VOA Russian: Poland approves border securities to deter Russian, Belarusian aggression
As Russian President Vladimir Putin and his key ally, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, organize waves of illegal immigration into the EU as a tool ofчитати
VOA Russian: Russian army trying to encircle Ukraine’s Pokrovsk
The Russian army is strengthening its positions in villages around the key eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk in an attempt to encircle it and layчитати
US finalizes rules banning Chinese, Russian smart cars
The White House says it has finalized rules that crack down on Chinese and Russian automobile technology effectively banning all personal smart cars from theчитати
France’s new prime minister announces renegotiation of contested plan to raise retirement age
PARIS — France’s new prime minister, Francois Bayrou, announced Tuesday the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, in aчитати
German defense minister visits Ukraine in show of support
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius visited Ukraine on Tuesday in a show of support for the country in its fight against the Russian invasion thatчитати
UK’s antitrust regulator to investigate Google’s search services
LONDON — Britain’s antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it would investigate Google’s search services using its new powers to see how they impact consumers and businesses,читати
Malaysia eyes greater sustainability in palm oil sector as EU law looms
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Malaysia said on Tuesday it will encourage sustainability while maintaining the competitiveness of its palm oil industry ahead of the implementation ofчитати
Premier of separatist Moldova region says gas cutoff shattered foreign trade
CHISINAU, MOLDOVA — The prime minister of Moldova’s separatist Transniestria region said Monday that the abrupt curtailment of Russian gas supplies that plunged the region intoчитати
Ryanair calls for alcoholic drink limit at EU airports amid legal action against unruly passenger
NEW YORK — Ryanair is calling on European authorities to limit the sale of alcoholic beverages at airports across the continent, as the Irish airline continuesчитати
Biden defends foreign policy record despite ongoing crises
Washington — Outgoing President Joe Biden sought to burnish his foreign policy record Monday and said U.S. adversaries are weaker than when he took office fourчитати
Russia says Iran’s president will visit this week, sign partnership pact with Putin
Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart this week for the signing of a broad partnership pact between Moscow and Tehran, theчитати
South Korea says 300 North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine
Around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and 2,700 others injured in Russia’s war in Ukraine, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers in aчитати
‘Exhausted’ Frenchman held in Iran since 2022 reveals identity
PARIS — A Frenchman held in Iran since October 2022 on Monday revealed his identity in an audio message broadcast on a French radio station, sayingчитати
Austrian woman kidnapped in Niger’s Agadez city, authorities say
Niamey, Niger — An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said Sunday. It is theчитати
London subway riders bare their legs in ‘No Trousers Tube Ride’
London — Hundreds of Londoners headed down to the Underground on Sunday afternoon, stripped down to their underwear and travelled around a bit, trying to lookчитати
Zelenskyy says he’s ready to swap North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian POWs in Russia
Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday Kyiv is ready to hand over North Korean soldiers to their leader Kim Jong Un if heчитати
Tens of thousands protest in Romania’s capital against annulled presidential race
BUCHAREST — Tens of thousands protested in Romania’s capital on Sunday against a top court’s decision last month to annul the presidential election after an outsiderчитати
Zelenskyy calls on allies to honor promises on arms supplies to Ukraine
KYIV — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on allies on Sunday to honor all promises to supply Ukraine with weapons, including those to counter Russian airчитати
Croatia’s President Milanovic overwhelming favorite to win reelection in runoff vote
ZAGREB, CROATIA — Croatia’s incumbent President Zoran Milanovic will be the overwhelming favorite to win reelection when he faces a ruling conservative party candidate in aчитати
North Korean troops in Ukraine gain battlefield experience, cementing alliance with Russia
KYIV, UKRAINE — For weeks, Ukrainian troops braced for an unfamiliar enemy: North Korean soldiers sent to bolster Moscow’s forces after Ukraine launched a lightning-fast incursionчитати
Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on red alert as it braces for new storm
MAMOUDZOU, FRANCE — Residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced Saturday for a storm expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain less than aчитати
Turkey’s Kurdish leaders meet jailed politician; 2 sides inch toward peace
ISTANBUL — A delegation from one of Turkey’s biggest pro-Kurdish political parties met a leading figure of the Kurdish movement in prison Saturday, the latest stepчитати
Ukraine says it captured 2 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukraine’s forces have captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops in Russia’s Kursk border region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday.читати
France starts 2025 with fresh controversy, questions over Africa
PARIS — France starts 2025 with a further drawdown of its military presence in its former African colonies, and fresh tensions ignited this week with controversialчитати
Russia says Ukrainian drones injure 3 in Tambov region
MOSCOW — Ukraine launched drone attacks across several regions of Russia, striking two residential houses in the Tambov region and injuring at least three people, Russiaчитати
Russia blames Ukraine for deadly supermarket strike
Russia accused Ukraine of conducting a deadly missile strike Friday on a supermarket in the Moscow-controlled city of Donetsk, while Kyiv reported a massive waveчитати
Germany races to secure stricken ‘Russian shadow fleet’ oil tanker
BERLIN — Germany was racing Saturday to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off its northern coast, towing the stricken ship it said was part ofчитати
Russia claims there is no famine in Sudan as millions suffer from acute food shortages
The Famine Review Committee report on Sudan is backed by expert investigation and analysis proving millions are in acute need of food. …читати
US, Japan expand sanctions on Russia
The U.S. and Japan Friday imposed new sanctions on Russia, in moves designed to constrain Russia’s ability to continue funding its war on Ukraine. Theчитати
Preventive action can’t avert wildfires but can save lives, meteorologists say
GENEVA — The World Meteorlogical Organization says that preventive action cannot avert natural disasters such as the wildfires raging across Los Angeles, but that it canчитати
Biden levies new sanctions against Russian energy sector, but it’s up to Trump whether to keep them
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Friday it’s expanding sanctions against Russia’s critically important energy sector, unveiling a new effort to inflict pain on Moscowчитати
Russia attacks Ukraine with 72 drones overnight, Kyiv says
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukraine’s air force said on Friday on Russia attacked it with 72 drones overnight though it downed 33 of them while 34 othersчитати
UK Treasury chief heading to China to revive suspended economic, financial talks
London — Britain’s Treasury chief is travelling to China this weekend to discuss economic and financial cooperation between the countries, as the U.K.’s Labour government seeksчитати
Russia turns to China to step up AI race against US
WASHINGTON — Russia’s efforts to obtain China’s help in enhancing artificial intelligence is seen as a bid to challenge America’s lead in the field even asчитати
Italy’s FM encourages post-Assad transition, calls for EU to review sanctions
ROME — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is traveling to Syria on Friday to encourage the country’s transition following the ouster of President Bashar Assad byчитати
UN accuses Russia of waging war of attrition against Ukraine
GENEVA — U.N. human rights experts have accused Russia of waging a war of attrition against Ukraine by pursuing a policy of mass destruction to crushчитати