Italian officials say at least 59 migrants died when the wooden boat they were in began splintering apart in heavy seas Sunday off the Italian coast. At least 12 of…
Biden Administration Won’t Send F-16 Fighter Jets to Ukraine, for Now
At least for now, the United States is declining to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. But as VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports, there are some lawmakers in Congress who…
Sending Warm Socks to Ukraine’s Soldiers: US Teenager Finds His Mission
Yulian Dlaboha is U.S. a high school student whose mother is an immigrant from Ukraine and whose father is of Ukrainian heritage. After Russia invaded Ukraine, Yulian wanted to help, so he started…
Migrant Bodies Wash Ashore in Italy
Italian officials say a wooden boat carrying migrants towards Italy disintegrated before it could reach shore, killing 43 people, including a baby. Authorities say about 80 people survived the ordeal. …
Elite Russian Forces Said to Suffer Losses in Ukraine
An elite Russian infantry force has suffered significant losses in Ukraine, the British Defense Ministry said Sunday. The ministry said in an intelligence update that imagery from the Vuhledar section…
Hong Konger Digs Into New Life in UK Promoting Backyard Organic Farming
Wong Yu-wing, who holds a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from the City University of Hong Kong, swapped out his career to start an organic farm in Hong Kong in…
G20 Meeting: Germany Regrets China’s Position on Ukraine War
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said Saturday it was “regrettable” that China had blocked a Group of 20 communique to condemn Russia’s war on Ukraine. “But for me it was…
Spain: Patient Does Not Have Marburg Disease
A man in Spain who was suspected of having the deadly Marburg disease tested negative Saturday and does not have the virus, the health ministry said. Health authorities in Valencia…
Turkey Expands Probe of Building Collapses, Quake Toll Tops 50,000
Turkey has arrested 184 people suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in this month’s earthquakes and investigations are widening, a minister said Saturday, as anger simmers over what…
UK, EU Inching Toward Northern Ireland Deal: Irish PM
Britain and the European Union are inching toward concluding talks on revising post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland and an agreement is possible, but by no means guaranteed, in the…
UK: Russia Running Low on Iranian Drones
Russia has likely depleted its supply of Iranian one-way-attack uncrewed aerial vehicles or OWA-UAVs, the British Defense Ministry said Saturday in an intelligence update. The ministry said there have not…
Spain Detects First Suspected Case of Marburg Disease
Spain has identified its first suspected case of Marburg disease. The Spanish patient is a 34-year-old man who had recently traveled to the Central African nation of Equatorial Guinea. He…
Supporters for Ukraine March in Poland, One Year After Russian Invasion
Ukrainians and their supporters marched in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, one year after Moscow launched its full-scale war on Ukraine. Poland is host to more than 1 million Ukrainian refugees….
Turkey Begins Rebuilding for 1.5M Left Homeless by Earthquakes
Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month’s devastating earthquakes, a government official said Friday, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000. More than…
With Russian Asset Seizures, US Justice Department Seeks to Aid Ukraine
Earlier this month, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland used a Justice Department appearance to herald the work of a law enforcement task force he launched last March in response to…
US Prosecutors Seek Forfeiture of Russian Oligarch’s Properties
U.S. prosecutors went to federal court in New York on Friday to seek forfeiture of about $75 million in luxury real estate owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, saying…
Czech Republic Cites Early Work to Rebuild Ukraine
While most of the world is focused on the battles still to come in Ukraine, the Czech Republic’s chief envoy in Washington says his country is already at work on…
US Claims Russia’s ‘Strategic Failure’ Extends Beyond the Battlefield
Russia’s blunders on the battlefield in Ukraine are scaring away longtime partners and other countries that have come to depend on Moscow for weapons systems, munitions and maintenance, according to…
As War Enters Year 2, Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Triumph
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday his nation will be victorious against Russia as the war with the neighboring country entered its second year with no apparent end in sight….
Blinken Heads to Asia Amid Soaring Tensions With China, Russia
Fresh from a meeting with China’s top diplomat and a U.N. Security Council session regarding Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Central and South Asia next week…
Ukrainian Dance Production Shows Similarities of Russia’s War, Apartheid
Ukrainians living in South Africa are marking one year since Russia’s invasion with a dance production titled ‘We Stand for Freedom.’ The performance, supported by the Desmond and Leah Tutu…
Survey Shows Russians Increasingly Confident About Economic Future
The extensive sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine one year ago have not led to the decimation of the Russian economy, as many experts had predicted. As…
Fears of Nuclear Arms Race Stirred as Russia Suspends Treaty
There are fears of a new global nuclear arms race after Russia’s president announced this week that he would suspend the country’s participation in the New START treaty, which limits…
Russian Invasion Changed Europe’s Security Environment ‘for Decades’
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine one year ago has sparked a long-term transformation across European defenses, a top U.S. general told VOA, as the Pentagon warns that Moscow has “already lost”…
Ukrainian Teacher Helps Keep Mariupol Schools Alive
There are more than 8 million Ukrainian refugees in Europe, according to the U.N., and Natalia Rovitska is one of them. Before the war, she was the principal of one…
Syrian Rebels Warn of Health Crisis After Quake
In Syria’s rebel-controlled Idlib province, February’s deadly earthquakes on the Turkish-Syrian border devastated a medical system already weakened from years of civil war. Rebel leaders warn of medicines running out…
За рік повномасштабної війни Україна конфіскувала активи лише трьох російських олігархів
Законодавчий механізм стягнення майна підсанкційних громадян РФ в дохід держави був запроваджений ще у травні 2022 року …
Yellen: US Wants to Strengthen Sanctions Against Russia
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that Washington is seeking to strengthen sanctions against Russia and called for more support for Ukraine as it resists Moscow’s invasion. She was…
Calm Returns to Poland-Ukraine Border Prepared for New Wave of Refugees
As Russian tanks rolled into eastern Ukraine a year ago, millions of Ukrainians fled to Poland. Many came by foot through the Medyka border crossing – where aid agencies mounted…
Finland Sending Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine
Finland announced Thursday a $169 million aid package for Ukraine that includes three Leopard 2 tanks. Finland’s defense ministry said in a statement that the tanks are equipped for de-mining,…