US Concerned Over American Jailed in Russia and Not Heard From

US Concerned Over American Jailed in Russia and Not Heard From

The United States is deeply concerned about American Paul Whelan, who is in a Russian jail, White House national security...

Australia Shocks Denmark 1-0 to Move Into World Cup Last 16

Australia Shocks Denmark 1-0 to Move Into World Cup Last 16

Australia upset Denmark 1-0 on Wednesday to qualify for the World Cup knockout phase for the first time in 16...

Ukraine Ramps Up Security at Diplomatic Missions After Blast at Embassy in Spain

Ukraine Ramps Up Security at Diplomatic Missions After Blast at Embassy in Spain

Ukraine on Wednesday ramped up security at its embassies abroad after Spanish police and government said an employee at the...

UN Puts Baguette on Cultural Heritage List

UN Puts Baguette on Cultural Heritage List

The humble baguette — the crunchy ambassador for French baking around the world — is being added to the U.N.’s...

Report: Authoritarianism on the Rise as Democracy Weakens

Report: Authoritarianism on the Rise as Democracy Weakens

Democracy is being degraded around the world because people are losing faith in the legitimacy of elections and see freedom...

EU Seeks Special Court for Russian Crimes Against Ukraine

EU Seeks Special Court for Russian Crimes Against Ukraine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Wednesday for a special court to prosecute Russian crimes against Ukraine.  Von...

With Media Under Fire, Organizations Rally to Offer Support

With Media Under Fire, Organizations Rally to Offer Support

From the evacuation of Ukrainian journalists in occupied cities to legal support for independent reporters from Russia, a community of...

Azerbaijan Stands Up to Iran, with Turkey’s Support

Azerbaijan Stands Up to Iran, with Turkey’s Support

 As anti-government protests continue in Iran, Tehran is escalating tensions with its neighbors, accusing them of interfering in its domestic...

Russia Donates 260,000 Tons of Fertilizer to Africa

Russia Donates 260,000 Tons of Fertilizer to Africa

Russia has donated 260,000 metric tons of fertilizer it produced that was sitting in European ports and warehouses for use...

US-Backed Kurdish Commander: US Needs Stronger Position on Turkish Threat

US-Backed Kurdish Commander: US Needs Stronger Position on Turkish Threat

Turkish forces have launched a barrage of airstrikes on suspected militants in northeastern Syria and Iraq in recent days, after...

Expert Predicts Shortfall of 66 Million Tons of Food Staples Due to Shortage, Unaffordability of Fertilizer

Expert Predicts Shortfall of 66 Million Tons of Food Staples Due to Shortage, Unaffordability of Fertilizer

The World Food Program’s chief economist tells VOA that developed and developing countries depend on fertilizer for half of their...

Referendum Shows Slovenian Support for RTV’s Independence, Journalists Say

Referendum Shows Slovenian Support for RTV’s Independence, Journalists Say

Journalists at Slovenia’s public broadcaster RTV have expressed relief at the results of a referendum aimed at protecting them from...

Despite Odds, Italian and Turkish Leaders Find Common Ground

Despite Odds, Italian and Turkish Leaders Find Common Ground

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Italy’s newly elected far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appear to be finding unlikely common...

Six Years After Bombings, Belgium Readies for Biggest Trial

Six Years After Bombings, Belgium Readies for Biggest Trial

Belgium’s worst peacetime massacre left 32 dead and hundreds marked for life. Now, six and a half years later, Brussels...

NATO to Discuss Beefing Up Defenses Across Europe

NATO to Discuss Beefing Up Defenses Across Europe

NATO foreign ministers are to meet for two days in Romania’s capital, Bucharest, starting Tuesday to pledge their continuing support...

NATO Beefing Up Defenses Across Europe

NATO Beefing Up Defenses Across Europe

NATO foreign ministers are to meet for two days in Romania’s capital Bucharest starting Tuesday to pledge their continuing support...