PORTICELLO, Italy — Search efforts off the coast of Sicily for two remaining bodies missing from the sunken yacht belonging to the wife of British tech magnate Mike Lynch were due…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy considers ban on Russia-linked religious groups
WASHINGTON — A new Ukrainian law aimed at removing the influence of the pro-Moscow Russian Orthodox Church enjoys broad popular support in Ukraine but is being viewed with reservations by international…
Ukraine says it hit pontoon bridges in Russia with US-made weapons
kyiv, ukraine — Ukraine said Wednesday that it had destroyed Russian pontoon bridges with U.S.-made weapons to defend its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, while Moscow said its forces had halted…
«Було багато заяв, потрібні рішення» – Зеленський про обіцяні 50 млрд доларів від заморожених активів РФ
Володимир Зеленський каже, що занадто довго тривають відповідні дискусії, нарешті потрібні рішення …
RFE/RL journalist marks 1,000 days jailed in Belarus on charges viewed as bogus
washington — A journalist with VOA’s sister outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Wednesday marked 1,000 days in jail in Belarus on charges that he and his employer reject as politically…
British military: Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Greek-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated attack Wednesday, leaving the vessel “not under command” and drifting ablaze after an assault…
Andrew Tate’s Romania home searched as part of new probe
Bucharest, Romania — Romanian authorities on Wednesday searched the home of controversial influencer Andrew Tate, who is awaiting trial over human trafficking and rape charges, as part of a new investigation,…
Search resumes for six missing after Mike Lynch’s yacht sank
PORTICELLO, Italy — Divers resumed a search on Wednesday for survivors after British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch’s yacht sank off the coast of Sicily amid an intense storm two days ago,…
A ‘huge number of people’ did not burn alive in the Donetsk shopping mall
The Kremlin-appointed governor of Russian-controlled Donetsk in Ukraine said 11 people suffered moderate or minor injuries during the Galaktika mall fire. …
Ukrainian forces take more Russian terrain
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the country’s forces now control 92 settlements and more than 1,250 square kilometers in Russia’s Kursk region, after Ukrainian responses to Russia’s cross-border attacks evolved…
Latvia advocates for use of Russian assets to support Ukraine
Germany and other G7 countries are developing ways to support Ukraine through loans financed with the proceeds of frozen Russian assets. The German Finance Ministry announced the effort on Tuesday….
Day after Putin visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia, China in BRICS alliance
Baku, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan formally applied Tuesday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s visit to the oil-rich South Caucasus country to shore…
Russian sources: Ukraine has destroyed or damaged all three bridges over Russia’s Seym River
Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seym River in western Russia, according to Russian sources, as Kyiv’s incursion into western…
King Charles visits UK town where child stabbings sparked riots
Southport, United Kingdom — King Charles III on Tuesday visited the town in northwest England where a devastating knife attack that killed three young girls sparked nationwide anti-immigration riots. The 75-year-old…
After yacht sinks off Italy, search resumes for six missing
PALERMO, Sicily — Rescue teams in Sicily on Tuesday resumed a search for six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter, after a luxury yacht was struck…
German warships await orders on crossing Taiwan Strait
BERLIN — Two German warships await orders from Berlin, their commander said, to determine whether next month they will be the first German naval vessels in decades to pass through the…
Russia court rejects US soldier’s appeal of jail term
Moscow — A Russian court rejected an appeal Monday by a U.S. soldier who has been jailed for three years and nine months for alleged death threats and theft. Gordon Black…
1 dead, 6 missing after luxury superyacht sinks in storm off Sicily
Rome — A luxury superyacht carrying foreign tourists capsized and sank off Sicily in bad weather early Monday. One body was found, six people remain missing and 15 people were rescued,…
Germany proceeds cautiously in issuing warrant for Ukrainian in 2022 Nord Stream sabotage
Germany has issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian national in the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines that carry natural gas from Russia to Western Europe. At…
Wounded Ukrainian veterans vow to keep competing, fighting
Serhiy Danilets is one of the more than 100 thousand Ukrainian soldiers estimated to have been wounded in Russia’s war against Ukraine. But serious combat injuries haven’t stopped him and…
Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire on Portuguese island of Madeira
Lisbon — Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters scrambled Sunday to put out a wildfire sweeping parts of the Atlantic island of Madeira’s south coast, a popular tourist destination, with strong winds complicating…
North Korea condemns Ukraine’s incursion into Russia as act of terror
Seoul, South Korea — North Korea condemned Ukraine’s incursion into Russia as an unforgivable act of terror backed by Washington and the West, adding it would always stand with Russia as…
Putin arrives in Azerbaijan for state visit
Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Sunday for a two-day state visit, Russian news agencies reported. Russian television broadcast images of the president’s plane as…
Russia launches 3rd ballistic missile attack on Kyiv this month
Kyiv — Russia on Sunday carried out its third ballistic missile attack on Kyiv this month but preliminary data indicated that most of the projectiles were shot down on approach, the…
Turkish firefighters bring wildfires in west and north under control
Ankara — Firefighters in Turkey have brought under control two large forest fires that had been burning for three days, with several other wildfires across the country expected to be put…