EU approves $960 million in German aid for Infineon chips plant
BRUSSELS — The European Commission said Thursday it had approved 920 million-euro of German state aid, or $960 million, to Infineon Technologies for the construction ofчитати
Crews in Ukraine’s Odesa region work to restore power after Russian attacks
Tens of thousands of people remained without power Thursday in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa as a result of several days of Russian aerialчитати
Trump’s comments on Ukraine draw mixed reaction from US lawmakers
U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments this week claiming Ukraine was responsible for starting the three-year conflict with Russia and calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “aчитати
US figures do not support Trump claims on Ukraine spending
President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated a claim that the United States has spent $350 billion on Ukraine’s war — a figure that far eclipsesчитати
US envoy visits Kyiv as Trump, Zelenskyy trade barbs
President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia visited Kyiv Wednesday, a day after U.S.-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia. The diplomatic moves come asчитати
Putin: Russia needs to build trust with US to end war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday his country needs to build trust with the United States before his country’s three-year war on neighboring Ukraine canчитати
Italian Premier Meloni visits Pope Francis in hospital, says he’s ‘alert and responsive’
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in the hospital Wednesday and reported he was “alert and responsive” and full of good humor, despite hisчитати
US envoy in Ukraine for talks following US-Russia meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy for Ukraine and Russia said Wednesday the United States understands the needs for security guarantees for Ukraine, as he visitedчитати
Immigration, cost of living frustrate voters as German elections loom
LONDON — Germany is set to hold a general election on Sunday, with voter frustrations over migration at the forefront of a heated campaign. The center-rightчитати
Russian attack injures at least 4 in Odesa
Officials in southern Ukraine said Wednesday that Russian aerial attacks overnight injured at least four people and damaged civilian infrastructure. Odesa Governor Oleh Kiper saidчитати
Saudi prince proving crucial to Trump efforts to end Ukraine, Gaza wars
WASHINGTON — Top U.S. and Russian officials wrapped up their meetings Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss a pathway to end the war in Ukraine,читати
US, Russia begin talks on Ukraine — without Ukraine
The Trump administration on Tuesday hailed talks in Saudi Arabia that included U.S. and Russian officials but no Ukrainians. The White House said this parallel-trackчитати
After Ukrainian soldier’s death, his dream comes to life
Ukrainian soldier Andriy Chernytskyi came up with a project to build a kids’ playground in his hometown – but didn’t live to see it come toчитати
Iran charges British couple with spying
A British couple detained in Iran last month has been charged with spying, Iran’s state media reported Tuesday. Britain’s Foreign Office has identified theчитати
Rubio: US looks for ‘fair, sustainable’ end to Russian war on Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the United States is working toward a “fair” and “sustainable” solution to end Russia’s three-year warчитати
Vatican cancels pope’s weekend engagements as he battles ‘complex’ infection
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who began his fifth day in hospital on Tuesday for what doctors have described as a “complex” respiratory infection, will notчитати
Russian drone attack hits central Ukraine apartment building
A Russian drone hit an apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Dolynska, officials said Tuesday, injuring at least three people. Andriy Raikovych, governorчитати
European leaders gather for emergency summit on defense, Ukraine
PARIS — European leaders called for beefing up their defense spending Monday after a Paris summit on Ukraine and the region’s security — amid concerns aboutчитати
European leaders discuss being left out from US-Russian talks on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted European leaders Monday for talks focused on the U.S. push to start Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations, seemingly set to proceed withoutчитати
Getting Cyprus natural gas to market via Egypt hailed as milestone
NICOSIA, CYPRUS — A pair of agreements outlining how sizable natural gas deposits inside Cypriot waters will get to market via processing facilities in Egypt areчитати
Top Greek scientist: Santorini earthquake outlook remains uncertain
ATHENS — The Greek government’s chief seismologist says the frequency of earthquakes affecting Santorini and nearby islands has eased in recent days, but that the outlookчитати
China aims to improve ties with EU amid transatlantic tension
Taipei, Taiwan — China has launched a new round of diplomatic outreach to European countries amid rising tension between the United States andчитати
France hosting European talks on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to host a group of European leaders for talks Monday focused on the situation in Ukraine amid a shiftчитати
Turkish delegation meets with Kurdish leader in Iraq amid peace efforts
Baghdad — A Turkish opposition party delegation arrived in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region Sunday against the backdrop of peace efforts between Ankara and a banned Kurdishчитати
Rubio plays down immediate breakthrough on Russia-Ukraine peace
Top U.S. officials headed Sunday to Saudi Arabia for talks with Russian diplomats in the coming days on ending Moscow’s three-year war on Ukraine, butчитати
Russian troops intensify attacks on Ukrainian forces in east, military says
KYIV — Russian troops have sharply stepped up their attacks in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv’s military said on Sunday, as a NATO official predicted Moscow would increaseчитати
UK’s Starmer to press Egypt for release of hunger-striking mum’s son
London — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told a mother who has been on hunger strike for 140 days that he will press the Egyptianчитати
Austrian official says suspect in fatal stabbing attack had ‘Islamic terror motive’
VIENNA — Austrian authorities said the man accused of stabbing six passersby in broad daylight, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding five others, was motivated byчитати
With metal detectors, treasure hunters unearth pieces of British history
LONDON — When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he’d unearthed in an English field, he knew it was something special. In his hand wasчитати
Nun takes top Vatican job running city state administration
ROME — An Italian nun is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini was named Saturday as president of the Vaticanчитати
Carafano: ‘A free, independent Ukraine is in America’s best interest’
WASHINGTON — James Carafano, senior counselor to the president and national security expert at The Heritage Foundation, responsible for its defense and foreign policy team, spokeчитати
G7 ministers link future Russia sanctions to good-faith talks
MUNICH — G7 foreign ministers agreed Saturday to continuing working together to get a strong peace deal for Ukraine with robust security guarantees and linked futureчитати
Zelenskyy calls for creation of ‘Armed Forces of Europe’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the creation of a unified European military force, saying the continent must be self-reliant amid a persistent threat fromчитати
Research finds ancient Egyptian mummies smell nice
LONDON — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: Sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of scienceчитати
Ukraine, US weigh critical minerals agreement
Ukraine’s vast reserves of critical minerals give it the potential to be a strategic supplier for the West. President Donald Trump is considering a dealчитати
VOA Russian: Experts cautious on Russia-Ukraine peace talks
After U.S. President Donald Trump launched a diplomatic push to end the war in Ukraine, VOA Russian spoke to a range of experts who remainчитати