Russia Offers Military Support to Somalia
Somali diplomats said Friday that Russia had offered to help support Somalia’s armed forces in their battle against the al-Shabab...
Regulators Take Aim at AI to Protect Consumers, Workers
As concerns grow over increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, the nation’s financial watchdog says it’s working to ensure...
UK Man Gets Life Sentence for Joining IS in Syria
A London court jailed a British man for life on Friday for traveling to Syria to join the Islamic State...
Pro-Government Rally Planned in Serbia Amid Growing Discontent After Mass Shootings
Tens of thousands of people converged on the Serbian capital on Friday for a major rally in support of President...
Pope Runs Fever, Skips Meetings, Vatican Says
Pope Francis skipped meetings Friday because he was running a fever, the Vatican said. There were no details about how...
Belgian Aid Worker, Iranian Diplomat Freed in Prisoner Swap
A Belgian aid worker jailed in Iran and an Iranian diplomat imprisoned in Belgium were freed on Friday in a...
Latest in Ukraine: Missile Strike on Ukraine Clinic Kills 1, Wounds 15
New developments: Russian returns 106 Ukranian prisoners of war Russian town of Graivoron under Ukrainian artillery fire for several hours...
Ukrainian Language More Popular Since War Started
More than 1 million people have started learning Ukrainian since February of last year, according to data from language learning...
Investment in Solar Will Eclipse Oil in 2023, IEA Finds
Global investment in clean energy production in 2023 will be significantly larger than investment in fossil fuel-based energy generation, and...
Man Drives Into Gates of Downing Street; Police Say Not Terror Related
A car crashed Thursday into the gates of Downing Street in central London, where the British prime minister’s home and...
Humanitarian Group Blasts Greece Over Treatment of Asylum-Seekers on Island
A prominent humanitarian group on Thursday blasted Greece over its treatment of asylum-seekers on the island of Lesbos, repeating allegations...
Turkey’s Erdogan Faces Unprecedented Presidential Runoff
Turkish voters will cast ballots in the country’s presidential runoff election on May 28. Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is...
Armenian and Azerbaijani Leaders Spar in Front of Putin
The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia argued openly in front of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in exchanges that...
Russia to Relocate Some Tactical Nuclear Weapons to Belarus
Russia and Belarus signed a pact Thursday allowing Moscow to relocate an undisclosed number of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus...
Greece Probes Video Purportedly Showing Migrants Forcibly Abandoned at Sea
Greek authorities have been caught on film apparently forcing asylum seekers into a life raft and abandoning them at sea....
VOA on the Scene in Ukraine: Dnipro Holding Steady Despite Russian Airstrikes
The city of Dnipro in southeastern Ukraine has been the scene of heavy bombardment by Russian forces. Ukrainian officials say...
Enough With Fossil Fuels, Pope Says in Latest Climate Appeal
The world must rapidly ditch fossil fuels and end “the senseless war against creation”, Pope Francis said on Thursday, in...
U.S., Microsoft Warn Chinese Hackers Attacking ‘Critical’ Infrastructure
State-sponsored Chinese hackers have infiltrated critical U.S. infrastructure networks, the United States, its Western allies and Microsoft said Wednesday while...
Analysis: China Steps Up Response to US Chip Moves but Economic Reality Limits How Far
Beijing’s restrictions on American chipmaker Micron in retaliation to sweeping US chip curbs mark a major step up in its...
Lebanon Slaps Travel Ban on Central Bank Chief Wanted by France
A Lebanese judge has banned the country’s central bank governor Riad Salameh from travelling, days after Beirut received an Interpol...
US, Czech Republic Skeptical of China’s Diplomacy to End Ukraine War
As a Chinese envoy continues talks in Europe after meetings in Ukraine, a senior U.S. State Department official said there...
Election Monitors Step Up Efforts Ahead of Turkey’s Second Round
Ahead of Turkey’s presidential runoff vote on Sunday, independent election monitors are stepping up their efforts amid voter concerns following...
