Trump to Putin: End ‘ridiculous’ war against Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump emphatically told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday to “STOP this ridiculous War!” against Ukraine or the United States wouldчитати
Georgia’s Zourabichvili says US shouldn’t back government that is result of ‘rigged elections’
washington — Last December, Georgia’s parliament chose Mikheil Kavelashvili, a close ally of ruling Georgian Dream party founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, as the country’s new president. Heчитати
Murdoch’s UK tabloids apologize to Prince Harry, admit intruding on Diana
LONDON — Prince Harry claimed a monumental victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life over decades andчитати
Trump expresses possibility of more sanctions against Russia for Ukraine war
U.S. President Donald Trump signaled the possibility of placing additional sanctions on Russia for its war in Ukraine. Asked about the prospect while speaking toчитати
Turkey detains nine people over ski resort hotel fire that killed 76
ANKARA, TURKEY — Turkey has detained nine people, including the owner of the hotel, in connection with a deadly fire that claimed the lives of 76читати
Trump says he would sanction Russia if Putin does not negotiate on Ukraine
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if its president, Vladimir Putin, refuses to negotiate about endingчитати
US withdrawals from WHO, Paris Agreement met with regret, calls for reversal
Geneva — United Nations agencies say the imminent U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization and Paris climate agreement will have serious consequences for global healthчитати
EU, China warn against trade friction at Davos after Trump return
Davos, Switzerland — EU chief Ursula von der Leyen declared Tuesday that Europe was ready to negotiate with the United States and seek to improve tiesчитати
China, EU, Ukraine leaders take Davos stage under Trump shadow
Davos, Switzerland — With Donald Trump back as US president with his confrontational style, Chinese, European and Ukrainian leaders are expected to defend global cooperation onчитати
World leaders congratulate Trump on inauguration
World leaders on Monday are congratulating President Donald Trump on his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasчитати
VOA Kurdish: Erdogan will renegotiate relationship with Trump administration
During Donald Trump’s first presidential term, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enjoyed a close relationship with the U.S. leader, benefiting from policies such as theчитати
Ukraine reports downing 93 Russian drones
Ukraine’s military said Monday it shot down 93 of the 141 drones that Russian forces launched overnight in attacks targeting regions across the country. Theчитати
23-year-old American loses nearly all eyesight defending Ukraine
At 23, American Army veteran Manus McCaffery volunteered to join the fight against Russian aggression in Ukraine. In 2022, a Russian shell left him partiallyчитати
Pope calls for Gaza ceasefire to be ‘immediately respected’
Vatican City — Pope Francis called Sunday for a ceasefire in Gaza to be “immediately respected,” as he thanked mediators and urged a boost in humanitarianчитати
Macron praises World War II French Resistance activist, author
PARIS — France’s President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to former French Resistance activist and author Genevieve Callerot, who has died at age 108. Callerot, whoчитати
Swedish forces in Latvia make their largest NATO deployment to date
WARSAW, POLAND — Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO’s eastern flank, a mission Sweden isчитати
Far from home, exiled journalists say Russia is always on their minds
PRAGUE — “Are you going to ask why I brought you here?” asked Alexey Levchenko as he arrived in Prague’s Smichov neighborhood. It was a brisk Octoberчитати
Ukraine officials say 4 killed in Russian strike on Kyiv
Ukrainian officials say at least four people were killed early Saturday in a nighttime Russian attack in the capital, Kyiv. Timur Tkachenko, head of theчитати
Russia adds VOA, Current Time, BBC journalists to register of ‘foreign agents’
WASHINGTON — Russia’s Justice Ministry on Friday added more journalists to its list of so-called foreign agents, including reporters for Voice of America, Current Time andчитати
Journalists in Azerbaijan face trials, jailings, travel bans
WASHINGTON — An Azerbaijani court on Friday denied petitions by two jailed journalists to be released from house arrest, their lawyers said. The journalists, Aynur Elguneshчитати
US medic helps wounded Ukrainians during war
For nearly three years, a combat medic from California named Jennifer Mullee has been saving the lives of Ukrainian soldiers on the frontlines. Mullee decidedчитати
Iranian president in Moscow for treaty signing with Putin
MOSCOW — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Moscow on Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the signing of a strategic partnership treatyчитати
Kyiv says Ukraine missiles hit army radars in Russia
Kyiv — Ukraine said Friday it had launched a missile strike one day earlier on the western Belgorod region targeting air defense systems and damaging militaryчитати
VOA Russian: Soviet-born designer builds his first hypercar in California
Sasha Selipanov, a well-known car designer, was born in the Soviet Union but at 17 moved to the U.S. In California, he mastered the skillчитати
Britain, Ukraine sign 100-year agreement
Britain and Ukraine signed a 100-year agreement Thursday, with Britain pledging to provide Ukraine with $3.6 billion in military aid this year. The deal wasчитати
Putting aside past tensions, Turkey’s Erdogan sees new Trump presidency as opportunity
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, analysts say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sees an opportunity to rekindle what he calls his closeчитати
UN appeals for $3.2 billion to support 8.2 million Ukrainian war victims
GENEVA — The United Nations is appealing for $3.2 billion to provide humanitarian assistance for 8.2 million Ukrainians whose lives have been upended by Russia’s invasionчитати
China reaches out to US allies ahead of Trump’s inauguration
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — China initiated a new round of diplomatic outreach to Japan and the European Union this week as Washington prepares for President-elect Donald Trump’sчитати
Britain announces Ukraine pact with military collaboration
Britain announced Thursday a treaty with Ukraine that includes military collaboration, science and technology partnerships, and an effort to track stolen Ukrainian grain. British Primeчитати
Russia exploits wildfires in Los Angeles to push anti-US, anti-Ukraine propaganda
In California, qualifying inmates volunteer as firefighters to assist in combating wildfires in Los Angeles. China uses forced labor involving arbitrarily detained Muslims in Xinjiang.читати
VOA Russian: Victims of Russian torture in Ukraine speak at UN
Ukrainians formerly imprisoned by Russia testified at the United Nations this week about the torture they were subjected to in captivity. Ukrainian journalist and activistчитати
White House says Biden leaving Ukraine in strongest position possible
While U.S. President Joe Biden views his response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a cornerstone of his foreign policy legacy, critics argue he missedчитати
Trump’s pick for top diplomat calls for ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Russia’s nearly three-year invasion of Ukraine has become a “war of attrition” and a “stalemate” that must be ended, Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump’sчитати
World Economic Forum will highlight conflict, AI, climate change
GENEVA — More than 3,000 global leaders from upwards of 130 countries will make their annual pilgrimage next week to the World Economic Forum, meeting inчитати
Europe mulls seizing Russia’s billions to aid Ukraine
London — Support appears to be growing in the West to fully seize hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of Russian assets that were frozen followingчитати
Russian missile, drone attacks cause damage in multiple Ukrainian regions
Officials in western Ukraine said Wednesday a Russian missile attack hit critical infrastructure facilities in the Lviv region, part of a series of attacks thatчитати