The British government said Sunday it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers and border staff as multiple public sector unions walk off the job in…
Kissinger Calls for Negotiated Peace in Ukraine, Kyiv Dismisses Proposal
Veteran U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger said the time is approaching for a negotiated peace in Ukraine to reduce the risk of another devastating world war, but the Kyiv government dismissed…
Argentina Beat France 4-2 on Penalties to Win World Cup
Argentina won their third World Cup in extraordinary style on Sunday, beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout after Lionel Messi scored twice in a 3-3 draw that featured a…
Russia Shells Kherson, Part of Broader Attack on Southern Ukraine
Russia on Sunday shelled the center of Kherson, the southern Ukrainian city it retreated from last month, in the latest in a barrage of attacks on the region. Three people…
EU Strikes Deal to Boost Carbon Market, Europe’s Biggest Climate Policy
European Union negotiators reached a political deal on Sunday to overhaul the bloc’s carbon market, cutting planet-heating emissions faster and imposing new CO2 costs on fuels used in road transport…
Qatar Reiterates Denial Its Government Involved in EU Corruption Case
DUBAI, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Qatar reiterated on Sunday that the country denies any involvement in a corruption case being investigated by Belgian authorities involving people linked to the European…
How Russia’s War on Ukraine Upended Global Security Order
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February brought large-scale land warfare back to Europe, plunging the world into a dangerous new era of conflict and nuclear brinkmanship. The West responded with…
UK: Opera Unlikely to Raise Russian Soldiers’ Morale in Ukraine
Russia is sending opera singers to its frontline troops in Ukraine to raise the morale of Russian soldiers. Russia announced the formation of the creative brigades last week, which will…
US Team to Assist with Probe into Shattered Berlin Aquarium
A U.S. company that helped build a huge aquarium in Berlin says it is sending a team to investigate the rupture of the tank, which sent a wave of debris,…
Scholz Inaugurates 1st Liquefied Gas Terminal in Germany
Chancellor Olaf Scholz Saturday inaugurated Germany’s first liquefied natural gas terminal, declaring that the speed with which it was put into service is a signal that Europe’s biggest economy will…
Gvardiol Shines at World Cup as Croatia Wins 3rd-Place Match
In what may have been Luka Modric’s final World Cup match, Josko Gvardiol made a play to be Croatia’s next go-to guy. Modric has been the man in the middle…
Deal Reached For New Non-Russian Power Source for Europe
The leaders of Hungary, Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan finalized an agreement Saturday on an undersea electricity connector that could become a new power source for the European Union amid a…
Pope Marks 86th Birthday Giving Awards for Charity
Pope Francis marked his 86th birthday on Saturday by rewarding three people involved in charity work, including a homeless man who gives other street dwellers part of the alms he…
Moldova Suspends TV Licenses on Misinformation Charges
The broadcast licenses of six Moldovan television stations have been suspended. Moldova’s Commission for Exceptional Situations said the suspensions were issued because the TV stations were spreading misinformation and were…
Russia Using Iranian Drones in Ukraine, Britain Says
Britain’s Defense Ministry said in an intelligence update Saturday that “In recent days, there has been an uptick in Russia’s campaign of long-range strikes against Ukraine’s critical national infrastructure.” The…
VOA Interview with National Security Council’s John Kirby
VOA Russian White House correspondent Mykhailo Komadovsky spoke with John Kirby, National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator for Strategic Communications, on Dec. 16, 2022, about the latest on U.S. support for…
VOA Interview With National Security Council’s John Kirby
In a one-on-one interview with VOA’s Russian White House correspondent Mykhailo Komadovsky, NSC spokesperson discusses U.S. support for Ukraine and Saudi Arabia, ties between Russia and Iran …
Russian Actress Speaks Out Against Putin in Washington Poetry Performance
In 2012, actress Chulpan Khamatova was campaigning for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Now based in Latvia, she speaks out against Putin and his war on Ukraine. Anna Rice narrates this…
Central Asia Balances Domestic Demand with Foreign Exports
Rising domestic demand is forcing Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to cut back or halt natural gas exports to China, prompting a shakeup of regional energy markets and a rethinking of trade…
Massive Aquarium Bursts in Berlin
A massive aquarium in Berlin has burst, spilling 1,500 tropical fish and a million liters of water into the complex surrounding the structure and into the street. About 100 emergency…
Fire in France Kills 10, Including 5 Children
Ten people, including five children aged 3 to 15 years, were killed in a fire that broke out Friday morning at a residential building in Vaulx-en-Velin, near the French city of…
Chinese Diplomatic Personnel Forced Out of UK
Six Chinese diplomatic personnel left Britain this week for their alleged roles in assaulting protesters at the Chinese Consulate in Manchester in October. British parliamentarians and rights defenders welcomed Wednesday’s…
ICC Confirms Upholds 25-year Sentence for Ugandan LRA Commander
The International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed the convictions of Dominic Ongwen, a former Ugandan child soldier who rose to be a commander in the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army, and…
Tiny Meteorite May Have Caused Leak From Soyuz Capsule
Russian and NASA engineers were assessing a coolant leak on Thursday from a Soyuz crew capsule docked with the International Space Station that could have been caused by a micrometeorite…
Slovak Parliament Dumps Center-Right Cabinet, Early Election an Option
Slovakia’s minority center-right government lost a no-confidence vote Thursday, raising political instability and possibly bringing an early election sometime in 2023 while the euro zone country battles soaring energy prices…
Russia Warns US on Sending Patriot Missiles to Ukraine
Russia’s foreign ministry warned the United States on Thursday that if it ships sophisticated Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, Moscow would consider it a “provocative move” that could prompt…
Boris Becker Freed from UK prison, Expected to be Deported
German tennis star Boris Becker, 55, has been freed from a British prison, the government said on Thursday, meaning he is now expected to be deported from the country. In…
British Nurses Stage First Ever National Walkout Amid Pay Dispute
National Health Service nurses in Britain staged a strike on Thursday, their first ever national walkout, as a bitter dispute with the government over pay increases pressure on already-stretched hospitals…
Iran Sentences Belgian Aid Worker to 28 Years in Prison
Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele has been sentenced to 28 years in prison in Iran for a “fabricated series of crimes,” Belgium’s justice minister said on Wednesday, adding the government…
British Nurses Set to Begin First-Ever Strike as Pay Dispute Deepens
National Health Service nurses in Britain will strike on Thursday in their first-ever national walkout as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals…