Athens, Greece — The head of the Albanian Orthodox Church, who was airlifted to a hospital in Athens due to complications from a virus, is in a critical condition, the Evangelismos…
Farmers’ convoys head for Paris to restart protest movement
Paris — Convoys of farmers set off Sunday to try to block roads around Paris in protest of what they say is unfair competition from overseas and excessive regulation. Farmers from…
Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88
ATHENS, GREECE — Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at age 88, state TV ERT…
Austrian People’s Party nominates Christian Stocker as interim leader after Nehammer resigns
Vienna — Austrian People’s Party on Sunday nominated its General Secretary Christian Stocker as interim leader after the expected resignation of Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Austrian news agency APA reported. Nehammer announced…
Italian Prime Minister Meloni meets with Trump at his Florida resort
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Florida to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday, as the key European leader sought to buttress ties…
Moldova breakaway region faces extended blackouts after gas cutoff
KYIV, UKRAINE — The pro-Russian breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria, left without Russian gas supplies no longer transiting through neighboring Ukraine, faced longer periods of rolling power cuts on Saturday, local…
Austrian chancellor to resign after talks to form new government fail
VIENNA — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time. The announcement came after the…
Russia-appointed officials in Crimea declare emergency; oil spill reaches Sevastopol
Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea announced a regional emergency Saturday, as oil was detected on the shores of Sevastopol, the peninsula’s largest city. Fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken…
Pope Francis: Bullying at school prepares students for war, not peace
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace, in a speech to Catholic educators gathered at the Vatican on Saturday. Speaking to…
Prince William saddened by death of former nanny’s stepson in New Orleans attack
LONDON — Prince William expressed his shock and sadness Saturday at the news of the death of his former nanny’s stepson in the New Year’s truck attack in New Orleans that…
Russia shoots down 8 missiles, captures Ukraine settlement, says defense ministry
Russia’s defense ministry said on Saturday that Russian forces had taken control of the village of Nadiya in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region and had shot down eight U.S.-made ATACMS missiles….
Danish-Swedish farmdog joins American Kennel Club’s lineup
NEW YORK — Say hello to the latest dog in the American Kennel Club’s lineup of recognized breeds. Or you might say “hej.” The Danish-Swedish farmdog — yep, that’s the official…
Moldovan PM warns of security crisis after cutoff of Russian gas
Kyiv, ukraine — Moldova faces a security crisis, Prime Minister Dorin Recean said Friday, after its separatist pro-Moscow Transdniestria region, cut off from supplies of Russian gas, closed factories, restricted central…
Talks on new 3-party Austrian government collapse as one party leaves
VIENNA — Talks on forming a new three-party government in Austria collapsed Friday as the smallest of the prospective coalition partners pulled the plug on the negotiations. The talks had dragged…
Montenegro to tackle gun control after mass killing left 12 dead
PODGORICA, Montenegro — A top-level meeting in Montenegro on Friday looked for ways to curb illegal weapons after a gunman fatally shot 12 people in a second such tragedy in less…
Курс гривні вперше у 2025 році оновив історичний мінімум щодо долара
За даними Bloomberg, на українському міжбанківському валютному ринку торги 3 січня завершуються на рівні 42 гривні 16 копійок за долар …
Russian drone attack kills 1 in Kyiv suburbs
KYIV, UKRAINE — A Russian drone attack towards the Ukrainian capital on Friday killed one person and wounded four in the Kyiv suburbs, local officials said. Moscow’s forces have escalated their…
French and German foreign ministers visit Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA — The foreign ministers of France and Germany are headed to Damascus on the first official visit to Syria by top diplomats from European Union countries after the fall…
Zelenskyy says Trump could be decisive in stopping war in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could be “decisive” in the outcome of the yearslong war between Ukraine and Russia. “Trump can be decisive. For…
VOA Kurdish: Three Kurdish women reportedly tortured in Turkish prison
The Human Rights Association in Turkey announced that three female prisoners had been tortured in Patnos Prison in Agri, and despite some complaints, no investigation has been initiated. The prison…
VOA Creole: Voltaire asks France to repay Haiti’s independence debt
The Haitian government on Wednesday celebrated the 221st anniversary of the country’s independence. In his speech, Leslie Voltaire, president of the Presidential Transition Council, called for peace in the country…
‘Dinosaur highway’ tracks dating back 166 million years discovered in England
LONDON — A worker digging up clay in a southern England limestone quarry noticed unusual bumps that led to the discovery of a “dinosaur highway” and nearly 200 tracks that date…
Russia ramps up disinformation efforts as its grip weakens over post-Assad Syria
The Kremlin is using uncertainty following the ouster of Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, and the potential loss of Russia’s military toehold in Syria, to accuse the United States of sowing…
НБУ: курс гривні до долара знову наблизився до історичного мінімуму
Порівняно з актуальним на 2 січня курсом показник додав майже сім копійок …
Italy summons Iranian ambassador, demands release of journalist
Rome — Italy’s foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday to demand the immediate release of reporter Cecilia Sala, who was detained in Tehran on Dec. 19 while working under…
Ukraine says it shot down 47 Russian drones
Ukraine’s military said Thursday it shot down 47 drones Russian forces launched overnight at areas in central and eastern Ukraine. Russia used a total of 72 drones in its attacks,…
Parts of UK flooded by rain, wild weather disrupts New Year’s events
LONDON — Parts of the United Kingdom were flooded Wednesday as heavy rains and powerful winds continued to disrupt New Year’s celebrations. Several communities in the Manchester area were flooded, with…
Press freedom groups call for Iran to release jailed Italian journalist
WASHINGTON — Press freedom groups and media organizations are calling for Iran to release an Italian journalist who was arrested last month. Cecilia Sala, who works for the daily Italian newspaper…
Gunman kills at least 10 people in shooting rampage in Montenegro
PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO — At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting on Wednesday that followed a bar brawl in a western Montenegrin…
Pope calls for commitment to protect life by rejecting abortion in New Year message
ROME — Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to protect and respect life from conception…