Huawei Unveils Phone System That Could Replace Android
Huawei on Friday unveiled a smartphone operating system that it said can replace Google’s Android, adding to the Chinese tech...
UK Economy Shrinks for First Time Since 2012 as Brexit Bites
The British economy shrank in the second quarter for the first time since 2012 as Brexit uncertainties weighed on business...
Russia Using Tourism as Weapon Against Georgia
Russia appears to be using one of its most powerful weapons — tourism — against Georgia, its smaller neighbor to...
Italy’s Salvini Says Government Is Finished, Wants Elections
The leader of Italy’s ruling League party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, declared the governing coalition to be unworkable on...
Jon Huntsman, US Ambassador to Russia, Resigns
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon M. Huntsman Jr. will resign from his post effective Oct. 3 — capping a tumultuous...
Apple Offers Record ‘Bounty’ to Researchers Who Find iPhone Security Flaws
LAS VEGAS – Apple Inc. is offering cybersecurity researchers up to $1 million to detect flaws in iPhones, the largest reward offered...
US, Ukraine Diplomats: West Underestimated Russian Threat in 2008
This story originated in VOA’s Georgian and Ukrainian services.Eleven years after Russian tanks rolled through a mountain tunnel in the...
Land Use Key to Reducing — or Accelerating — Climate Change, Says UN
The way we use land could be the key to adapting to climate change — or the final nail in...
Babies Born to Venezuelan Parents in Colombia to be Granted Citizenship
U.N. agencies have welcomed Colombia’s decision to grant citizenship to children born in the country to Venezuelan parents who were...
Italy’s League Party Mulls New Election to Break Deadlock
Tensions are rising fast in Italy’s populist coalition, with Interior Minister Matteo Salvini’s party signaling Thursday it’s considering holding an...
Russians Look at Future Without INF Treaty
With the United States now officially out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty or INF with Russia, there are big...
Turkey Kills Two More Suspects in Diplomat’s Slaying in Iraq
Turkey’s state-run news agency says an operation by the Turkish military and its intelligence agency has killed two more suspects...
Huntsman Resigns After ‘Historically Difficult’ Term as US Ambassador to Russia
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman has stepped down after two years in his post as the top U.S. envoy...
Why Some of Russia’s Young People Want Out
Russia’s population is expected to decline sharply in the next few decades, something that will greatly affect its economy and...
2 Decades On, Questions Linger About Putin’s Rise to Power
One month after then-President Boris Yeltsin plucked a security agency official named Vladimir Putin from obscurity and made him prime...
Microsoft Says It ‘Listens’ to Conversations Only With Permission
Microsoft said Wednesday its contractors listen to conversations to hone voice translation features offered by Skype and its digital assistant...
Turkey, US Progress on Joint ‘Safe Zone’ in Northern Syria
FILE – In this Wednesday, June 26, 2019 file photo, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, center left, arrives to NATO...
Body of Missing UK Astrophysicist Found on Greek Island
Greek search crews have found the body of a British scientist who went missing while on holiday on the Aegean...
‘Extinction Rebellion’ Dubbed Cult, But Supporters Say Radical Change Needed
They are seen as the shock troops of a burgeoning direct-action environmental movement. Earlier this year, members of Extinction Rebellion...
In Georgia, the Wounds of War Still Fester
The Russian occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008 created a dividing line in Georgian...
Russia’s Military Drone Makes Successful Maiden Flight
The Russian military says a heavy drone it’s developing has made a successful maiden flight.The Defense Ministry on Wednesday released...
UK Food Industry Looks To Avoid Shortages in No-Deal Brexit
The U.K. food industry is asking the government to set aside competition rules so companies can coordinate supply decisions to...
