Russia and Ukraine trade blame over attack on boarding school in Russia’s Kursk region
KYIV — Competing claims emerged over a deadly attack on a boarding school in Sudzha, a city in Russia’s Kursk region that has been under Ukrainianчитати
Couple challenges Vatican bank’s ban on workplace marriages
ROME — Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. And he has long championed the rights of workers andчитати
UK to become 1st country to criminalize AI child abuse tools
LONDON — Britain will become the first country to introduce laws against AI tools used to generate sexual abuse images, the government announced Saturday. The governmentчитати
Third expulsion attempt fails as migrants in Albania returned to Italy
SHENGJIN, ALBANIA — An Italian navy ship on Saturday took migrants to Italy from asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome. Itчитати
Russian air attacks kill 12 in Ukraine; gas infrastructure targeted
KYIV, UKRAINE — Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine on Saturday, killing 12 people and damaging dozens of residential buildings as wellчитати
Russia says it is advancing toward flashpoint Ukrainian city
KYIV, UKRAINE — Russia said on Saturday it had captured a village flanking the eastern flashpoint city of Toretsk in Ukraine as Kyiv said four peopleчитати
VOA Mandarin: Will China be marginalized by US involvement in Russia-Ukraine talks?
Over the past three years, despite accusations that China has provided covert support to Russia in the Ukraine war, Beijing has repeatedly emphasized its “neutrality”читати
Why the Arctic matters in the 21st century
The Arctic is one of the coldest and least populated regions on Earth, much of it covered by ice. But in recent years it hasчитати
War in Ukraine through the eyes of an artist
After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, artist and illustrator George Butler traveled to the war-torn country to paint scenes of modern wartime life. He alsoчитати
Anger in Greece over rail disaster prompts opposition plan to challenge government
ATHENS — Three Greek opposition parties vowed Friday to challenge the country’s center-right government with a censure motion over its handling of a deadly rail disasterчитати
US aid freeze spells uncertain future for international media
WASHINGTON — On the front lines of the war in Ukraine, local newspapers are vital lifelines in areas where Russia has destroyed cell towers and internetчитати
Russian drones injure 4 in Ukraine’s south, Ukrainian officials say
KYIV, UKRAINE — Russia launched a barrage of drones on Ukraine in an overnight attack on Friday, injuring four people and damaging a hospital and aчитати
Trump support for denuclearization talks with Russia, China raises hopes
white house — Arms control advocates are hoping U.S. President Donald Trump’s fresh words of support for denuclearization will lead to talks with Russia and Chinaчитати
Zelenskyy condemns Russian strike that killed 9 as ‘terrible tragedy’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned an early Thursday morning Russian drone strike that killed at least nine people as a “terrible tragedy.” The drone, whichчитати
Turkey, Azerbaijan step up efforts to create land corridor through Armenia
Azerbaijan and Turkey are stepping up efforts to secure a land corridor between their countries through Armenia. Until now, Iran, a key ally of Armenia,читати
Russia weds biolab, organ harvesting conspiracies to discredit US, Ukraine
Russian disinformation narratives about illicit organ harvesting and biological experiments in Ukraine have no basis in fact. Russia intentionally distorts Ukrainian law intended to supportчитати
Russian drone attack kills 4 in Sumy, Ukraine says
Ukrainian officials said Thursday a Russian drone attack killed at least four people in the northeastern city of Sumy. The regional state administration in Sumyчитати
EU vows ‘action plan’ for beleaguered auto sector
Brussels, Belgium — The EU promised Thursday an “action plan” to help the bloc’s beleaguered auto sector, as it held talks with industry leaders who haveчитати
Trump’s ‘make peace or die’ message to Putin is deepfake. Yet it fooled Russians
The Russian lawmaker attributed to Trump a quote from a deepfake video created by Ukrainian bloggers and shared on the Telegram messaging platform. …читати
Russia weds biolab, organ conspiracies to discredit US, Ukraine
Russian disinformation narratives about illicit organ harvesting and biological experiments in Ukraine have no basis in fact. Russia intentionally distorts Ukrainian law intended to supportчитати
Trump’s push for Greenland shakes up Arctic island’s politics
Nuuk, Greenland — The road south from Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, runs out at the tip of a blizzard-scoured peninsula stretching into the Labrador Sea. Icebergs driftчитати
Russia reports destroying 104 drones as Ukraine targets some areas far from border
Russia said Wednesday it shot down 104 Ukrainian drones overnight as attacks targeted several areas that Ukrainian forces do not routinely assault deeper inside ofчитати
Year of the Snake underway with Lunar New Year festivities
BEIJING — Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — includingчитати
Zelenskyy orders report on US support programs
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered government officials to report on the U.S. support programs whose funds are “currently suspended” under U.S. President Donald Trump’sчитати
Serbian prime minister to resign as popular protests persist
BELGRADE — Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic on Tuesday announced his resignation, becoming the highest ranking official to leave since anti-corruption protests spread across the country. читати
Ukrainian officials say Russian drone attacks cause injuries in several regions
Russian drone attacks overnight hit multiple Ukrainian regions and injured at least six people, officials said Tuesday. In the Odesa region in southern Ukraine, Governorчитати
Survivors, world leaders mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz death camp liberation
Around 50 survivors joined world leaders Monday at the site of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in Poland, on the 80th anniversary of itsчитати
Trump’s sanctions could force Russia’s Putin to negotiating table, some experts say
WASHINGTON — On Jan. 22, Donald Trump — just two days after being inaugurated for his second term as U.S. president — again called on Russianчитати
EU renews sanctions against Russia, eases them on Syria
PARIS — European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to continue sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, but to ease some sanctions against Syria followingчитати
US M113 armored personnel carriers prove crucial to Ukraine’s fighting forces
Part of a U.S. military aid package to Ukraine in April 2022, the M113 armored personnel carrier has proved vital in conducting assault operations and providingчитати
Ukraine says Russian drone attacks hit infrastructure in several regions
Russian drone attacks damaged infrastructure sites in western, central and eastern Ukraine on Monday. Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 57 of the 108читати
Sweden intercepts Bulgarian ship over damaged Baltic cable
Sofia, Bulgaria — The Swedish coast guard chased and intercepted a Bulgarian ship after a fiber-optic cable under the Baltic Sea linking Sweden to Latvia wasчитати
Belarus strongman wins a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteedчитати
Russia says its troops have captured a strategic town in eastern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine as part of a grinding campaign to weakenчитати
Italy resumes migrant transfers to processing centers in Albania
Rome — Italy said Sunday it was transferring 49 migrants picked up in the Mediterranean to new processing centers in Albania, in the third such attemptчитати
Ukrainian soldier gets bionic arm made using Swedish technology
Ukrainian Sergeant Serhiy Danilets was struck by enemy tank fire and lost his right arm fighting Russian troops in 2022. To help restore his mobility,читати