850 transgender people are set to go on display in Trafalgar Square, one of London’s highest-profile

The Buzz | Afghanistan finds deadly fungal infection in Covid patients

A deadly fungal infection known as “black fungus’ that first surfaced in Indian Covid-19 patients has been detected in Afghanistan, which is in the middle of a brutal third wave

The Buzz | North Korea’s Kim vows to boost China ties amid pandemic hardship

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said yesterday he’ll push to further upgrade relations with China, his main ally, as he struggles to navigate his country out of a deepening

The Buzz | Putin: US aircraft involved in Black Sea UK incident

Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft was operating in sync with a British destroyer during last week’s Black Sea incident in what he described as

The Buzz | Greek police recover Picasso, Mondrian works stolen in 2012

Greek police say they have recovered two paintings by 20th century masters Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian, nearly a decade after their theft from the country’s biggest state art gallery

The Buzz | Greek police arrest 2 trying to sell rare Roman-era statue

Greek police said yesterday they have arrested two 56-year-old men for trying to sell a rare Roman-era statue of the Greek goddess Hecate for 40,000 euros (about $48,000). Police in Thessaloniki

The Buzz | Report: Classified UK defense papers found at bus stop

Sensitive defense documents containing details about the British military have been found at a bus stop in England, the BBC reported yesterday. The papers included plans for a possible U.K. military

The Buzz | Russia says it may fire to hit intruding warships

Russia will be ready to fire to hit intruding warships, a senior diplomat warned yesterday in the wake of a Black Sea incident in which a British destroyer sailed near

The Buzz | COVID-19 vaccine creators win prestigious Spanish prize

Seven researchers whose work contributed to designing Covid-19 vaccines have won Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias award for scientific research. The award panel announced yesterday it had chosen Hungary’s Katalin Karikó,

The Buzz | Merkel hopes UEFA will act ‘responsibly’ on Wembley capacity

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday she hopes UEFA will act “responsibly” on the issue of staging Euro 2020 matches in Britain given the spread there of the highly contagious

The Buzz | Russian research assistant arrested for spying in Germany

A Russian man who worked at a German university has been arrested on suspicion of espionage for allegedly passing information to Russian intelligence, German prosecutors said yesterday. The suspect, identified only

The Buzz | Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency in low turnout

Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief won a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election, a vote that both propelled the supreme leader’s protege into Tehran’s highest civilian position and saw the

The Buzz | Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. The House voted 415-14 yesterday (local time) to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th federal holiday. President

The Buzz | China says nuclear fuel rods damaged, no radiation leak

A Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government said yesterday in its first confirmation of the

The Buzz | Emails show Trump pressured Justice Dept. over 2020 election

During the last weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of widespread 2020 election fraud, despite his former attorney general declaring

The Buzz | Israel swears in government, ending Netanyahu’s long rule

Israel swore in a new government yesterday that sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office and a political crisis that sparked four

The Buzz | Germany starts rolling out a digital EU vaccination pass

Germany yesterday started rolling out a digital vaccination pass that can be used across Europe as the continent gets ready for the key summer travel season. The country’s health minister said

The Buzz | Malta customs seizes 740 kg of cocaine hidden among bananas

The customs department in Malta intercepted 740 kilograms of cocaine yesterday in a record-breaking drug seizure for the Mediterranean island nation, officials said. The drugs, with an estimated street value of

The Buzz | German military to ship surplus beer back from Afghanistan

The German military says it has found a solution for an unusual logistics problem its troops in Afghanistan face: a glut of beer. Defense Ministry spokeswoman Christina Routsi said that a

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