African Union Chief Announces Visits to Moscow, Kyiv

African Union Chief Announces Visits to Moscow, Kyiv

Senegalese President Macky Sall said Sunday he would travel to Russia and Ukraine soon on behalf of the African Union,...

Ukraine Buries Its Fallen Soldiers

Ukraine Buries Its Fallen Soldiers

A sea of Ukrainian flags marks the graves of the fallen at Kharkiv’s cemetery N°18. The cemetery, at Bezliudivka, on...

Solar Crowdfunding Project Benefiting Zimbabwe’s Farmers

Solar Crowdfunding Project Benefiting Zimbabwe’s Farmers

A South African company that promotes solar power and uses crowdsourcing to raise capital is financing a solar-powered farm in...

With Roe in Doubt, Some Fear Tech Surveillance of Pregnancy

With Roe in Doubt, Some Fear Tech Surveillance of Pregnancy

When Chandler Jones realized she was pregnant during her junior year of college, she turned to a trusted source for...

UK Demands EU Action on Northern Ireland as US Lawmakers Visit

UK Demands EU Action on Northern Ireland as US Lawmakers Visit

Britain has insisted it is up to the European Union to unblock political paralysis in Northern Ireland, after assuring a...

Sense of Normality Returns to French Open

Sense of Normality Returns to French Open

The first Grand Slam tournament without any COVID-19 restrictions since the pandemic started in early 2020 kicked off under menacing...

Wife of Swedish Citizen Threatened with Iran Execution Appeals to EU

Wife of Swedish Citizen Threatened with Iran Execution Appeals to EU

The wife of Iranian-Swedish citizen Ahmadreza Djalali accused of espionage and threatened with execution in Iran, on Saturday called on...

Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 22

Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 22

For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and...

No Truce, Concessions, Ukraine Says, as Russia Focuses on Donbas

No Truce, Concessions, Ukraine Says, as Russia Focuses on Donbas

There will be no cease-fire or concessions to Russia, Ukraine’s lead negotiator said Saturday as Russia upped its assault on...

Explainer: Who Were Mariupol’s Last Defenders?

Explainer: Who Were Mariupol’s Last Defenders?

The Ukrainian forces who made a determined last stand in a Mariupol steel mill against Russian troops were a mixture...

Fugitive North Macedonian Ex-Premier Gets 9-year Sentence

Fugitive North Macedonian Ex-Premier Gets 9-year Sentence

North Macedonia’s fugitive former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has been handed a nine-year prison sentence for illegally ordering the 2011...

German Weather Service Says Storm Generated 3 Tornadoes

German Weather Service Says Storm Generated 3 Tornadoes

A storm that swept across parts of Germany generated three tornadoes, the country’s weather service said Saturday. One of them...

Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 21

Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 21

For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and...

US, Others Walk Out of APEC Talks Over Russia’s Ukraine Invasion, Officials Say

US, Others Walk Out of APEC Talks Over Russia’s Ukraine Invasion, Officials Say

Representatives of the United States and several other nations walked out of an Asia-Pacific trade ministers meeting in Bangkok on...

China’s COVID Lockdowns May Affect iPhone Shipments

China’s COVID Lockdowns May Affect iPhone Shipments

The Apple Store at Union Square, the heart of San Francisco’s upscale tourist district, had drawn more than 30 customers...

Russia Halts Gas Supplies to Finland

Russia Halts Gas Supplies to Finland

Russia on Saturday halted providing natural gas to neighboring Finland, which has angered Moscow by applying for NATO membership, after...

1 Killed, 40 Hurt When Apparent Tornado Hits Germany

1 Killed, 40 Hurt When Apparent Tornado Hits Germany

Violent storms buffeting western Germany on Friday killed at least one man and injured about 40 people, 10 of them...

Turkey Wants Attention from Biden, Experts Say

Turkey Wants Attention from Biden, Experts Say

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again said his country will oppose applications by Finland and Sweden to join NATO...

Macron Names New Foreign, Defense Ministers in Cabinet Shake-up

Macron Names New Foreign, Defense Ministers in Cabinet Shake-up

French President Emmanuel Macron named new foreign and defense ministers on Friday as part of a government re-shuffle intended to...

Every Crime has a Face, Says Ukrainian Journalist Hunting War Criminals

Every Crime has a Face, Says Ukrainian Journalist Hunting War Criminals

Before the Russian invasion, Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Replyanchuk spent his days unearthing corruption, often among judges and law enforcement. Now...

Russian Artists Flee Country Amid Clampdown on Opposition to Ukraine War

Russian Artists Flee Country Amid Clampdown on Opposition to Ukraine War

Theater director Mikhail Durnenkov and actor Aleksey Yudnikov are both longstanding enemies of the Kremlin. For decades, their performances have...

Scanning the Corpse’s Face: Ukrainians Using Facial Recognition Technology to Identify Russian Soldiers

Scanning the Corpse’s Face: Ukrainians Using Facial Recognition Technology to Identify Russian Soldiers

The Ukrainian government is using facial recognition software to identify Russian soldiers captured and dead. VOA’s Julie Taboh spoke with...