Ukrainian wheelchair basketball tournament back from nearly 10-year hiatus
The Titans Cup, an all-Ukrainian wheelchair basketball tournament, was held last month in western Ukraine for the first time in nearly 10 years, bringing togetherчитати
Russia expels 2 British diplomats from embassy in Moscow over espionage claims
Russia said Monday it was expelling two British diplomats based at the embassy in Moscow over spying allegations that the U.K. called “malicious and baseless.” читати
Russia, Ukraine report clashes in Sumy
Russian and Ukrainian officials reported fighting in Ukraine’s Sumy region, with Russian advances in the area creating the potential for cutting off supply lines toчитати
Pope following Vatican’s spiritual retreat from afar as he recovers from pneumonia in hospital
Rome — Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s weeklong spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continued his recovery on Monday from double pneumoniaчитати
France readying more than $200 million in military aid for Ukraine, minister says
Paris — France is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine worth more than $211 million from the interest earned on frozen Russian assets, itsчитати
After Poland spat, Musk vows Ukraine can keep Starlink
Billionaire industrialist and senior White House adviser Elon Musk vowed Sunday to maintain Ukraine’s access to his Starlink satellite network, after a fierce online clashчитати
Flight cancellations at Germany’s Hamburg Airport affect more than 40,000 passengers after strike
Berlin — Flight cancellations at Hamburg Airport after a surprise strike by workers affected more than 40,000 passengers on Sunday, a day before a planned widerчитати
Rubio heads to Saudi Arabia for US-Ukraine talks, then Canada for G7
State Department — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will arrive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday for U.S.-Ukraine talks as President Donald Trump pushes toчитати
Wild ancient version of football is still being played today
ASHBOURNE, ENGLAND — This ancient form of football has a rule forbidding players from murdering each other. Every year, thousands of people descend on a smallчитати
Russia claims advances in Kursk; Zelenskyy says he’s ‘committed’ to talks
KYIV, UKRAINE — Russia said Saturday its troops had retaken three villages seized by Ukraine in its Kursk border region, in a fresh setback for Kyivчитати
In his own words: Pope’s views on resigning changed over time
ROME — Pope Francis entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia, increasingly handing off his day-to-day duties to cardinals as questions swirl aboutчитати
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 11, Kyiv says
KYIV, UKRAINE — At least 11 people were killed and 30 wounded, including five children, in Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s eastern city ofчитати
Protesters hurl bombs near Greek Parliament amid rail disaster motion debate
ATHENS, GREECE — Clashes broke out in Greece’s two largest cities Friday, as protesters hurled gasoline bombs and flares outside Parliament during a censure motion debateчитати
Trump confident Putin wants peace despite ‘bombing the hell out of Ukraine’
Russia’s latest aerial barrage against targets in Ukraine is not dampening expectations by U.S. President Donald Trump that he can broker a deal to endчитати
Alleged Russian interference leaves Romanian presidential election in turmoil
Romania’s presidential election is in turmoil after the first round was annulled because of alleged Russian interference. A new election is set for May, andчитати
Russia intensifies attacks as US, Ukraine prepare for talks
Ahead of planned talks with the United States next week, Ukraine reported Friday that Russia struck its energy infrastructure across a broad swath of theчитати
Discovery of WWII bomb disrupts Paris trains
PARIS — The discovery of a World War II bomb has disrupted morning traffic to and from Paris’ busy Gare du Nord train station, French nationalчитати
US defense secretary: Europe-led NATO is ‘future of defense on continent’
pentagon — On a windy Thursday outside Washington at the Pentagon, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomed his British counterpart to discuss how best to quicklyчитати
Ariane 6 rocket roars skyward carrying French military satellite
PARIS — An Ariane 6 rocket roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard Thursday in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcher.читати
US envoy to travel to Saudi Arabia for talks with Ukrainians
WASHINGTON — A top Trump administration official said Thursday he would travel to Saudi Arabia to meet with Ukrainian representatives for talks about a ceasefire toчитати
What life is like for Ukrainians in Russian-occupied cities
About 20% of Ukraine’s territory — including thousands of villages and small towns — is controlled by Russia. Life changed dramatically for many Ukrainians afterчитати
France provides military intelligence to Ukraine as US steps back
French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Thursday that France is sharing intelligence with Ukraine, a move that followed the United States saying it was cuttingчитати
UN report finds women’s rights weakened in quarter of all countries
UNITED NATIONS — Women’s rights regressed last year in a quarter of countries around the world, according to a report published by UN Women on Thursday,читати
Moscow aims to exploit US-Europe rift, experts warn
As European Union leaders prepare for emergency talks to ramp up military spending after the Trump administration suspended aid to Ukraine, several Russia experts sayчитати
VOA Uzbek: Russia spreads disinformation on Kazakhstan-US scientific cooperation
Kazakhstan is cooperating with the United States on ensuring nuclear and biological security. As part of this cooperation, a laboratory for studying extremely dangerous infectionsчитати
Russia waits for Trump’s next move after clash with Zelenskyy
Russians are carefully watching U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for an end to the war in Ukraine after his heated encounter last week with Ukrainianчитати
Sanctions and war in Ukraine top Russian tourists’ concerns
You do not hear much from Russian civilians in international media as Russia’s government restricts foreign reporters working in the country. For VOA, Genia Dulotчитати
Trump says time to ‘stop this madness’ and negotiate Russia-Ukraine peace
U.S. President Donald Trump said late Tuesday he received a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiatingчитати
Can Europe arm Ukraine now that US has halted military aid?
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a “pause” Monday to military aid shipments to Ukraine with immediate effect, which his administration said was aimed at forcingчитати
Vatican says Pope Francis’ prognosis ‘remains guarded’
The clinical condition of Pope Francis remained stable, the Vatican said Tuesday evening, and he was “alert, cooperative with therapies, and oriented.” However, the statementчитати
VOA Russian: Kremlin betting on disagreements between US, Europe
The Kremlin is planning to use current frictions between the United States and European countries on the war in Ukraine to sow lasting divisions betweenчитати
Rearming Europe? EU tested to turn talk into action
European Union leaders will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday in Brussels to discuss boosting defense spending for Ukraine, as well as Europe’sчитати
Wounded Ukrainian veteran & choreographer gets prosthetic leg thanks to donations
Ukrainians in Czechia raised nearly 19,000 dollars to help a Ukrainian war veteran and dancer get back on the floor. Yevhen Skripnichuk lost his legчитати
Re-arming Europe? EU tested to turn talk into action
Paris — With Washington’s sudden pause on military aid to Ukraine as a backdrop, worried European Union leaders meet in Brussels Thursday to discuss steps toчитати
Pope resting after acute breathing crises forced him to resume noninvasive ventilation
Rome — Pope Francis rested early Tuesday after he suffered further setbacks in his fight against double pneumonia: two new acute respiratory crises that required himчитати
6.8 million Ukrainian refugees remain globally; fewer than half plan to return
As Ukraine’s war enters its fourth year, 6.8 million Ukrainians remain refugees. Researchers say fewer than half plan to return when the war ends. Fromчитати