German Court Convicts Assad Official
A German court has convicted a former member of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s secret police of accessory to crimes against humanity for facilitating the torture of prisoners. The court…
A German court has convicted a former member of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s secret police of accessory to crimes against humanity for facilitating the torture of prisoners. The court…
В Офісі генпрокурора заявили про те, що колишнім начальнику департаменту та голові тендерного комітету держкомпанії «Укренерго» оголошено підозру за фактом зловживання службовим становищем на будівництві енергопідстанції «Кремінська» на підконтрольній українській…
Three men suspected of having supplied the bomb which killed Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017 were arrested on Tuesday, police said. Their arrest came as a man accused…
The European Union has imposed sanctions on four Russian officials following the jailing of opposition leader Alexey Navalny. As Henry Ridgwell reports, supporters of Navalny want the EU to go much…
Less than a week after a key summit gathering of France and its five regional military partners in the Sahel conflict, fresh casualties in Niger offered a reality check to…
A European Union foreign ministers’ decision to impose fresh sanctions on Russia for jailing Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has frustrated Russian political activists, who say the proposed punitive action is feeble…
Сполучені Штати Америки привітали дії України проти колишніх посадовців «Приватбанку», повідомило посольство США у твітері. «Вітаємо НАБУ, ОГП та України за рішучі дії проти колишніх посадовців «ПриватБанку», яким повідомили підозри…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he is very optimistic that all COVID-19 restrictions in England could end June 21. Johnson made the comment as he toured a…
Такий крок сприятиме енергетичній безпеці України та Європи, зокрема, і Литви – керівник МЗС України …
Georgian police raided the main opposition party’s headquarters Tuesday and arrested opposition leader Nika Melia. Authorities accuse Melia, head of the United National Movement party, of organizing “mass violence” during anti-government…
Рахункова палата представить звіт по аудиту діяльності державного підприємства «Медичні закупівлі» 13 липня 2021 року, йдеться у відповіді установи на запит Радіо Свобода. Як пояснили в апараті Раухункової палати, у…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans Monday to begin easing coronavirus lockdown measures, crediting the country’s rapid vaccination program for allowing Britain to begin reopening March 8. “Two weeks from…
British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says Boeing 777 aircraft with engines like the one that caught fire on a U.S. jet over the weekend will be temporarily banned from Britain.After…
В Україні створюють державне акціонерне товариство зі стартовим капіталом у три мільярди доларів для фінансування «Великого будівництва», повідомила пресслужба «Укравтодору». За словами голови «Укравтодору» Олександра Кубракова, Державний дорожній фонд не…
Can Europe’s former central banker Mario Draghi, and now Italy’s new prime minister, do whatever it takes to save the country? Last week, the former European Central Bank governor Draghi was…
European markets were in a slump Monday as impatience appeared to be growing among investors with the slow introduction of new COVID-19 vaccines and the slow pace of economic stimulus…
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has denounced the military coup in Myanmar and demanded an immediate return to democratic rule. Guterres condemned Myanmar’s repressive actions in his opening address to the…
Протягом 2020 року Агентство з розшуку та менеджменту активів розшукало активів на більше ніж 32 мільярди гривень, повідомив Начальник управління менеджменту активів агентства Вахтанг Бочорішвілі. Про це він розповів журналістам…
Державний концерн «Укроборонпром» уклав контракт із Пакистаном на ремонт парку танків Т-80УД на загальну суму 85,6 мільйона доларів, повідомила пресслужба концерну. «У рамках міжнародної виставки озброєнь IDEX–2021, яка наразі триває…
Britain’s departure from the European Union, following months of negotiations, has affected trade in many industries; but fishing has been hit particularly hard by the break known as “Brexit.” VOA’s…
Conservationists in Cyprus are urging authorities to expand a hunting ban throughout a coastal salt lake network amid concerns that migrating flamingos could potentially swallow lethal quantities of lead shotgun…
Britain’s royal family is bracing for a March 7 airing of an American television interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, widely referred to as Harry and Meghan, amid…
COVID-19’s impact on efforts to combat gross human rights violations will be a major focus of the 46th regular session of the U.N. Human Rights Council. The four-week session, which starts…
A 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard was deported from the United States and arrived Saturday in his native Germany, where he was being held by police for questioning, authorities…
Protesters threw bottles at police, set fire to containers and smashed up shops in Barcelona on Saturday in the fifth night of clashes after a rapper was jailed for glorifying…
Russia said Saturday that its scientists had detected the world’s first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu from birds to humans and had alerted the World…
Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, visited the hospital Saturday where his father Prince Philip is being kept as a precaution after feeling ill, a Reuters photographer at the…
Президент України Володимир Зеленський підписав указ про введення в дію рішення РНБО щодо застосування санкцій проти Віктора Медведчука, його дружини Оксани Марченко, та ще шести фізичних осіб і 19 юридичних….
Every Tuesday evening, Moroccan student Chaimae Irfaq hands out food parcels to dozens of hard-up students in the foyer of her Paris university residence and takes one home for herself….
The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this: Almost four months with no Louvre visitors. As she stares out through…