Kyiv’s Bitter Summer: War, Guilt and Last Kisses

Kyiv’s Bitter Summer: War, Guilt and Last Kisses

In the outdoor gym on Venice Beach, the name given to an inviting stretch of sand on the majestic Dnieper...

Italy Finds 7 Bodies at Scorched Crash Site of Helicopter

Italy Finds 7 Bodies at Scorched Crash Site of Helicopter

Italian rescuers on Saturday found the bodies of seven people, including four Turkish and two Lebanese businessmen, who died when...

China, Russia Open Cross-Border Bridge Amid Sanctions, Criticism

China, Russia Open Cross-Border Bridge Amid Sanctions, Criticism

The first highway bridge connecting China and Russia opened Friday, the first day of the 3-day Shangri-La Summit in Singapore....

German Chancellor Calls for EU to Open Accession Talks with North Macedonia and Albania

German Chancellor Calls for EU to Open Accession Talks with North Macedonia and Albania

The European Union should kick off accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania to finally fulfill its pledge to integrate...

In France, New Far-Left Alliance Threatens to Upend Macron’s Second-Term Agenda

In France, New Far-Left Alliance Threatens to Upend Macron’s Second-Term Agenda

Armed with a bright smile and a fistful of campaign flyers, Sarah Legrain works her way through the Curial market...

British Plan to Fly Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Faces Last-Minute Legal Challenge

British Plan to Fly Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Faces Last-Minute Legal Challenge

Britain’s plan to fly asylum seekers 6,000 kilometers to Rwanda faces a last-minute legal challenge. The first flight is scheduled...

Turkish Media Groups Voice Concern Over Draft Disinformation Bill

Turkish Media Groups Voice Concern Over Draft Disinformation Bill

A years-old piece of draft legislation that seeks to criminalize the spread of disinformation is moving toward a vote in...

Russia, China Unveil First Road Bridge

Russia, China Unveil First Road Bridge

Russia and China on Friday unveiled the first road bridge between the two countries as Moscow pivots to Asia amid...

Europe’s Central Bank to Hike Rates in July, 1st in 11 Years

Europe’s Central Bank to Hike Rates in July, 1st in 11 Years

The European Central Bank will raise interest rates next month for the first time in 11 years and add another...

Turkey Hardens Stance on Finland, Sweden NATO Bids

Turkey Hardens Stance on Finland, Sweden NATO Bids

Finland and Sweden’s bid to join NATO remains in question ahead of the alliance’s summit this month. Turkish President Recep...

UK, Moroccan Fighters Sentenced to Death in Ukraine’s Pro-Russian Donetsk

UK, Moroccan Fighters Sentenced to Death in Ukraine’s Pro-Russian Donetsk

Three foreign men have been sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine who say the men fought for...

Zelenskyy: Sievierodonetsk Battle One of War’s Most Difficult

Zelenskyy: Sievierodonetsk Battle One of War’s Most Difficult

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the battle for the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk is “one of the most difficult” of...

Latest Developments in Ukraine: June 9

Latest Developments in Ukraine: June 9

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

Monkeypox Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases; WHO Warns of ‘Real’ Risk

Monkeypox Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases; WHO Warns of ‘Real’ Risk

The risk of monkeypox becoming established in nonendemic nations is real, the WHO warned Wednesday, with more than 1,000 cases...

Ukraine’s Kherson, Zaporizhzhia Regions Struggle Under Russian Occupation

Ukraine’s Kherson, Zaporizhzhia Regions Struggle Under Russian Occupation

Increasingly isolated from their home country, residents fear being annexed by or even forced to fight for the Russians …

Belgian King Regrets Colonial ‘Humiliation’ in Landmark Congo Trip

Belgian King Regrets Colonial ‘Humiliation’ in Landmark Congo Trip

King Philippe of Belgium, in a historic visit to Congo, said on Wednesday that his country’s rule over the vast...

US Envoy: Ukraine War Has Brought ‘Sea Change’ in Views of Russia

US Envoy: Ukraine War Has Brought ‘Sea Change’ in Views of Russia

VOA’s Eastern Europe bureau chief Myroslava Gongadze discusses the situation in Ukraine with Ambassador Michael Carpenter, U.S. permanent representative to...

Belarus Hands RFE/RL Freelancer Kuznechyk 6-Year Prison Sentence, Relatives Say

Belarus Hands RFE/RL Freelancer Kuznechyk 6-Year Prison Sentence, Relatives Say

The family of RFE/RL freelance correspondent Andrey Kuznechyk say the journalist has been sentenced to six years in prison in...

Turkey-Russia Talks Make Little Progress on Ukraine Grain Shipments

Turkey-Russia Talks Make Little Progress on Ukraine Grain Shipments

Millions of tons of grain remain trapped in Ukraine as Russia continues its aggression against the country and world wheat...

China, Russia Called to Explain DPRK Veto at UN

China, Russia Called to Explain DPRK Veto at UN

China and Russia were called to explain to the international community on Wednesday why they vetoed a Security Council resolution...

High Profile Soccer Trial Delayed Due to Illness

High Profile Soccer Trial Delayed Due to Illness

A high-profile fraud trial of soccer’s once most powerful men was delayed Wednesday in Switzerland after one of the accused,...

UK Prosecutors Authorize Indecent Assault Charges Against Harvey Weinstein

UK Prosecutors Authorize Indecent Assault Charges Against Harvey Weinstein

British prosecutors said on Wednesday they had authorized charges to be brought against former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein on...