Billion dollar tech startups are more common, but still rare, in a Continent stuck in old ways.

In response to the U.S. plan to send armor (without troops) to Eastern Europe, Putin’s said he’ll add 40 new nuclear ICBM’s capable of overcoming western missile defense.

The Greeks are once again playing a game of chicken with their European creditors, trying to convince them that they will not stand down like they did in February. Will they succeed?

The venerable investment bank is planning to start an internet service offering consumers cheaper loans by forgoing branch offices. Now if it only offers the same deal to start-up ventures…

Russia responds to America’s proposed arms shipment to Eastern Europe with threats intended to spook wavering NATO allies. NATO, with the U.S. firmly in the lead, must press forward.

Beijing’s aggression in the S. China Sea shows no sign of diminishing, despite strong American warnings. China observers are wondering—has the Administration been caught off-balance?

The media is already abuzz about a leaked draft of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, but it will likely reiterate standard Catholic teaching. Potentially more newsy is the Vatican’s ongoing effort to clean house.

As the latest talks between Greece and its creditors broke down in just 45 minutes, one European official is quoted to have said, “On July 1st, [Greece] will become a disaster zone.”

A Kurdish push in northeast Syria offers hope of linking up different Kurdish pockets into a unified territory.

The European Union’s sanctions against Russia are full of loopholes, and many countries are turning a blind eye to them.