President Joe Biden ends his first year in office as tensions with Russia hit a fever pitch. He warned his Russian counterpart to choose a diplomatic resolution and to not…
Europe, US Aim to Ensure Mali Doesn’t Become First of Many Dominoes
Frustrations are growing in and around Mali, where regional and international efforts to speed up the interim government’s transition to democratic elections appear to be at a dead end. Still,…
Blinken Reassures Ukrainians Amid Threat of Russian Invasion
On a visit to Kyiv, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reassured the people of Ukraine that the United States stands with them in the face of a potentially imminent…
Teen Pilot One Stop from Finishing Round-the-world Solo Flight
A 19-year-old British-Belgian pilot landed her plane on Wednesday at an airstrip near Frankfurt, Germany, one stop away from becoming the youngest woman to fly around the world solo. Zara…
Blinken Reassures Ukrainians Amid Russian Invasion Threat
On a visit to Kyiv, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reassured the people of Ukraine that the United States stands with them in the face of a potentially imminent…
Blinken to VOA: Russia Has a Clear Choice to Make
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke in Kyiv Wednesday with VOA’s Eastern Europe bureau chief Myroslava Gongadze about his talks with Ukrainian leaders and the prospects for heading off…
Britain to Drop COVID-19 Restrictions
Britain is ending COVID-19 restrictions, including mask mandates, working from home and vaccine passports, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday. The measures had been introduced to slow the spread of…
Six Dead, 17 Injured in Spain Nursing Home Fire
Fire officials in Spain say six nursing home residents died and at least 17 were injured in a fire at a retirement home in a suburb of Valencia early Wednesday….
Ukraine: What We Know
Russia’s buildup of an estimated 100,000 troops along its border with Ukraine, along with military exercises in Belarus, has raised concern that Russia could be planning an invasion of Ukraine….
На міжбанку зупинився обвал гривні
Торги на міжбанку відбуваються на рівні 28 гривень 42–44 копійки за долар …
Blinken Visits Ukraine as He Urges Russia to De-escalate Border Tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kyiv for talks Wednesday with Ukrainian leaders as part of what he called a “diplomatic effort to de-escalate tensions surrounding unprovoked Russian…
Нафта подорожчала до максимуму за 7 років
Причиною називають ризик перебоїв у постачанні з Близького Сходу …
Why Did Russian Troops Go to Kazakhstan?
To quell widespread protests, Kazakhstan sought military help from Russia. Why did it turn to Moscow? …
Russia Moves More Troops Westward Amid Ukraine Tensions
Russia is a sending an unspecified number of troops from the country’s far east to Belarus for major war games, officials said Tuesday, a deployment that will further beef up…
Turkish Court Acquits German Journalist Mesale Tolu
A Turkish court on Monday acquitted German journalist Mesale Tolu of terrorism charges, she said on Twitter, in a case that lasted nearly five years and added to strains between…
Blinken, Russian Counterpart Speak as Top US Diplomat Heads to Ukraine and Germany
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov Tuesday as Blinken headed to Ukraine for talks with the country’s president, amid continued fears Russia is planning…
‘Power of Siberia 2’ Pipeline Could See Europe, China Compete for Russian Gas
As winter bites, Europe is facing a gas shortage – with lower volumes of gas exports from Russia forcing a big spike in prices. But the volatility of Russia’s gas…
Ex-Ukrainian Leader Poroshenko Returns to Face Treason Charges
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is due back in a Kyiv court Wednesday as a judge considers whether to grant him bail or order his arrest in a treason case…
Девальвація триває: долар наближається до рівня 28,5 гривні
Торги на міжбанку відбуваються на рівні 28 гривень 44–46 копійок за долар …
No Vaccine, No French Open for Djokovic as Rules Tighten
Novak Djokovic risks being frozen out of tennis as he chases a record 21st Grand Slam title, with rules on travelers who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 tightening in the third…
French Court Finds Far-Right Politician Guilty of Hate Speech
A French court found far-right French presidential candidate and political commentator Éric Zemmour guilty Monday of inciting racial hatred and ordered him to pay more than $11,000 in fines. Zemmour…
UK’s Johnson Fights to Salvage His Premiership From ‘Partygate’
Britain’s rebellious Prime Minister Boris Johnson has seldom come across a rule he hasn’t wanted to break — and in many ways his political ascendancy has been because of his…
UN Chief: Global Economic Recovery Uneven
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged international business leaders and economists on Monday to do their part to make post-COVID19 economic recovery equitable across the globe. “At this critical moment, we…
Ex-leader Poroshenko Returns to Ukraine to Appear in Court
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday returned to Ukraine to face court on treason charges he believes are politically motivated. At the Kyiv airport, where he arrived on a…
Гривня падає ще на 16 копійок щодо долара – НБУ
Котирування міжбанку сягнули позначок 28 гривень 11,5–13,5 копійки за долар …
Alekos Fassianos, Known as ‘Greek Picasso,’ Dies at Age 86
Greek artist Alekos Fassianos, whose work drew on his country’s mythology and folklore, died Sunday at the age of 86, his daughter Viktoria told AFP. Described by some admirers as…
North Macedonia Gets New Prime Minister
The North Macedonia’s parliament late Sunday elected Social Democrat technocrat Dimitar Kovacevski as prime minister after more than two months of political turmoil in the country. Kovacevski, a former deputy…
French Parliament Approves COVID Vaccine Pass
France’s parliament gave final approval on Sunday to the government’s latest measures to tackle COVID-19, including a vaccine pass contested by anti-vaccine protesters. Lawmakers in the lower house of parliament…
Ex-President Poroshenko to Return to Ukraine to Face Treason Charges
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he is returning to Ukraine to fight treason charges — even though he views them as politically motivated — because he believes that fighting…
Iran Confirms Again Imprisoning French-Iranian Academic
Iranian authorities confirmed that they have re-incarcerated French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah for breaking house arrest restrictions. The judiciary news website Mizan.news on January 16 quoted the deputy head of the…