US Immigration Paths Available for Afghans and Ukrainians
contact@hellonews.website After nearly 20 years of war, the United States and its allies left Afghanistan in August 2021, evacuating nearly 130,000 people in the chaotic last weeks in Kabul. Through Operation…
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Protests in Iran, China, Russia Give Democracy Proponents Hope
Analysts who study democratic and authoritarian regimes are taking special note of recent protest movements in Iran, China and Russia. They caution that the authoritarian regimes in these three countries…
2023 Public Domain Debuts Include Last Sherlock Holmes Work
washington — Sherlock Holmes is finally free to the American public in 2023. The long-running contested copyright dispute over Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tales of a whip-smart detective will finally…
The New Year Rings In as Asia, Then Europe Usher Out 2022
With fireworks in London, Paris and Berlin, hopes for an end to the war in Ukraine and a return to post-COVID normality, Europe and Asia bid farewell to 2022. It…
Britain: 'Intensive Wave' of Russia’s Strikes on Ukraine Expected to Continue
Britain’s Defense Ministry said in an intelligence update about the Russian invasion of Ukraine that Russia is expected to continue an “intensive wave” of long-range strikes across Ukraine, “primarily targeting…
Believers in Bavarian Pilgrimage Town Mourn Benedict
ALTOETTING, Germany — Mourners lined up quietly in the gold-adorned Collegiate Church of Altoetting in Pope Benedict XVI’s Bavarian homeland to pay condolences to one of this German region’s most…
China Accuses US of Distorting Facts After Aircraft Close Call
SHANGHAI — A U.S. military plane involved in a confrontation with Chinese aircraft in disputed southern waters last week had violated international law and put the safety of Chinese pilots…
Croatia Switches to Euro, Enters Borderless Europe Club
Zagreb, Croatia — Croatia on Sunday switched to the euro and entered Europe’s passport-free zone — two major milestones for the country after joining the EU nearly a decade ago.…
Tradition of ‘New Year’s Hike’ Reaches All 50 US States
BOSTON — A simple plan to get more people enjoying the outdoors on New Year’s Day has become a nationwide movement in the U.S. after a hike at a Massachusetts…
Zelenskyy Condemns Russian New Year’s Eve Attacks
In a video address on New Year’s Eve, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Russia’s missile barrage in Ukraine. “Today, this Russian missile attack is not the end of the year,…
Storm Brings Flooding, Landslides Across California
sacramento, california — Landslides of rock and mud closed roadways Friday across California as heavy rains kicked off what will be a series of storms poised to usher in the…
Rituals for Benedict's Passing Could Be Template for Future Ex-Popes
Vatican City — When Pope Gregory XII, the last pope to resign before Benedict, died in 1417, the world was not watching. Gregory had stepped down two years earlier in…