French authorities rescue 107 migrants crossing Channel
LILLE, FRANCE — French authorities said they rescued 107 migrants trying to cross the Channel from France to England on Wednesday....
Turkey’s soaring costs creating ‘lost generation’ of children
ISTANBUL — In a dim one-room apartment in one of Istanbul’s poorest neighborhoods, 11-year-old Atakan Sahin curls up on a threadbare...
Finland-Estonia electricity cable outage is latest Baltic Sea incident
HELSINKI — An undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia suffered an outage Wednesday, Finland’s prime minister said, the latest in...
Kosovo appeals panel lets ethnic Serb party run in parliamentary election
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s election appeals authority on Wednesday canceled a ban on the main party of the ethnic Serb minority,...
Pope urges ‘all people of all nations’ to silence arms and overcome divisions in Christmas address
Vatican City — Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage...
Russian cargo ship which sank off Spanish coast was victim of ‘act of terrorism,’ RIA cites owner
Moscow — A Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major that sank in the Mediterranean Sea was the victim of “an act...
King Charles thanks medics for his and Kate’s cancer care
London — King Charles thanked the medics who have cared for him and his daughter-in-law Kate, after they both underwent treatment...
Bosnia’s Serb MPs move to block state institutions, EU integration
SARAJEVO — Lawmakers in Bosnia’s Serb Republic regional parliament on Wednesday ordered Serb representatives in state institutions to block decision-making and...
American imprisoned in Russia sentenced to new 15-year jail term for espionage
Moscow — A Russian-born U.S. citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second 15-year jail...
Ukraine reports ‘massive’ Russian missile attack on Kharkiv
Officials in northeastern Ukraine reported a “massive missile attack” Wednesday on the city of Kharkiv that injured at least three...
France has new government, again. Politics and crushing debt complicate next steps
Paris — France’s president and prime minister managed to form a new government just in time for the holidays. Now comes...
Pope Francis kicks off year-long Jubilee that will test his stamina, Rome’s patience
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that...
Iran cyberspace council votes to lift ban on WhatsApp
TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran’s top council responsible for safeguarding the internet voted Tuesday to lift a ban on the popular messaging...
Amsterdam court sentences 5 men for violence linked to Ajax-Maccabi soccer game
The Hague, Netherlands — An Amsterdam district court on Tuesday sentenced five men to up to six months in prison for...
Blast at Turkish ammunition factory kills 11 people
Istanbul — An explosion at an ammunition factory in northwest Turkey left 11 dead and five injured Tuesday morning. The blast...
People in Russia ‘need the truth,’ says journalist who sacrificed home and security to keep reporting
Prague — The list of sacrifices that Alesya Marokhovskaya has made to keep reporting on Russia from exile runs long: her...
Finnish youth taught how to spot disinformation
HELSINKI, FINLAND — Finland is consistently ranked as Europe’s most media literate country and the skills needed to spot online hoaxes...
Explosion sinks Russian cargo ship in Mediterranean, Russian foreign ministry says
MOSCOW — An engine room explosion sank a Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria and two...
Ukrainian forces destroy 36 Russian drones
Ukraine’s military said Tuesday it shot down 36 of the 60 drones that Russian forces deployed in overnight attacks. The...
VOA Russian: Moscow increases pressure on ‘foreign agents’
Russia recently expanded punishment against independent journalists and activists that the Kremlin designated as “foreign agents,” with Moscow charging a...
Holy Year about to start in Rome
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful...
VOA Mandarin: Trump’s new AI policy seeks to loosen regulations, support innovation, defeat China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal President Joe Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence security, setting the stage...
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