Four British men deny shooting BLM activist and subsequent murder charges
close Video Four Black men accused of planning to murder British Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist Sasha Johnson have pled not guilty to all charges. The men allegedly…
COVID-19: Austria adds restrictions to New Year's Eve parties
close Video Austria announced a slate of new restrictions Wednesday aimed at slowing the spread of the omicron variant, including closing restaurants earlier and imposing stricter entry requirements…
COVID-19 pandemic: China issues lockdown of 13 million people
close Video China on Wednesday ordered the lockdown of as many as 13 million people in neighborhoods and workplaces in the northern city of Xi’an following a spike…
Spain's Christmas lottery brings joy amid COVID-19 pandemic
close Video Spaniards looking for a respite from the pandemic’s gloom and doom turned their attention Wednesday to a rite that for more than two centuries has marked…
Dutch prosecutors demand life sentences for suspects in downing of Malaysian Airlines flight
close Video Dutch prosecutors on Wednesday demanded life sentences for four suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. Prosecutors said the…
China imposes sanctions on US officials over Xinjiang
close Video BEIJING — China announced sanctions on Tuesday on four members of the U.S. government’s Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese…
France seeks to avoid lockdown with stricter vaccine rules
close Video Facing a jump in COVID-19 hospitalizations, France’s government is trying to push through a law requiring vaccination to enter any restaurant and many other public places,…
Germany tightens COVID-19 restrictions amidst omicron spread
close Video Germany announced new restrictions Tuesday that will begin after Christmas to slow the spread of the new omicron variant, rules that will fall short of a…
Dubai sheikh ordered to fund ex-wife's $700M protection from himself
close Video The ruler of Dubai has been ordered to pay almost a billion dollars in a divorce settlement with his ex-wife in order to fund her protection…
Putin wants US and allies to guarantee NATO won't expand east
close Video The Russian president on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the U.S. and its allies that NATO will not expand eastward, blaming the West for…