Pugacheva, Queen of Soviet Pop, Likely to Be Labeled ‘Foreign Agent’ in Russia
MOSCOW — Russian prosecutors have asked the justice ministry to label Alla Pugacheva, the queen of Soviet pop music, as a “foreign agent,” the state RIAчитати
Ukraine Cites Moscow Attack as Sign of Russian Weakness
Washington — Weaknesses in the power model built by Russian President Vladimir Putin were exposed by the state’s inability to protect people against last week’s terroristчитати
Blinken Heading to Paris, Brussels to Seek Unity on Ukraine, Gaza Wars
Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to go to France and Belgium next week to try to build unity among allies in support of Ukraineчитати
Aborted Space Launch Sees Success on Second Try
A space launch aborted only to find success days later. Plus, Japan makes a push into private spaceflight, and NASA really wants you to seeчитати
Russia’s Escalating Missile Attacks Prompt Ukrainian Calls for More US Aid
Recent Russian missile attacks have caused what Ukrainian officials say is the worst damage to Ukraine’s power grid since Moscow invaded two years ago. Ukrainianчитати
Estonian Foreign Minister: ‘If Ukraine Fails, We All Fail’
washington — Ukraine was the focus of a high-level delegation from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in Washington this week. In an interview with VOA Georgian Service’sчитати
Bus Accident in Eastern Germany Kills at Least 5 People
Berlin — At least five people were killed Wednesday when a bus headed from Berlin to Switzerland came off a highway in eastern Germany and endedчитати
Ukraine Raises Country’s Spirits with Euro 2024 Qualification
WROCLAW, Poland — Ukraine’s qualification for the Euro 2024 soccer finals has cheered a country suffering hardship in its conflict with Russia and for a fewчитати
Dutch Hyperloop Center Aims to Advance Futuristic Transport Technology
VEENDAM, Netherlands — A 420-meter, or quarter-mile, white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the windswept northern Netherlands could usher in a new eraчитати
West Reliant on Russian Nuclear Fuel Amid Decarbonization Push
London — A new report and research from a British defense research group has found that many Western nations are still reliant on Russian nuclear fuelчитати
UK Court: Assange Can’t Be Extradited Until US Rules Out Death Penalty
LONDON — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’tчитати
Islamic State-Khorasan Criticizes Taliban in Statement Praising Russia Attackers
washington — The Islamic State-Khorasan terrorist group released a statement in Pashto on Monday glorifying Friday’s attack on a concert in Moscow and scolding the rulingчитати
US and UK Announce Sanctions Over China-Linked Hacks on Election Watchdog and Lawmakers
london — The U.S. and British governments on Monday announced sanctions against a company and two people linked to the Chinese government over a string ofчитати
Pro-Kremlin Media Downplay Islamist Extremists’ Involvement in Moscow Attack
Russian pro-government media are ignoring the Islamic State group’s claim of responsibility for the deadly attack last Friday at a Moscow concert hall, instead focusingчитати
New Zealand and EU Trade Agreement to Take Effect on May 1
sydney — New Zealand said Monday a free trade agreement with the European Union would come into effect on May 1, after the country’s parliament ratifiedчитати
France Raises Security Readiness to Highest Level After Attack in Russia
PARIS — France’s government increased its security alert posture to the highest level Sunday after the deadly attack at a Russian concert hall and the Islamicчитати
Russians Mourn Dead Following Deadly Attack on Concert Hall
Russia observed a day of mourning Sunday following a deadly attack on a music venue in a Moscow suburb. Islamic State took credit for theчитати
3 Men in Armenia Attempt to Storm Yerevan Police Station
YEREVAN — Three armed men attempted to storm a police station in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Sunday detonating hand grenades that injured two ofчитати
Princess Kate ‘Touched’ by Support as Royal Family Reels From Cancer Diagnosis
London — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has said she is “enormously touched” by the support she has received from around the world following her shock announcementчитати
Putin Says Gunmen in Moscow Attack Tried to Flee to Ukraine
MOSCOW — The suburban Moscow music hall where gunmen opened fire on concertgoers was a blackened, smoldering ruin Saturday as the death toll in the attackчитати
Despite Putin’s Claims, Ukraine Denies Involvement in Moscow Attack
Moscow — The suburban Moscow music hall where gunmen opened fire on concertgoers was a blackened, smoldering ruin Saturday as the death toll in the attackчитати
Pro-West Diplomat to Meet Ally of Slovakia’s Premier in Presidential Runoff
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A pro-Western career diplomat defeated a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico in the first round of the presidential electionчитати