Ukrainian woman, 98, escapes Russian-occupied home on foot with slippers, cane
KYIV, Ukraine — A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine who escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10 kilometers (6 miles) alone, wearing a pair of slippers andчитати
US and EU eye North Korea-Iran military cooperation
Washington — The United States and the European Union say they are keeping their eyes on Pyongyang and Tehran for any possible military cooperation between theчитати
Georgian police crack down on ‘foreign agent’ bill protesters with water cannon, tear gas
tbilsi, georgia — Georgian security forces used water cannon and tear gas against protesters outside parliament late on Tuesday, sharply escalating a crackdown after lawmakers debatedчитати
Open-source intel offers glimpse of war casualty figures Russia is trying to hide
The number of Russian soldiers killed in combat since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine remains a secret that the Kremlin goes toчитати
50 migrants missing, 9 rescued after boat overturns near Spanish island
MADRID — About 50 migrants were missing after their boat overturned some 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Spain’s Canary Island of El Hierro in theчитати
Australia boosts military aid to Ukraine
SYDNEY — Australia, one of Ukraine’s largest non-NATO donors, has announced a military aid package worth around $65 million to support Kyiv’s war effort following Russia’sчитати
Russian drones set hotel ablaze in Ukrainian Black Sea city
KYIV — Russian drones early Sunday struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure, the local Ukrainian governor reported,читати
Italy PM Meloni announces candidacy at EU election
Rome — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Sunday she will be a candidate at June’s European elections in a bid to boost support for herчитати
Russian drones set a hotel ablaze in a Ukrainian Black Sea city
KYIV — Russian drones early Sunday struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure, the local Ukrainian governor reported,читати
Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest
KYIV, Ukraine — Even amid war, Ukraine finds time for the glittery, pop-filled Eurovision Song Contest. Perhaps now even more than ever. Ukraine’s entrants in theчитати
At conservative conference, Orban, Trump revive right-wing alliance
london — Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he is ready to renew a right-wing alliance with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban if he wins theчитати
Demonstrators in Pakistan disrupt German ambassador’s speech
ISLAMABAD — Germany’s ambassador to Pakistan faced backlash on social media Saturday for asking pro-Palestinian demonstrators to leave a human rights conference instead of “shouting” andчитати
New suspect arrested in Russia concert hall attack that killed 144
MOSCOW — A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144читати
Russia renews attacks on Ukrainian energy sector
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine overnight, in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Russia said itsчитати
Rwanda’s genocide survivor housing now ready for migrants from Britain
KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda says it’s ready to receive migrants from the United Kingdom after British Parliament this week approved a long-stalled and controversial bill seekingчитати
US defense secretary announces $6B military aid package for Ukraine
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced a military aid package for Ukraine valued at up to $6 billion. Analysts say the aid is desperately neededчитати
Planned Biden-Erdogan meeting at White House postponed, Turkish official says
ANKARA — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s planned meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, set for May 9 at the White House, has been postponed because ofчитати
Russian women face violence from Ukraine veterans
Warsaw, Poland — Olga drew her index finger abruptly across her neck as she recounted the threats her husband leveled at her after he returned toчитати
Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from front lines over Russian drone threats
WASHINGTON — Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made itчитати
‘This is my home’: Life inside Chernobyl’s exclusion zone
Thirty-eight years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, hundreds of people work to dismantle the long-defunct power plant and control the contaminated exclusion zone, a 30-kilometerчитати
Spain’s prime minister says he will consider resigning after wife is targeted by judicial probe
BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez denied corruption allegations against his wife but said he will consider resigning after the launch Wednesday of aчитати
Biden signs $95 billion foreign aid package
U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation Wednesday providing $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of tense negotiations in Congress. VOAчитати
Amnesty: Global rule of law on brink of collapse, fueled by AI
London — A breakdown in the international rule of law is being accelerated through rapid advancement in technology and artificial intelligence, which risks a “supercharging” ofчитати