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Iran Says Won’t ‘Seek Permission’ to Boost Russia Ties

Iran Says Won’t ‘Seek Permission’ to Boost Russia Ties

Iran’s foreign ministry said Sunday it would not “seek permission from anyone” to expand relations with Russia, dismissing U.S. concerns...

1,200 UK Troops to Fill In as Ambulance Crews Strike

1,200 UK Troops to Fill In as Ambulance Crews Strike

The British government said Sunday it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers and border staff...

Argentina Beats France 4-2 on Penalties to Win World Cup 

Argentina Beats France 4-2 on Penalties to Win World Cup 

Argentina won its third World Cup in extraordinary style on Sunday, beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout after Lionel...

Russia Shells Kherson, Part of Broader Attack on Southern Ukraine 

Russia Shells Kherson, Part of Broader Attack on Southern Ukraine 

Russia on Sunday shelled the center of Kherson, the southern Ukrainian city it retreated from last month, in the latest...

Pope Wrote Resignation Note in Case of Health Impediment 

Pope Wrote Resignation Note in Case of Health Impediment 

Pope Francis has revealed in an interview published Sunday that shortly after being elected pontiff in 2013 he wrote a...

EU Strikes Deal to Boost Carbon Market, Europe’s Biggest Climate Policy 

EU Strikes Deal to Boost Carbon Market, Europe’s Biggest Climate Policy 

European Union negotiators reached a political deal on Sunday to overhaul the bloc’s carbon market, cutting planet-heating emissions faster and...

Qatar Reiterates Denial Its Government Involved in EU Corruption Case 

Qatar Reiterates Denial Its Government Involved in EU Corruption Case 

DUBAI, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Qatar reiterated on Sunday that the country denies any involvement in a corruption case being...

UK: Opera Unlikely to Raise Russian Soldiers’ Morale in Ukraine

UK: Opera Unlikely to Raise Russian Soldiers’ Morale in Ukraine

Russia is sending opera singers to its frontline troops in Ukraine to raise the morale of Russian soldiers.  Russia announced...

How Russia’s War on Ukraine Upended Global Security Order

How Russia’s War on Ukraine Upended Global Security Order

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February brought large-scale land warfare back to Europe, plunging the world into a dangerous new...

Taiwan to Fine Foxconn for Unauthorized China Investment

Taiwan to Fine Foxconn for Unauthorized China Investment

Taiwan’s government said on Saturday it would fine Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, for an unauthorized investment in...

Frustrated Virtual Reality Pioneer Leaves Facebook’s Parent

Frustrated Virtual Reality Pioneer Leaves Facebook’s Parent

A prominent video game creator who helped lead Facebook’s expansion into virtual reality has resigned from the social networking service’s...

Scholz Inaugurates 1st Liquefied Gas Terminal in Germany

Scholz Inaugurates 1st Liquefied Gas Terminal in Germany

Chancellor Olaf Scholz Saturday inaugurated Germany’s first liquefied natural gas terminal, declaring that the speed with which it was put...

US Team to Assist with Probe into Shattered Berlin Aquarium

US Team to Assist with Probe into Shattered Berlin Aquarium

A U.S. company that helped build a huge aquarium in Berlin says it is sending a team to investigate the...

Virus-Hit France Focusing on Finishing Against Argentina in World Cup

Virus-Hit France Focusing on Finishing Against Argentina in World Cup

The French soccer team has not been overly troubled by the virus that has hit several players in the past...

Woman Injured in London Concert Crowd Crush Dies in Hospital

Woman Injured in London Concert Crowd Crush Dies in Hospital

A woman injured in a crush outside a London concert venue has died, police said Saturday. London resident Rebecca Ikumelo,...

Deal Reached For New Non-Russian Power Source for Europe

Deal Reached For New Non-Russian Power Source for Europe

The leaders of Hungary, Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan finalized an agreement Saturday on an undersea electricity connector that could become...

Gvardiol Shines at World Cup as Croatia Wins 3rd-Place Match

Gvardiol Shines at World Cup as Croatia Wins 3rd-Place Match

In what may have been Luka Modric’s final World Cup match, Josko Gvardiol made a play to be Croatia’s next...

Pope Marks 86th Birthday Giving Awards for Charity

Pope Marks 86th Birthday Giving Awards for Charity

Pope Francis marked his 86th birthday on Saturday by rewarding three people involved in charity work, including a homeless man...

Moldova Suspends TV Licenses on Misinformation Charges

Moldova Suspends TV Licenses on Misinformation Charges

The broadcast licenses of six Moldovan television stations have been suspended. Moldova’s Commission for Exceptional Situations said the suspensions were...

Russia Using Iranian Drones in Ukraine, Britain Says

Russia Using Iranian Drones in Ukraine, Britain Says

Britain’s Defense Ministry said in an intelligence update Saturday that “In recent days, there has been an uptick in Russia’s...

VOA Interview with National Security Council’s John Kirby

VOA Interview with National Security Council’s John Kirby

VOA Russian White House correspondent Mykhailo Komadovsky spoke with John Kirby, National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator for Strategic Communications, on...

VOA Interview With National Security Council’s John Kirby

VOA Interview With National Security Council’s John Kirby

In a one-on-one interview with VOA’s Russian White House correspondent Mykhailo Komadovsky, NSC spokesperson discusses U.S. support for Ukraine and...