'See You Next Time': Injured Osaka Withdraws From Wimbledon
contact@hellonews.website Paris, France — Former world No. 1 tennis player, Naomi Osaka pulled out of Wimbledon for the second successive year Saturday, blaming an Achilles injury. “My Achilles still isn’t right,…
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Third Suspect in Murder of British Journalist Arrested in Brazil
BRASILIA — A third suspect in the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon rainforest was arrested Saturday, Brazil’s federal police said. Jeferson da Silva Lima was on…
German Far-right Elects New Leaders After Co-Chair Quits
BERLIN — The far-right Alternative for Germany on Saturday elected two prominent figures to lead the party for the next two years, after one of its co-chairs quit in January…
Europe Wilts Under Early Heat Wave From Med to North Sea
BERLIN — A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea is bringing much of Western Europe its first heat wave of the summer, with temperatures…
Former Hotel Housekeeper Aims to Give French Workers a Voice
FRESNES, FRANCE — A former hotel housekeeper who fought for the rights of her coworkers has become a symbol of the recent revival of France’s left, which is expected to…
Russia Frees Medic Who Filmed Mariupol's Horror
TALLINN, Estonia — A celebrated Ukrainian medic whose footage was smuggled out of the besieged city of Mariupol by an Associated Press team was freed by Russian forces on Friday,…
UN Weekly Roundup: June 11-17, 2022
Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. UN human rights chief…
Attacks, Threats Add to Pressure for Azerbaijan’s Media
News that police in France arrested two men suspected of traveling to the city of Nantes to kill an Azeri blogger will be of little surprise to journalists in Azerbaijan.…
Pioneering Russian Journalist Sells Nobel Peace Medal for Ukraine
Russian journalist and Nobel Peace laureate Dmitry Muratov is auctioning his Nobel medal for Ukrainian refugees, distraught at the eradication of independent media in his country, where he says fewer…
UK Government Approves Extradition of Assange; He Plans to Appeal
LONDON — The British government on Friday ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges — a milestone, but not the end…
European Commission Backs Ukraine's EU Membership
The European Commission recommended Friday that Ukraine should be granted European Union candidate status. “Ukraine has clearly demonstrated the country’s aspiration and the country’s determination to live up to European…
French, German, Italian, Romanian Leaders Visit Kyiv
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and President Klaus Iohannis of Romania visited Kyiv on Thursday in a show of support for Ukraine…
European Leaders Bear Witness to Ukraine War's Horror
kyiv, ukraine — Before the ceremony and the serious meetings about war, the European leaders witnessed the devastation wrought by Russia. A must. To understand Ukraine’s fight for survival, they…
Turkey Deports Thousands to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
Turkey is deporting thousands of Afghans despite an international outcry about the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban have been accused of human rights violations. In January 2022,…
US Broadens Restrictions on Belarus National Airline After Violations
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday broadened export controls against Belarus’s national airline, Belavia, for providing flights on Boeing aircraft in violation of restrictions issued after Russia’s invasion…