China’s plans to build a new embassy near the Tower of London have stalled following local opposition to what would be the biggest diplomatic compound in Britain. The borough of…
Q&A: Lithuania, Eyeing Wagner Forces, Boosts Readiness at Belarus Border
Since Russia’s Wagner Group paramilitary forces moved to Belarus after their failed mutiny in July, that country’s three NATO neighbors – Poland, Lithuania and Latvia – have been building up…
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Aug. 6-12
Editor’s note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com. US Move Gives Hope to Stateless People…
More US-Bound Migrants From Former Soviet Republics Arrive in Mexico
Despite U.S. efforts to curb migration, the flow of migrants at Mexico’s northern border continues. But it’s not just people from Central and South American nations. Veronica Villafane narrates this…
Уряд повідомив про спрощення ввезення до України запчастин для наземної військової техніки
Спеціально призначені або модифіковані для військового використання компоненти можна буде ввозити без дозволу Держслужби експортного контролю …
Курс долара в Росії сягнув 99 рублів, це новий рекорд за 16 місяців
За рік – від серпня 2022-го до серпня 2023-го – російська валюта девальвувала більш як у півтора раза щодо долара …
China, Russia and Iran are Engaged in Foreign Interference in New Zealand, Intelligence Agency Says
China, Iran and Russia are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand, the nation’s domestic intelligence agency said Friday after making its threat assessment report public for the first time….
Kyiv Residents Urged to go to Air Raid Shelters as Explosions Heard in Capital
Several explosions were heard across Kyiv early Friday. Earlier, Mayor Vitali Klitschko had urged residents to go to air raid shelters and Ukrainian officials had issued a nationwide air raid…
Продаж нафти дорожче від стелі цін приніс Кремлю понад 15 млрд доларів за місяць – МЕА
Майже 80% експорту російської нафти припали на Індію та Китай, ідеться в звіті …
Putin Profits Off US, European Reliance on Russian Nuclear Fuel
The U.S. and its European allies are importing vast amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, providing Moscow with hundreds of millions of dollars in badly needed revenue as…
Медіа: Microsoft у вересні припинить продовжувати ліцензії російським користувачам
Активні підписки діятимуть до кінця терміну, що залишився. Продовжити їх буде неможливо …
Group Helps Ukrainian Students Get Into Top US Schools
They are talented, smart, and ambitious, and live in the middle of a war. But 84 Ukrainian high school students aren’t letting the war short circuit their dreams and are…
Biden Asks Congress for More Than $21 Billion to Support Ukraine
The Biden administration on Thursday asked Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency defense aid to Ukraine and an additional $8 billion for humanitarian support through the end…
Data on Online Hate Directed at BBC Journalists Mirrors Global Trend
A journalist who reports on disinformation for the British broadcaster BBC has spoken out about the level of online harassment she endures over her work. Marianna Spring, who hosts the…
China and Wagner in Africa: Friends or Foes?
China’s “friendship without limits” with Russia may be tested in Africa, where Beijing’s long-established economic interests are at risk of clashing with the growing footprint of Moscow’s paramilitary Wagner Group….
Paris Plans Dramatic Facelift to Cope With Rising Temperatures
Paris has recently been shivering under the kind of summer for which it was once infamous — before climate change entered mainstream lexicon and thinking. As temperatures soared in parts…
Paris Plans Dramatic Transformation to Cope With Warming Temperatures
Paris’ escape from record temperatures gripping parts of Europe this summer could be a short-term reprieve. A study finds the city could have the most heatwave-related deaths of any European…
Three Years on From Contested Election, Belarus at New Low for Free Press, Speech
Wednesday marks three years since the contested elections in Belarus that resulted in a widescale crackdown on dissent and opposition voices. When longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in a…
US to Provide up to $200 Million in New Aid for Ukraine
The United States is providing up to $200 million in additional military aid for Ukraine, two U.S. officials told VOA, in a package that is expected to include more rockets…
Dam in Norway Partially Bursts After Days of Heavy Rains
A dam partially burst on Wednesday following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding in mountainous southern Norway, a police official said. Communities downstream already had been evacuated….
US Issues New Sanctions Against Top Russian Ally Belarus
The United States issued new sanctions against Belarus on Wednesday, the Treasury Department said, adding it was designating eight individuals and five entities to a list for allegedly funding the…
Bodies Recovered From Ashes of Burned Vacation Lodge in Eastern France
Fire officials say nine bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a massive fire at a vacation cottage in eastern France, where 11 people had been reported missing. The…
ANSA: 41 Dead in Migrant Shipwreck in Central Mediterranean
Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, the Ansa news agency reported on Wednesday, citing accounts from survivors who have just reached the Italian island…
Міністр фінансів розповів, якою буде частка міжнародної допомоги в бюджеті на наступний рік
За словами міністра, не всі надходження від міжнародних партнерів підтверджені …
Russia Criticizes Western Pressure on Iran
Russia on Tuesday aligned itself with its ally Iran in rejecting Western attempts to maintain curbs on Iran despite the collapse of a 2015 deal intended to restrain Tehran’s nuclear…
Paris Plans for Dramatic Facelift to Cope With Rising Temperatures
Paris has recently been shivering under the kind of summer for which it was once infamous — before climate change entered mainstream lexicon and thinking. As temperatures soared in parts…
Deal Struck to Send Leopard 1 Tanks From Belgium to Ukraine
Dozens of second-hand Leopard 1 tanks that once belonged to Belgium have been bought by another European country for Ukrainian forces fighting Russia’s invasion, the arms trader who did the…
Poland to Hold Parliamentary Election on Oct. 15, Launching Campaign in Shadow of War in Region
Poland’s president announced Tuesday that the country would hold its parliamentary election on Oct. 15, marking the official start of an electoral campaign that has informally been underway for months…
China’s July Exports Tumble, Adding to Pressure to Shore Up Economy
China’s exports plunged by 14.5% in July compared with a year earlier, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party to reverse an economic slump. Imports tumbled 12.4%, customs data…
Кабмін підтримав спільне з Молдовою будівництво мосту через Дністер
Планується, що міст стане частиною транспортного сполучення Києва з Кишиневом …
