Lacking Health Workers, Germany Taps Robots for Elder Care
The white-colored humanoid “Garmi” does not look much different from a typical robot — it stands on a platform with wheels and is equipped with a black screen on which…
Putin Visits Crimea on Annexation Anniversary, Day After ICC Warrant
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, according to a report Sunday from the Russian state news agency Tass. Putin traveled to Crimea on Saturday…
Vatican Unveils New Ethnographic Display of Rwanda Screens
The Vatican Museums officially reopened its African and American ethnographic collections Thursday by showcasing intricately restored Rwandan raffia screens that were sent by Catholic missionaries to the Vatican for a…
Top Ukraine, US Defense Officials Discuss Military Aid in Call
Three senior U.S. security officials held a video call with a group of their Ukrainian counterparts to discuss military aid to Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff said Saturday….
Egypt, Turkey Close to Resuming Full Diplomatic Relations
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited Cairo on Saturday to push to restore full diplomatic relations between the two countries despite Ankara’s ongoing support for the Muslim Brotherhood group. During…
Pro-Moscow Voices Tried to Steer Ohio Train Disaster Debate
Soon after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims and anti-American propaganda about it on Twitter, using Elon Musk’s…
Facing Arrest Warrant, Russia’s Putin Visits Annexed Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine Saturday, the day after the International Criminal Court issued an…
Paris Calm for Now, Garbage Still Piling Up
A spattering of protests were planned in France over the weekend against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform, as garbage continued to reek in the streets of Paris and beyond…
UBS Mulls Credit Suisse Takeover with Swiss Government Assurances
UBS AG was mulling a takeover of its embattled Swiss peer Credit Suisse Saturday, sources said, which could allay fears that an unfolding crisis at the bank might destabilize the…
British Defense Ministry: Russia Likely Preparing for Wider Conscription
Russia is “likely” gearing up to cast a wider net to increase its military forces, according to the British Defense Ministry’s daily Intelligence update on Ukraine. Earlier in the week,…
Before Xi Visit, Russia Says It Held Naval Drills With China and Iran in Arabian Sea
Russia, China and Iran have completed three-way naval exercises in the Arabian Sea that included artillery fire at targets on the sea and in the air, the Russian defense ministry…
IMF Changes Seen Opening Path for New Ukraine Loan
The International Monetary Fund said Friday its executive board has approved changes to its financing policy aimed at countries facing “exceptionally high uncertainty.” The measure is widely viewed as a…
Wagner’s Convicts Tell of Horrors of Ukraine War and Loyalty to Their Leader
In October last year, a Russian news site published a short video of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group, the Russian mercenary army, sitting with four men on a…
МВФ схвалив зміну правил, яка відкриває шлях до нової кредитної програми для України
У заяві фонду зазначено, що зміни в його політиці фінансових гарантій будуть застосовуватися до країн, які зазнають «екзогенних потрясінь, які перебувають поза контролем влади країни та сфери її економічної політики»…
Q&A: White House ‘Concerned’ About Xi-Putin Meeting, ‘Supports’ Xi-Zelenskyy Meeting
John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, speaks with VOA Chinese Service White House correspondent Paris Huang, March 17, 2023. …
US Opposes Chinese Cease-Fire Proposal in Ukraine
The White House is rejecting Beijing’s proposal for a truce in Ukraine, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week and a…
Президент Зеленський підписав закон 7198 про компенсації за зруйноване майно
Основні новації закону 7198, який 17 березня 2023 року підписав Президент України Володимир Зеленський: – Компенсації надаватимуть виключно за майно (пошкоджене/зруйноване) з 24 лютого 2022 року; – Закон діє протягом…
White House Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day With Irish PM Ahead of Biden’s Ireland Trip
U.S. President Joe Biden hosted Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Friday, part of the longstanding White House tradition of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations of Irish culture in the United…
Western Donors Pressed to Sanction Rwanda as DRC Violence Escalates
Around 100,000 people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have fled their homes following a string of recent attacks, and fighting between M23 rebels and government forces, according to…
Turkey’s President Says He Will Back Finland’s NATO Bid
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead…
Slovakia to Provide Fighter Jets to Ukraine
Slovakia Friday approved a plan to provide Ukraine with MiG fighter jets. Slovakia is the second NATO country, following Poland, that has answered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s many requests for…
Xi to Visit Putin in Russia Next Week
Chinese President Xi Jinging is making a state visit next week to Russia where he will meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin from Monday to Wednesday, China and the Kremlin…
Постачальники харчів для армії закуповують продукти вдвічі-втричі дешевше, ніж продають їх Міноборони – «Схеми»
Більшість постачальників частково знизили вартість у каталогу на продукти для армії після скандалу, хоча по багатьох ключових позиціях вони все одно залишаються вищими, ніж у роздрібних мережах …
China Calls for Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks
China is hoping there will be a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine and is urging Russia and Ukraine to come to the table for peace talks, China’s foreign…
Macron Moves Forward with Controversial French Pension Reform
French President Emmanuel Macron is moving forward with a controversial plan to reform the country’s pension system without a parliamentary vote, as protests continue across the country and opposition parties…
Russian Uranium Company Appeals Namibian Government Decision
A court in Namibia is hearing an appeal by the local branch of Russia’s state-owned atomic energy agency, Rosatom, which is seeking water permits needed for uranium mining. The government…
Nurses, Paramedics Reach Pay Deal to End England Strikes
Unions representing more than a million health care workers in England, including nurses and paramedics — but not doctors — reached a deal Thursday to resolve months of disruptive strikes…
Інфляція в Україні сповільнюється другий місяць поспіль – НБУ
Зниження інфляції розпочалося раніше та відбувається швидше, ніж прогнозувалося, кажуть в НБУ …
Macron Shuns Parliament to Raise French Retirement Age
French President Emmanuel Macron imposed a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 on Thursday by shunning parliament and invoking a special constitutional power. Lawmakers were…
UK Bans TikTok on Government Phones Over Security Concerns
Britain said on Thursday it would ban TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move that follows other Western countries in barring the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns….