Britain joins trans-Pacific pact in biggest post-Brexit trade deal
2024-12-15
LONDON — Britain officially became the 12th member of a trans-Pacific trade pact that includes Japan, Australia and Canada on Sunday as it seeks to deepenчитати
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Zelenskyy: Russia ‘using Korean soldiers in Kursk’
2024-12-14
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KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that Russia has begun deploying North Korean soldiers to storm Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region. Zelenskyyчитати
Ex-soccer player becomes Georgia’s president in blow to EU aspirations
2024-12-14
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TBILISI, GEORGIA — Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition callsчитати
New Zealander who doesn’t speak Spanish wins Spanish world Scrabble title
2024-12-14
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’sчитати
Moody’s hands France surprise downgrade over deteriorating finances
2024-12-14
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PARIS — Credit ratings agency Moody’s unexpectedly downgraded France’s rating on Friday, adding pressure on the country’s new prime minister to corral divided lawmakers into backingчитати
Landmark climate change legal hearing wraps up in The Hague
2024-12-13
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LONDON — A landmark hearing into nation-states’ legal obligations over climate change wrapped up at the United Nations’ top court in The Hague on Friday. Theчитати
VOA Russian: Sister of American jailed in Russia says she doesn’t know where he is
2024-12-13
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Patricia Hubbard Fox, the sister of the 72-year-old U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard sentenced to jail in Russia for almost seven years on charges of “beingчитати
Russia’s influence in Syria faces uncertain future
2024-12-13
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With a naval base in Tartus and an airbase near Latakia, Russia was the main source of military support for Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria.читати
Moldova declares a state of emergency over energy as fears of Russian gas shortage loom
2024-12-13
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CHISINAU — Moldova’s parliament on Friday voted in favor of imposing a state of emergency in the energy sector over fears that Russia could leave theчитати
Ukraine’s reformed military procurement agency drives country’s NATO ambitions
2024-12-13
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KYIV — Ukraine’s Defense Ministry unveiled a new state agency for its armed forces last year. It was the government’s answer to the rampant corruption withinчитати
Russia launches massive aerial attack on Ukrainian infrastructure
2024-12-13
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KYIV, UKRAINE — Russia on Friday launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine, involving dozens of cruise missiles and drones, the latest such strike aimed atчитати
US announces new arms aid package for Ukraine worth $500 million
2024-12-13
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced another package of weapons aid for Ukraine on Thursday, valued at $500 million, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said inчитати
Far-right support rose in Europe in 2024
2024-12-13
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LONDON — Support for far-right parties in Europe continued to grow in 2024 amid voter concerns over immigration, inflation and the war in Ukraine. Far-right partiesчитати
ETA terrorists jailed in Spain for attempted murder of journalists
2024-12-12
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Four former members of Basque separatist organization ETA were each sentenced Thursday in Spain to nearly 75 years in prison, more than 20 years afterчитати
Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Chechnya region
2024-12-12
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The head of Russia’s Chechnya region said Thursday a Ukrainian drone attack hit a police barracks, injuring at least four people. Ramzan Kadyrov said onчитати
Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Chechnya region
2024-12-12
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The head of Russia’s Chechnya region said Thursday a Ukrainian drone attack hit a police barracks, injuring at least four people. Ramzan Kadyrov said onчитати
Rights group accuses Russian mercenaries of abuses against civilians in Mali
2024-12-12
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DAKAR, SENEGAL — Mali’s armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, committed abuses against civilians since the withdrawal of a U.N. peacekeeping mission late last year, Humanчитати
Serbia’s president says he won’t flee his country like Syria’s Assad did despite growing protests
2024-12-12
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BELGRADE, SERBIA — Serbia’s president accused Tuesday foreign intelligence services of trying to unseat him in the wake of spreading protests in the Balkan state andчитати
