ROME — Italy’s prime minister addressed growing criticism Saturday of the repatriation of a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court, as Giorgia Meloni cited an appeals court order and…
Tens of thousands protest Germany’s far right as Musk endorses AfD
HALLE, GERMANY — Tens of thousands of Germans rallied Saturday against the far right ahead of next month’s legislative elections, as U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk again endorsed the anti-immigrant AfD…
Moldovan president visits Kyiv to talk energy, security
KYIV, UKRAINE — Moldovan President Maia Sandu visited Kyiv on Saturday for talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid growing tensions in Transnistria, a pro-Russian separatist enclave of Moldova that neighbors…
One of last Auschwitz survivors makes telling the stories his mission
HAIFA, ISRAEL — Naftali Furst will never forget his first view of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, on Nov. 3, 1944. He was 12 years old. SS soldiers threw open the doors…
Russian deepfake videos target Ukrainian refugees, including teen
New online videos recently investigated by VOA’s Russian and Ukrainian services show how artificial intelligence is likely being used to try to create provocative deepfakes that target Ukrainian refugees. In…
Driver rams anti-government rally in Serbia’s capital, hurts protester
BELGRADE, SERBIA — A woman rammed a car into a crowd of anti-government protesters in Serbia’s capital and injured one of them Friday, police said, as a student-led strike shut down…
Ahead of election, media group accuses Belarus of crimes against humanity
WASHINGTON — Ahead of Belarus’ presidential election this weekend, a media advocacy group filed a complaint Friday with the International Criminal Court accusing the country’s longtime leader of crimes against humanity…
London court says US mom can be extradited in children’s killings
LONDON — A London judge on Friday rejected a U.S. mother’s challenge to be extradited to Colorado to face murder charges in the deaths of two of her young children. Judge…
Reclaiming Rudolf Hoss’s House as center countering hate, extremism and radicalization
Near Auschwitz’s walls, the former home of the concentration camp’s commandant, Rudolf Hoss, stands as a symbol of denial and complicity, its windows overlooking the site of some of the…
Танкери з газом зі США масово змінюють маршрути та йдуть до Європи – FT
Financial Times зазначає, що ціни на газ на європейському ринку зараз перебувають на максимальному рівні від жовтня 2023 року …
Russia, Ukraine report large-scale overnight drone attacks
Officials in Ukraine say Russia launched a barrage of drones in an overnight attack Friday killing at least two civilians, wounding several others and damaging commercial and residential buildings. The…
Trump to global businesses: Make products in US or pay tariffs
President Donald Trump laid out his approach to foreign investment to the world’s largest gathering of global business leaders, offering investors a take-it-or-leave-it deal to build in the U.S. or…
Italy’s highest court upholds slander conviction of Amanda Knox
Italy’s highest court on Thursday upheld the slander conviction of American defendant Amanda Knox in a case related to the sensationalized 2007 murder of her British roommate. Knox was…
НБУ повернув офіційний курс до рівня менш як 42 гривні за долар
За даними Bloomberg, торги на міжбанківському валютному ринку завершуються на рівні 41 гривня 97,25 копійки за долар …
UK teenager jailed for at least 52 years for girls’ murders
LONDON — A British teenager who murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an atrocity prosecutors said was…
Котирування нафти впали після заяви Трампа про звернення до Саудівської Аравії та ОПЕК
Трамп пов’язав падіння нафтових цін із імовірним завершенням війни в Україні – через скорочення доходів РФ …
UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems with new digital market powers
London — Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS are facing fresh scrutiny from Britain’s competition watchdog, which announced investigations Thursday targeting the two tech giants’ mobile phone ecosystems under new powers to…
НБУ вдруге поспіль підвищив облікову ставку, цього разу до 14,5%
Інфляція сягнула 12% у 2024 році, ціновий тиск зберігається й на початку 2025 року, вказують в НБУ …
Deadly Russian missile attack hits Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region
Officials in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region said Thursday a Russian ballistic missile attack killed at least one person and injured 24 others. Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram that…
Europe posts record year for clean energy
A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in yet another sign of the growing gap between the bloc’s…
ЄС надасть Україні у 2025 році допомогу на 35 мільярдів євро – Домбровскіс
ЄС надає фінансову підтримку через кредитну ініціативу G7 ERA та Ukraine Facility …
Russia’s Arctic militarization behind Trump’s focus on Greenland
Nuuk, Greenland — A blizzard whips the Danish, Greenlandic and Faroe Islands flags above the Joint Arctic Command headquarters overlooking the harbor of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The small military…
Georgia’s Zourabichvili says US shouldn’t back government that is result of ‘rigged elections’
washington — Last December, Georgia’s parliament chose Mikheil Kavelashvili, a close ally of ruling Georgian Dream party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, as the country’s new president. He replaced Salome Zourabichvili, who had…
Murdoch’s UK tabloids apologize to Prince Harry, admit intruding on Diana
LONDON — Prince Harry claimed a monumental victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life over decades and agreed to pay substantial damages…
Trump expresses possibility of more sanctions against Russia for Ukraine war
U.S. President Donald Trump signaled the possibility of placing additional sanctions on Russia for its war in Ukraine. Asked about the prospect while speaking to reporters Tuesday, Trump responded, “Sounds…
Turkey detains nine people over ski resort hotel fire that killed 76
ANKARA, TURKEY — Turkey has detained nine people, including the owner of the hotel, in connection with a deadly fire that claimed the lives of 76 people and injured dozens at…
Trump says he would sanction Russia if Putin does not negotiate on Ukraine
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if its president, Vladimir Putin, refuses to negotiate about ending the war in Ukraine. Trump…
Trump says EU ‘in for tariffs,’ warns of 10% rate on China
U.S. President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to hit the European Union with tariffs, adding that a 10% duty on Chinese imports could also come as soon as February 1. Trump,…
Reactions to the imprisonment of 6 journalists in Turkey
Six Kurdish journalists have been detained in Turkey, charged with being members of a “terrorist organization” with no word from their lawyers. Journalists and activists say opposition media outlets are…
Navalny lawyers get jail time for doing their job
Russian lawyer practice could face existential risks after the recent guilty verdict against three lawyers who had represented late opposition leader Alexey Navalny in court. VOA Russian spoke to legal…