US expected to announce $150M in new military aid for Ukraine
Pentagon — The U.S. is expected to announce a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at up to $150 million as soon as Tuesday, twoчитати
For Ukraine’s older workers, war opens hope for ending age discrimination
As in many countries, job seekers in Ukraine who are in their 50s and 60s have a harder time than younger workers. One organization isчитати
How Biden, Trump differ over Ukraine policy
U.S. presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump meet Thursday for the first of their two scheduled debates. Russia’s war on Ukraine is expected toчитати
China wants EU to remove tariffs on EVs by July 4 as talks resume
BEIJING — Beijing wants the EU to scrap its preliminary tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles by July 4, China’s state-controlled Global Times reported, after both sidesчитати
Russia’s North Korea defense deal may create friction with China, US top general says
Espargos, Cape Verde — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mutual defense agreement with North Korea has the potential to create friction with China, which has long beenчитати
Thousands of women march in France against far right
Paris — Thousands of women took to the streets in cities around France on Sunday to protest Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally, as polls indicatedчитати
1 person found dead, 2 missing in Switzerland floods
VIENNA — Rescuers in Switzerland have found the body of one of three people who had gone missing Saturday after massive thunderstorms and rainfall in theчитати
Germany assures China that doors still open to discuss EU surcharges
Shanghai, China — The German vice-chancellor assured China on Saturday that the “doors” remained “open” to discuss EU surcharges on Chinese electric vehicles, without reassuring Beijingчитати
Greece battles wildfires fanned by gale force winds
ATHENS — Hundreds of firefighters struggled Saturday to contain wildfires fanned by gale force winds on two Greek islands and in other parts of Greece, asчитати
Russian air strike damages Ukrainian power facilities, injures 2
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine on Saturday, damaging energy facilities in the southeastчитати
China, France launch satellite to better understand universe
Xichang, China — A French-Chinese satellite blasted off Saturday on a hunt for the mightiest explosions in the universe, in a notable example of cooperation betweenчитати
Antisemitism comes to fore in French election campaign
PARIS — The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has sent shockwaves throughout France and thrust concerns about antisemitism toчитати
Russia-North Korea defense pact moves military cooperation out of shadows
washington — A new defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea this week publicly laid out Moscow’s willingness to engage in full-fledged military cooperation withчитати
Georgia tries to reconcile contested Soviet history with Western future
Georgians are preparing for elections this year amid fears in the West that the government is straying from the country’s ambition to join the Europeanчитати
Half a million Ukrainians in frontline city of Mykolaiv suffer through 3rd year without clean water
Going into a third year of war, life without clean water has become routine for nearly half a million residents of Ukraine’s frontline city ofчитати
As thousands visit Mayan ruins, memory of groundbreaking Ukrainian academic largely forgotten
June 20th marked the start of the summer solstice, a moment that draws thousands of people from around the world to the ancient Mayan ruinsчитати
US bans Russia’s Kaspersky antivirus software
Washington — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday banned Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky from providing its popular antivirus products in the United States over nationalчитати
Fleeing war, Ukrainian student finds refuge in music in Chicago
The United Nations estimates as many as 6.5 million Ukrainians have fled the country since Russia’s invasion in 2022. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh explores the storyчитати
US asks Vietnam to support Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity
WASHINGTON — The United States called on Vietnam Thursday to support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity following Vladimir Putin’s one-day visit to Hanoi, part of theчитати
South Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal, says it will consider possible arms supplies to Ukraine
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s presidential office condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that vowed mutual defense assistance in the event ofчитати
Interview: UN refugee chief urges end to ‘insane’ Sudan war
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is marking World Refugee Day in Sudan and South Sudan, where he has been traveling this week, highlightingчитати
Ukraine launches sexual assault registry for victims of Russian forces
KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities in Ukraine have created a national registry to document cases of sexual violence allegedly committed by Russian forces, a senior prosecutor toldчитати
Georgia looks to China for investment; critics fear turn from West
A Chinese consortium last month was awarded the contract to develop a deep-sea megaport on Georgia’s Black Sea coast. But critics say the Georgian governmentчитати
North Korea, Russia pledge mutual defense, surprising many observers
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un upgraded their countries’ relationship as they met Wednesday in Pyongyang. Both men signed aчитати
North Korea, Russia pledge mutual defense, says Putin
Seoul, South Korea — North Korea and Russia have signed a treaty containing a mutual defense clause, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kimчитати
French far-right leader Bardella backs Ukraine, but would not send long-range missiles
Paris — French far-right leader Jordan Bardella said on Wednesday that he backed Ukraine’s right to defend itself against Russia, but if elected prime minister heчитати
Strict asylum rules, poor treatment of migrants push people north to UK
AMBLETEUSE, France — The rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds refused to leave the cold watersчитати