EU imposes new sanctions on Russia
2024-12-12
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European Union ambassadors have agreed to a new raft of sanctions against Russia because of its war on Ukraine, mainly targeting Russia’s massive shadow fleetчитати
Democracy tested in Eastern Europe amid accusations of Russian meddling
2024-12-12
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LONDON — This year saw a battle for influence in eastern Europe between the West and Russia as elections were held in several states that wereчитати
US: Russia could target Ukraine again with new missile
2024-12-12
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A U.S. intelligence assessment has concluded that Russia could launch another of its experimental hypersonic ballistic missiles against Ukraine in the coming days, although Washingtonчитати
VOA Russian: How Moscow’s propaganda narrative on Syria changed after Assad’s fall
2024-12-11
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VOA Russian speaks with Ksenia Kirillova, an analyst with Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) and The Jamestown Foundation, on how Syria is being portrayedчитати
Ukraine wins its first FIFA Futsal World Cup medal
2024-12-11
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Futsal was invented in Uruguay almost a century ago to play indoor soccer or football on a basketball court. It’s become hugely popular and thisчитати
Hundreds of arrests and mysterious beatings as Georgia cracks down on pro-EU protests
2024-12-11
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TBILISI, Georgia — Seventy-five-year-old Marina Terishvili’s teenage son Mamuka was shot dead at a nationalist rally in Georgia in 1992. Now her other son, Giorgi, hasчитати
Russian officials report damage from Ukrainian air attacks in Bryansk, Rostov
2024-12-11
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Russian officials said Wednesday that Ukrainian aerial attacks caused damage in two regions along the Russia-Ukraine border. Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomaz said on Telegram thatчитати
As climate change intensifies, vulnerable states seek legal redress against polluters
2024-12-11
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At a landmark hearing Tuesday on climate change law at the United Nation’s top court in The Hague, Britain argued that only existing climate treatiesчитати
US Treasury transfers $20 billion in Ukraine loan funds to World Bank
2024-12-10
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday said it transferred the $20 billion U.S. portion of a $50 billion G7 loan for Ukraine to aчитати
France flies 2 fighter jets from Chad to signal start of military withdrawal
2024-12-10
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PARIS — France flew out the two Mirage fighter jets it had stationed in Chad on Tuesday, signaling the beginning of the withdrawal of its militaryчитати
Zelenskyy says ‘decisiveness’ necessary to bring end to war
2024-12-10
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that “only decisiveness” can bring Russia’s war in Ukraine to an end and bring lasting peace. Days after talksчитати
VOA Turkish: Fall of the Syrian currency impacting economy in Derik
2024-12-10
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The collapse of the Syrian regime and the influx of thousands of families into Kurdish areas, particularly in Derik, has led to an economic crisisчитати
Zelenskyy says he is open to negotiated end to war with Russia
2024-12-10
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he is open to the possibility of a diplomatic resolution to the country’s war with Russia. “Ukraine wants thisчитати
Turkey eyes bigger role in Syria after Assad’s ouster
2024-12-10
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Turkey is one of the principal backers of some of the Syrian rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad and a likely winner as Ankara seeks toчитати
Germany, other European countries suspend decisions on Syrians’ asylum bids after Assad’s fall
2024-12-09
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BERLIN — Germany and several other European countries said Monday they are suspending decisions on asylum claims by Syrian nationals because of the unclear situation inчитати
Ukraine reports destroying 18 Russian drones
2024-12-09
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Ukraine’s military said Monday it shot down 18 drones that Russian forces deployed in overnight attacks. The Ukrainian air force said the intercepts took placeчитати
‘Reindeer’ volunteers bring holiday magic to Ukrainian children on front lines
2024-12-09
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IZIUM, Ukraine — Hopes for victory, a swift end to the war and prayers for their loved ones’ survival or return from Russian captivity are amongчитати
Notre Dame hosts first Mass since 2019 fire
2024-12-09
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PARIS — Notre Dame Cathedral, its air thick with the smell of incense, hosted its first Mass on Sunday since the catastrophic fire of 2019, aчитати