Russian drone attack hits Odesa port infrastructure
Ukrainian officials said Thursday a Russian drone attack injured one person and damaged port infrastructure in the southern region of Odesa. Odesa Governor Oleh Kiperчитати
Anti-government protest halts air traffic in Belgium
Brussles — Thousands of Belgians took to the streets on Thursday in protest over the new government’s planned pension reforms in the first day of aчитати
US allies seek clarity on Ukraine support at Munich Security Conference
LONDON — Hundreds of world leaders and delegates are set to attend the Munich Security Conference in Germany this weekend, with conflicts in Ukraine, the Middleчитати
Russia, Ukraine trade blame for IAEA disruptions at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
KYIV, UKRAINE — Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday accused each other of blocking the rotation of staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency at the Zaporizhzhiaчитати
Russia pins nuclear threat on Ukraine after militarizing atomic power station
Russia occupies and uses Europe’s largest nuclear power plant for military demands. Moscow continues attacks on Ukraine electric stations that keep country’s nuclear power plantsчитати
RFE/RL journalist released from Belarus jail
WASHINGTON — A journalist with VOA’s sister outlet, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was released from Belarus on Wednesday, after spending more than four years imprisoned inчитати
Trump vows to ‘immediately’ negotiate for end to Ukraine war
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he and Russia’s leader agreed in a phone call to “immediately” begin negotiations with Ukraine’s leader to bring an endчитати
Allies to discuss Ukraine military aid
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said allies gathering Wednesday in Brussels would discuss the supply of military aid for Ukraine, including accelerating deliveries of keyчитати
Deadly Russian missile, drone attacks hit Kyiv
Ukrainian officials said Wednesday Russian forces launched overnight attacks involving ballistic missiles and more than 120 drones, killing at least one person in Kyiv. Kyivчитати
As Russian forces advance, anxiety builds along Ukraine’s front lines
Heavy fighting is reported as Russian forces advance on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. One hundred kilometers down the road, anxiety is growing amongчитати
Russia, Ukraine strike each other’s energy infrastructure
Russia and Ukraine attacked each other’s energy infrastructure overnight, just days before U.S. and Ukrainian officials were set to discuss steps toward ending the nearlyчитати
Russia frees American serving 14-year marijuana sentence
Marc Fogel, an American teacher detained in Russia since August 2021 for bringing medically prescribed marijuana into the country, was freed by Moscow on Tuesdayчитати
Amid USAID debate, Britain offers model for merging aid, diplomacy
London — As Washington debates the future of the U.S. Agency for International Development or USAID amid reports that it may be put under the controlчитати
Russia, Ukraine strike energy infrastructure
Russia and Ukraine attacked each other’s energy infrastructure overnight, just days before U.S. and Ukrainian officials were set to discuss steps toward ending the nearlyчитати
US senior advisers to talk with Zelenskyy on Munich sidelines
Senior advisers in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump are preparing to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the Munichчитати
Ukrainian women fill coal miners’ jobs left open by drafted men
Many of Ukraine’s men have been drafted, leaving Ukrainian women to work in the country’s vast coal mines. Lesia Bakalets went to a mine onчитати
France seeks AI boom, urges EU investment in the sector
French President Emmanuel Macron wants Europe to become a leader in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, he told a global summit of AI and politicalчитати
VOA Russian: Russia tortures civilians in occupied Ukrainian territories, activist group says
VOA Russian speaks to Yevgeniya Chirikova, a coordinator of the Activatica initiative that tracked down the Kremlin’s system of mass torture and violence on Ukrainianчитати
Space telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ of light
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy, astronomers reported Monday. The halo, knownчитати
Kosovo prime minister looking for allies for new Cabinet after failing to win parliament majority
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s leftwing party won most seats in the weekend parliamentary election but was left without a majority in theчитати
Russia drone attacks spark fire, damage homes
Russian drone attacks caused a fire in Kyiv, injured a woman in Sumy and damaged several homes, according to Ukrainian officials. Meanwhile, the Russian militaryчитати
UK Anglicans meet after Church of England hit by scandals
LONDON — The Church of England’s elected governing body will gather Monday at a time of “unprecedented crisis” following a number of sexual abuse scandals. Theчитати
Tensions heat up in the Arctic
Climate change is rapidly altering the Arctic region, creating environmental danger, economic opportunity and geopolitical tension as the world’s major powers scramble to control newlyчитати
Ukraine looks to bargain rare earth minerals for continued US support
The presidents of Ukraine and the United States are looking to make a deal. This comes as world leaders meet later this week in Munichчитати
Pope reminds armed forces to act for defense, respect international laws
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday told soldiers, police and other law enforcement officials from around the world that armed force can only be usedчитати
Baltic states switch to European power grid, ending Russia ties
VILNIUS — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said on Sunday they had successfully synchronized their electricity systems to the European continental power grid, one day after severingчитати
Scandal-hit narco-musical ‘Emilia Perez’ wins Spanish film prize
GRANADA, SPAIN — Narco-musical Emilia Perez won best European film at Spain’s equivalent of the Oscars on Saturday, after social media posts by the movie’s starчитати
Ukrainians in Colorado open food truck featuring traditional food
Ukrainians Yevhenia and Kostiantyn Mukhin fled Kherson in 2022 with nothing but a backpack. They made their way to Denver, Colorado, determined to rebuild theirчитати
Zelenskyy hints at ‘intensive’ talks with Trump as US, Ukraine discuss peace deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not confirmed that he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump next week but said the coming weeks may beчитати
Sweden wants to tighten gun laws after mass shooting
Sweden said Friday it wants to tighten its gun laws, following a lone gunman’s mass shooting of 10 people Tuesday with his licensed firearms atчитати
VOA Uzbek: Central Asian countries moving closer to China
While Russia is still controlling Central Asian countries politically and economically, those states are also looking for new partners, especially with China, to help ensureчитати
VOA Russian: What economic measures can US use to force Russia to end war?
VOA Russian spoke to U.S. experts who outline how a mix of U.S. sanctions, export controls and other methods of applying pressure on the Russianчитати
Swedish police describe ‘inferno’ at scene of mass shooting
Police in Sweden investigating the nation’s worst mass shooting said at a news briefing Thursday that the scene at an adult learning center was anчитати
Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
VILNIUS, LITHUANIA — Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switchчитати
Russian drone attack damages Kharkiv market
Ukrainian officials reported damage Thursday at a market in the northeastern city of Kharkiv after the latest round of overnight Russian drone attacks targeting multipleчитати
Russia says Ukrainian drone attack sparks oil depot fire in Krasnodar
A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s Krasnodar region, the area’s governor said Wednesday. The fire, which was laterчитати