Zelenskyy: Saturday Date for Malta Summit ‘Very Symbolic’

Zelenskyy: Saturday Date for Malta Summit ‘Very Symbolic’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily address Saturday that it was “very symbolic” that the Malta summit was...

Hepatitis Outbreak Closes Schools, Hospitalizes Scores in Ukraine

Hepatitis Outbreak Closes Schools, Hospitalizes Scores in Ukraine

Schools will move to an online regime starting Monday in Ukraine’s central city of Vinnytsia after a hepatitis A outbreak...

Malta Hosts Fresh Round of Ukraine-Backed Peace Talks

Malta Hosts Fresh Round of Ukraine-Backed Peace Talks

A third round of Ukrainian-backed peace talks opened in Malta on Saturday with representatives from more than 60 countries but...

King Charles to Visit Kenya; Colonial Past, Climate Will Lead Agenda

King Charles to Visit Kenya; Colonial Past, Climate Will Lead Agenda

Britain’s King Charles III begins a four-day tour of Kenya on Tuesday, his first trip to Africa since becoming king...

Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Global Cities to Support Palestinians

Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Global Cities to Support Palestinians

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators rallied in cities in Europe, the Middle East and Asia on Saturday to show support...

Musk Says Starlink to Provide Connectivity in Gaza

Musk Says Starlink to Provide Connectivity in Gaza

Elon Musk said on Saturday that SpaceX’s Starlink will support communication links in Gaza with “internationally recognized aid organizations.” A...

VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Oct. 22-28

VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Oct. 22-28

Editor’s note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA...

Investigation: 400,000 May Have Suffered Sexual Abuse from Spain’s Clergy, Lay People

Investigation: 400,000 May Have Suffered Sexual Abuse from Spain’s Clergy, Lay People

As many as 400,000 people are estimated to have suffered sexual abuse from Spain’s Catholic clergy and lay people, according...

Serbian Police Detain 6 People After Deadly Shooting Near Hungary Border

Serbian Police Detain 6 People After Deadly Shooting Near Hungary Border

Serbian police have arrested six people and seized automatic weapons after a shooting between migrants near the country’s tense border...

Ukrainian Pro-Russian Entrepreneur Latest Victim in String of Attacks

Ukrainian Pro-Russian Entrepreneur Latest Victim in String of Attacks

Ukrainian pro-Russian entrepreneur Oleg Tsaryov was shot twice and seriously wounded late Thursday in Russian-annexed Crimea where he lives, his...

EU Calls for ‘Pauses’ in Gaza Fighting Amid Doubts Over Bloc’s Influence

EU Calls for ‘Pauses’ in Gaza Fighting Amid Doubts Over Bloc’s Influence

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would help to build a “humanitarian coalition” to offer support to Palestinian civilians in...

EU Calls for ‘Pauses’ in Israel-Hamas Fighting, Debates $53 Billion Aid for Ukraine

EU Calls for ‘Pauses’ in Israel-Hamas Fighting, Debates $53 Billion Aid for Ukraine

The European Union called for “pauses” in the war between Israel and Hamas to allow aid into the Gaza strip,...

Iceland Experiences ‘Seismic Swarm’ of Earthquakes

Iceland Experiences ‘Seismic Swarm’ of Earthquakes

Iceland’s meteorological office reported Friday the Nordic Island nation’s southwestern Reykjanes Peninsula has been experiencing a “seismic swarm” of small...

Ukraine Seeks to Maintain Support Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict

Ukraine Seeks to Maintain Support Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict

For many Ukrainians, Hamas’ October 7 assault on Israeli civilians bears stark similarities to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last...

Russia Executes Soldiers for Disobeying Orders in Ukraine, says White House Official

Russia Executes Soldiers for Disobeying Orders in Ukraine, says White House Official

The Russian military is executing soldiers who do not follow orders related to the war in Ukraine, the White House...

UN Announces Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence 

UN Announces Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence 

The United Nations has begun an effort to help the world manage the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence. U.N....

North Korea Using Ties With Russia to Boost Standing With China

North Korea Using Ties With Russia to Boost Standing With China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is using his renewed diplomatic engagement and arms dealings with Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Russia Formally Charges RFE/RL Journalist With Violating ‘Foreign Agent’ Law

Russia Formally Charges RFE/RL Journalist With Violating ‘Foreign Agent’ Law

Russian authorities on Thursday formally charged Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva with violating the country’s “foreign agent” law....

Fears Grow for Ukrainian Journalist Missing Almost 3 Months

Fears Grow for Ukrainian Journalist Missing Almost 3 Months

It has been almost three months since Victoria Roshchyna’s family and colleagues received any word from the award-winning Ukrainian journalist....

Russia Maintains Pressure on Avdiivka as Kyiv Eyes EU Summit for Support

Russia Maintains Pressure on Avdiivka as Kyiv Eyes EU Summit for Support

Sporadic intense fighting continues in the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka and surrounding areas of the Donetsk region as Kyiv...

Business Owners in Ukrainian Front-Line City Adapt as ‘Missile Can Come at Any Moment’

Business Owners in Ukrainian Front-Line City Adapt as ‘Missile Can Come at Any Moment’

In a city where damaged buildings are everywhere, a destroyed pizzeria stands out as a painful reminder of lives and...

Kenya’s Dark Colonial Past Confronts Britain’s King Charles III

Kenya’s Dark Colonial Past Confronts Britain’s King Charles III

Ahead of a scheduled visit to Kenya by Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla, the Talai clan of the...