A federal court in New York authorized the seizure of a $25 million Boeing 737 owned by a Russian energy company, citing U.S. sanctions against Russia in response to its…
China Criticizes Dutch Plan to Curb Access to Chip Tools
China’s government on Thursday criticized the Netherlands for joining Washington in blocking Chinese access to technology to manufacture advanced processor chips on security and human rights grounds. A Dutch minister…
Bionic Arms Give Ukraine’s Wounded a Second Chance
A British robotics company is providing bionic prostheses to Ukrainians wounded by landmines in Russia’s war on Ukraine. It plans to provide ongoing support to soldiers and civilians with lower…
Russian Missile Strikes Kill at Least 5 in Ukraine
Ukrainian officials reported Russian missile strikes Thursday in multiple parts of the country, killing at least five people. Ukraine’s military said it shot down 34 of 81 missiles that Russia…
Georgia Drops Foreign Agent Legislation
Georgia’s ruling party announced Thursday it is withdrawing a proposed foreign agent law after the legislation sparked two days of massive protests. The measure would have required media and nongovernmental…
US House Speaker Declines Invitation from Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invited the top House lawmaker in the United States to visit Kyiv to see “what’s happening here” in an interview broadcast Wednesday on TV news channel…
Netherlands Responds to US China Policy With Plan to Curb Semiconductor Tech Exports
The Netherlands’ government on Wednesday said it planned new restrictions on exports of semiconductor technology to protect national security, joining the United States’ effort to curb chip exports to China. …
Germany-Based Uyghur Group Nominated for 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
The World Uyghur Congress, a Germany-based Uyghur rights group, has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. Canadian lawmakers and a leader of the Young Liberals in Norway, the…
Engineers Blame Building Amnesty for Turkey Quake’s High Toll
As parts of southeastern Turkey struggle to recover from last month’s earthquake, many are questioning why so many relatively modern buildings collapsed in the 7.8 magnitude tremor, with some engineers…
Turkish Engineers Blame Building Amnesty for Quake’s High Death Toll
As parts of southeast Turkey struggle to recover from last month’s earthquake, many are questioning why so many relatively modern buildings collapsed in the 7.8 magnitude tremor — with some…
Місія МВФ почала дискусії з владою України щодо потенційної програми співпраці
«Місія МВФ на чолі з Гевіном Греєм розпочинає сьогодні дискусії з представниками влади України» …
Greek Workers Join Walkout Over Deadly Train Crash, Call Protests
Thousands of workers will join a nationwide strike on Wednesday in protest over Greece’s deadliest train disaster that killed 57 people, and mass demonstrations are expected to culminate outside parliament…
US, Lithuania in Talks Aimed at China
In March 1990, Lithuania became the first republic to break away from the Soviet Union by declaring itself an independent state, a decision the White House applauded. Thirty-three years later,…
US Ambassador to Estonia on Russian Threats, NATO Expansion
Weeks after U.S. Ambassador to Estonia George Kent took up his new post in the country, he spoke to VOA about the future of U.S.-Estonia relations, how Russia’s invasion of…
France Reports Bird Flu in Foxes Near Paris, WOAH Says
France has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu among red foxes northeast of Paris, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday, as the spread…
Quake Aftermath Threatens Syrian Cancer Patients
In the aftermath of last month’s deadly earthquakes on the Turkish-Syrian border, doctors are warning that thousands of cancer patients in the Syrian rebel-controlled Idlib province are receiving little or…
Spain Requests US Cleanup of Cold War Nuclear Crash Site
Nearly sixty years after one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents, Spain has asked the United States to clean up tens of thousands of cubic meters of radioactive soil and…
Is Russia Courting Malawi Support on Ukraine?
Russia’s ambassador to Malawi has said he hopes African leaders will call for an end to the international sanctions against Moscow at an upcoming Russia-Africa summit. Nikolai Krasilnikov made the…
France on Strike: Unions Say ‘Non’ to Higher Pension Age
Garbage collectors, utility workers and train drivers are among people walking off the job on Tuesday across France to show their anger at a bill raising the retirement age to…
Britain to Detail Plan to Ban Asylum for Channel Migrants
Britain’s government will set out details for a new law barring the entry of asylum seekers to the UK in small boats, a proposal that some refugee charities say could…
Експорт із ЄС до Росії в 2022-му впав до мінімуму за 11 років
Водночас імпорт із Росії до ЄС зріс на 24%: напередодні нафтових санкцій країни ЄС різко наростили постачання нафти …
In Ukraine’s New York, Some Want USSR Back
New York is a city that never sleeps. But this New York, once known as Novgorodske, is in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. In its empty streets, half-abandoned buildings and dark cellars,…
Italy Ministers Fume Over Proposed Smoking Ban
The Italian health minister’s proposals to extend a smoking ban include the outdoor areas of bars and parks, according to details reported by local media, drawing the ire of right-wing…
A Month After Quake, Survivors Need Shelter, Sanitation
One month after a powerful quake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, hundreds of thousands of people still need adequate shelter and sanitation, and an appeal for $1 billion to…
Ukraine Says It ‘Has Fulfilled’ EU Accession Reforms
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said Monday that Kyiv had fulfilled all the recommendations of the European Union as his war-battered nation pushes to begin talks to join the bloc….
Turkey’s IYI Party Wants Ankara, Istanbul Mayors To Be Vice Presidents
Turkey’s right wing IYI Party has proposed that the mayors of Ankara and Istanbul serve as vice presidents if the opposition wins the May election, a spokesperson said Monday, after…
Five Dead in New Azerbaijan-Armenia Clash Over Karabakh
Azerbaijani troops and ethnic Armenians exchanged gunfire on Sunday in Azerbaijan’s contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, killing at least five people, according to reports from Azerbaijan and Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh was the…
Estonian PM’s Party Handily Beats Far Right in National Election
Prime Minister Kaja Kallas’s center-right Reform Party won Estonia’s general election by a wide margin on Sunday, according to near-complete results, beating out a far-right rival that had campaigned against…
French Strikes Over Pension Reform Plans Expected to Disrupt Public Transport
Industrial action in France over the government’s planned pensions overhaul will cause heavy disruption to public transport again on Tuesday, the transport minister and several public transport authorities said Sunday….
Party of Estonian PM, Strong Ukraine Backer, Gains Big Win
Voters in Estonia elected a new parliament Sunday with initial results suggesting the center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, had…