WASHINGTON — Russia’s efforts to obtain China’s help in enhancing artificial intelligence is seen as a bid to challenge America’s lead in the field even as the outgoing Biden administration is…
Italy’s FM encourages post-Assad transition, calls for EU to review sanctions
ROME — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is traveling to Syria on Friday to encourage the country’s transition following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents, and said Europe…
Russia ‘observing’ Greenland situation; Europe cautious on Trump remarks
london — Russia has said it is closely watching the situation with Greenland, following U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s refusal to rule out military or economic measures to take control of the…
Європейські країни у 2024 році імпортували з Росії рекордний об’єм ЗПГ – The Guardian
Унаслідок збільшення об’єму постачань Росія випередила Катар і стала другим за величиною постачальником ЗПГ до Європи після США …
UN accuses Russia of waging war of attrition against Ukraine
GENEVA — U.N. human rights experts have accused Russia of waging a war of attrition against Ukraine by pursuing a policy of mass destruction to crush the spirit of the nation….
Thousands protest as Austria’s far-right-led coalition talks set to begin
VIENNA — Talks to form a coalition government led by Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, or FPO, will begin Friday, the party said on Thursday, as thousands protested in Vienna against the…
Курс гривні вп’яте у 2025 році оновив історичний мінімум щодо долара
Гривня оновлювала мінімуми вже п’ять разів цього року – раніше це сталося 3, 6, 7 і 8 січня …
Zelenskyy urges coalition aiding Ukraine not to ‘drop the ball’
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, GERMANY — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Thursday told allies and partners in Germany that it would be “crazy to drop the ball now” and end support Ukraine against…
Beijing says EU imposed unfair trade barriers on Chinese firms
Beijing — China said Thursday that an investigation had found the European Union imposed unfair “trade and investment barriers” on Beijing, marking the latest salvo in long-running commercial tensions between the…
Britain plans new sanctions laws to target people-smuggling gangs
LONDON — Britain will create a new sanctions regime to target the leaders of networks that smuggle tens of thousands of people into Britain each year, as well as the often-Chinese…
Ukraine reports destroying 46 Russian drones
Ukraine’s military said Thursday it shot down 46 of 70 drones that Russian forces used in attacks targeting areas in central and eastern Ukraine. Falling debris from downed drones damaged…
US to pledge $500M for Ukraine as Austin hosts his final Ramstein meeting
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held bilateral meetings Thursday with his Ukrainian and British counterparts Wednesday before hosting the Ukraine Defense Contact Group one last time. VOA Pentagon correspondent…
US to pledge $500M for Ukraine at Ramstein meeting
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, GERMANY — The United States is providing Ukraine with $500 million in additional weapons and equipment from its existing military stockpiles, in what officials told VOA will be…
Refugees in Turkey cautious about returning to Syria
With the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, Turkey sees an opportunity to send home up to 4 million Syrians who came there during Syria’s civil war, amid growing public hostility toward…
Russian missile attack kills at least 13 in southern Ukraine
A Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 people Wednesday and injured dozens more, Ukrainian authorities reported. The attack came minutes after regional…
Italy says Iran released Italian journalist Sala
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was freed from an Iranian prison Wednesday and was flying home, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office said. Her release came three weeks after she was…
Reuters: найбільші порти на сході Китаю закрили вхід для танкерів «тіньового флоту» Росії
Ключові порти на східному узбережжі Китаю закрили вхід для нафтових танкерів, які потрапили під санкції США …
Ukrainian drone attacks target Russia’s Saratov region
Ukrainian forces carried out what Russian officials said Wednesday was a mass drone attack on the Saratov region, causing damage to an industrial enterprise. Saratov Governor Roman Busargin said the…
Iran tells France to review ‘unconstructive’ approach ahead of meeting
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s foreign ministry called upon Paris to review its “unconstructive” approach, a few days before Tehran is set to hold a new round of talks about…
Trump: ‘All hell will break out’ if Hamas hostages not returned
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday held an omnibus press conference at his Florida estate, where he explained his stances on key foreign policy issues as he prepares to take…
Russian gas shipments through Ukraine end; creating trouble for Transnistria
With temperatures dipping below freezing this week in Moldova’s Russian-backed breakaway region of Transnistria, the end of an agreement to ship natural gas from Russia through Ukraine has led to…
Курс гривні втретє у 2025 році оновив історичний мінімум щодо долара
За даними Bloomberg, на українському міжбанківському валютному ринку торги 7 січня завершилися на рівні 42 гривні 26 копійок за долар …
Нацбанк: міжнародні резерви України протягом 2024 року зросли на 8%
За оцінками регулятора, поточний обсяг міжнародних резервів забезпечує фінансування 5,5 місяців майбутнього імпорту …
Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland after his father said US should own it
The eldest son of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a private visit that heightened speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to take control…
Why Ivory Coast, Senegal asked French troops to leave
London — In a major shift in West Africa’s security landscape, Ivory Coast and Senegal, regional economic powerhouses, have ordered France to remove its troops from their territories. The withdrawals will…
Сійярто заявив, що Україна поставила ЄС у скрутне становище через зупинку транзиту газу з Росії
Сійярто заявив, що ціна на природний газ на європейському ринку зросла на 20% …
Russia claims capture of town in Ukraine’s Donetsk region
Russia’s military said Monday its forces captured an important town in eastern Ukraine, while Ukrainian officials cited tens of thousands of Russian casualties in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk region….
U.S. accuses Russia of funding both sides of Sudan’s war
UNITED NATIONS — The United States accused Russia at the United Nations on Monday of funding the two warring parties in Sudan, an apparent step up from Washington’s previous assertion that…
VOA Russian: Collapse of Kremlin’s strategy of gas blackmail against Europe
A major natural gas pipeline supplying Russian energy to Europe ran dry Wednesday after Ukraine stopped Moscow’s six-decade supply in the hopes of hurting Russia financially. The planned move marks…
VOA Russian: Persecution of LGBTQ+ people in Russia intensified in 2024
Repression against the LGBTQ+ community in 2024 intensified after the Russian Supreme Court’s decision in January to recognize the “International LGBT Movement” as an extremist organization came into force. Last…