VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who began his fifth day in hospital on Tuesday for what doctors have described as a “complex” respiratory infection, will not take part in this weekend’s…
Turkish police detain 282 suspects in raids targeting PKK militants
ISTANBUL — Turkish police detained 282 suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, militant group in raids over the last five days, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday….
Russian drone attack hits central Ukraine apartment building
A Russian drone hit an apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Dolynska, officials said Tuesday, injuring at least three people. Andriy Raikovych, governor of the Kirovohrad region where…
European leaders gather for emergency summit on defense, Ukraine
PARIS — European leaders called for beefing up their defense spending Monday after a Paris summit on Ukraine and the region’s security — amid concerns about an aggressive Russia and declining…
European leaders hold crisis security talks as US signals transatlantic reset
London — European leaders held a crisis security meeting Monday in Paris after a blizzard of diplomatic interventions by Washington in recent days that have raised doubts over the U.S. commitment…
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У відомстві нагадали, що у 2025 році планується залучити 2,7 млрд доларів від МВФ за результатами чотирьох квартальних переглядів …
Getting Cyprus natural gas to market via Egypt hailed as milestone
NICOSIA, CYPRUS — A pair of agreements outlining how sizable natural gas deposits inside Cypriot waters will get to market via processing facilities in Egypt are a milestone for energy cooperation,…
Top Greek scientist: Santorini earthquake outlook remains uncertain
ATHENS — The Greek government’s chief seismologist says the frequency of earthquakes affecting Santorini and nearby islands has eased in recent days, but that the outlook for continued tremors in the…
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Угода охоплює не лише торгівлю товарами, а й послуги, інвестиції та цифрову економіку, кажуть у міністерстві …
Doctors change pope’s treatment to tackle ‘complex’ situation, Vatican says
Vatican City — Doctors have changed treatment for Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection to tackle a “complex clinical situation” and he will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the…
China aims to improve ties with EU amid transatlantic tension
Taipei, Taiwan — China has launched a new round of diplomatic outreach to European countries amid rising tension between the United States and its European allies. While top…
France hosting European talks on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to host a group of European leaders for talks Monday focused on the situation in Ukraine amid a shift in the U.S. approach to…
Turkish delegation meets with Kurdish leader in Iraq amid peace efforts
Baghdad — A Turkish opposition party delegation arrived in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region Sunday against the backdrop of peace efforts between Ankara and a banned Kurdish separatist movement in Turkey. The…
Rubio plays down immediate breakthrough on Russia-Ukraine peace
Top U.S. officials headed Sunday to Saudi Arabia for talks with Russian diplomats in the coming days on ending Moscow’s three-year war on Ukraine, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
‘Conclave’ leads the pack, ‘Emilia Perez’ faces test at Britain’s BAFTA film awards
London — Stars including Cynthia Erivo, Hugh Grant, Ariana Grande, Lupita Nyong’o, Timothee Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan walked the red carpet at London’s Royal Festival Hall for the awards, known as…
Austrian official says suspect in fatal stabbing attack had ‘Islamic terror motive’
VIENNA — Austrian authorities said the man accused of stabbing six passersby in broad daylight, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding five others, was motivated by “Islamic terrorism.” The suspect, a…
Russian troops intensify attacks on Ukrainian forces in east, military says
KYIV — Russian troops have sharply stepped up their attacks in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv’s military said on Sunday, as a NATO official predicted Moscow would increase the pace and intensity of…
With metal detectors, treasure hunters unearth pieces of British history
LONDON — When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he’d unearthed in an English field, he knew it was something special. In his hand was a silver penny minted during…
Navalny supporters risk reprisals with memorial events a year after death
MOSCOW — A year after Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny died behind bars, his supporters were set to hold memorial events on Sunday, with some risking reprisals by visiting his grave…
US, Russia officials to meet in Saudi Arabia to start talks on Ukraine
MUNICH/WASHINGTON — U.S. and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in coming days to start talks aimed at ending Moscow’s nearly three-year war in Ukraine, a U.S. lawmaker and a…
Nun takes top Vatican job running city state administration
ROME — An Italian nun is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially…
Carafano: ‘A free, independent Ukraine is in America’s best interest’
WASHINGTON — James Carafano, senior counselor to the president and national security expert at The Heritage Foundation, responsible for its defense and foreign policy team, spoke with VOA’s Ukraine Service about…
1 dead, 4 injured in stabbing spree by Syrian suspect in Austria
VIENNA — A 23-year-old man stabbed five passersby in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack that left a 14-year-old dead, and four others injured. The…
US citizen detained in Russia, accused of drug smuggling
MOSCOW — A Moscow court has ordered a U.S. citizen suspected of drug smuggling held in pre-trial detention for 30 days, the Moscow courts press service said Saturday, days after a…
G7 ministers link future Russia sanctions to good-faith talks
MUNICH — G7 foreign ministers agreed Saturday to continuing working together to get a strong peace deal for Ukraine with robust security guarantees and linked future sanctions on Russia to good-faith…
Zelenskyy calls for creation of ‘Armed Forces of Europe’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the creation of a unified European military force, saying the continent must be self-reliant amid a persistent threat from Russia and uncertainty about U.S….
Ukraine would have ‘low chance to survive’ without US support, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine would have a “very, very difficult” time surviving without U.S. military support to fend off Russia’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a interview broadcast the night before he…
Research finds ancient Egyptian mummies smell nice
LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: Sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies…
Ukraine, US weigh critical minerals agreement
Ukraine’s vast reserves of critical minerals give it the potential to be a strategic supplier for the West. President Donald Trump is considering a deal that would continue U.S. support…
At Munich conference, Vance warns European allies of ‘threat from within’
U.S. Vice President JD Vance warned European leaders at the security conference in Munich, Germany, of the “threat from within,” arguing that their governments are censoring far-right speech and failing…