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 theчитати
British PM slams ‘lies and misinformation’ in escalating row with Musk
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized those, in his words, “spreading lies and misinformation,” after coming under fire from billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk.читати
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 Russiaчитати
Grievously wounded Ukrainian soldier gets second chance in US
Just before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, nearly three years ago, 23-year-old Ukrainian army Lieutenant Myroslav Pylypchuk was preparing to become a father.читати
Pope Francis names 1st woman to head major Vatican office
Rome — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefectчитати
Blinken: China, North Korea helping drive Russia’s war in Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that North Korea and China are the “biggest ongoing drivers” allowing Russia to carry out its warчитати
Heavy snow brings widespread disruptions across UK, Germany
London — Heavy snow and freezing rain brought widespread disruptions across Europe on Sunday, particularly in the U.K. and Germany, with several major airports forced toчитати
Thousands in Montenegro demand ouster of security officials over mass shooting
Podgorica, Montenegro — Several thousand people rallied in Montenegro on Sunday demanding the resignations of top security officials over the shooting earlier this week that leftчитати
Russia: Ukraine launches new Kursk region offensive
Russia said Sunday that Ukraine has launched a new counterattack in the western Kursk region aimed at repelling Russian and North Korean troops trying toчитати
Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88
ATHENS, GREECE — Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died atчитати
Italian Prime Minister Meloni meets with Trump at his Florida resort
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Florida to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday, as the key Europeanчитати
Moldova breakaway region faces extended blackouts after gas cutoff
KYIV, UKRAINE — The pro-Russian breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria, left without Russian gas supplies no longer transiting through neighboring Ukraine, faced longer periods of rollingчитати
Zelenskyy reports heavy Russian, North Korean troop losses
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that Russian and North Korean forces have suffered heavy losses in fighting in Russia’s southern Kursk region. Ukrainian andчитати
Austrian Chancellor Nehammer to resign after ‘new government’ talks fail
VIENNA — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time. читати
German leader worried by Musk’s support of far-right AfD
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he’s staying “cool” against critical personal comments made by Elon Musk but finds it worrying that the U.S. billionaireчитати
Russia shoots down 8 missiles, captures Ukraine settlement, says defense ministry
Russia’s defense ministry said on Saturday that Russian forces had taken control of the village of Nadiya in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region and had shotчитати
Danish-Swedish farmdog joins American Kennel Club’s lineup
NEW YORK — Say hello to the latest dog in the American Kennel Club’s lineup of recognized breeds. Or you might say “hej.” The Danish-Swedish farmdogчитати
Moldovan PM warns of security crisis after cutoff of Russian gas
Kyiv, ukraine — Moldova faces a security crisis, Prime Minister Dorin Recean said Friday, after its separatist pro-Moscow Transdniestria region, cut off from supplies of Russianчитати
Talks on new 3-party Austrian government collapse as one party leaves
VIENNA — Talks on forming a new three-party government in Austria collapsed Friday as the smallest of the prospective coalition partners pulled the plug on theчитати
Russian drone attack kills 1 in Kyiv suburbs
KYIV, UKRAINE — A Russian drone attack towards the Ukrainian capital on Friday killed one person and wounded four in the Kyiv suburbs, local officials said.читати
Zelenskyy says Trump could be decisive in stopping war in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could be “decisive” in the outcome of the yearslong war between Ukraine and Russia.читати
Ukraine blocks transit of Russian gas to Europe, prompting price hike
London — European gas prices reached a 15-month high on Thursday after Ukraine blocked the transit of Russian gas across its territory into the European Union.читати
‘Dinosaur highway’ tracks dating back 166 million years discovered in England
LONDON — A worker digging up clay in a southern England limestone quarry noticed unusual bumps that led to the discovery of a “dinosaur highway” andчитати
Ukraine says it shot down 47 Russian drones
Ukraine’s military said Thursday it shot down 47 drones Russian forces launched overnight at areas in central and eastern Ukraine. Russia used a total ofчитати
At least 10 killed in Montenegro shooting spree
Cetinje, Montenegro — At least 10 people, including two children, were killed Wednesday by a gunman who launched a shooting spree in a restaurant near theчитати
Press freedom groups call for Iran to release jailed Italian journalist
WASHINGTON — Press freedom groups and media organizations are calling for Iran to release an Italian journalist who was arrested last month. Cecilia Sala, who worksчитати
Human rights plummet in Ukraine, Russian-occupied territories
Geneva — U.N. human rights monitors find that almost three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the human rights situation in the country and areas occupiedчитати
Russian gas supplies through Ukraine end
Russian gas exports crossing through Ukraine were halted Wednesday with the expiration of a transit agreement. The development will force some European nations to findчитати
VOA Russian: Putin’s apology for downed plane not enough for Azerbaijan
VOA Russian speaks to regional experts who believe that President Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly found himself in a corner after it appears Russian air defenseчитати
Russian drone attack injures 6 in Kyiv
Officials in Ukraine’s capital said Wednesday a Russian drone attack injured at least six people. Serhii Popko, head of Kyiv’s City Military Administration, said onчитати
Thousands in Serbia turn New Year’s celebration into anti-government protest
BELGRADE, SERBIA — Instead of the traditional boisterous street partying on New Year’s Eve, tens of thousands of protesters led by university students gathered overnight inчитати
VOA Russian: Kremlin spin masters struggle to break Moldova
Even as Russia stops gas deliveries to Moldova, along with all gas transit to the EU through Ukraine, on Jan. 1, Moscow continues to meddleчитати
France strikes Islamic State targets in Syria
France said Tuesday it had carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militant positions in Syria. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a post onчитати
Russia says Ukrainian drone debris sparks fire in Smolensk region
Russian officials said Tuesday that debris from a destroyed Ukrainian drone fell on an oil facility in the Smolensk region, causing a fire. The Russianчитати
Scores of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners head back home after swap
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukraine and Russia carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war on Monday, with the two sides bringing home a combined totalчитати
Serbian court convicts parents of teen who fatally shot 10 at Belgrade school
BELGRADE, Serbia — A court in Serbia on Monday convicted the parents of a teenage boy who last year shot dead nine pupils and a schoolчитати