US Sanctions Russian Firms Over ‘Fake Websites’

US Sanctions Russian Firms Over ‘Fake Websites’

Washington — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday against two people and their Russia-based companies it accused of supporting a...

Efforts by US to Crack Down on TikTok Spark Backlash Against Israel

Efforts by US to Crack Down on TikTok Spark Backlash Against Israel

Washington — The initial backlash came quickly. Within hours of last week’s vote in the House of Representatives approving legislation that...

Electronic Waste Accumulating Worldwide, UN Report Warns

Electronic Waste Accumulating Worldwide, UN Report Warns

Spanish Court Grants Bail to Soccer Star Dani Alves While Appealing Rape Conviction 

Spanish Court Grants Bail to Soccer Star Dani Alves While Appealing Rape Conviction 

BARCELONA, Spain — A Spanish court decided Wednesday that Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves could leave prison if he pays a...

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to Step Down

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to Step Down

LONDON — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who made history as his country’s first gay and first biracial leader, announced Wednesday...

West Eyes New Measures After Passage of Hong Kong Security Law

West Eyes New Measures After Passage of Hong Kong Security Law

Taipei, Taiwan — Hong Kong’s adoption of a second national security law Tuesday is being criticized by foreign governments, while some...

Russia Reports Destroying Ukrainian Missiles, Drones 

Russia Reports Destroying Ukrainian Missiles, Drones 

China, Not Russia, Still Tops List of Threats to US

China, Not Russia, Still Tops List of Threats to US

WASHINGTON — Russia’s war in Ukraine — portrayed by top U.S. officials as posing a danger to the United States itself...

Armenian PM: ‘War Could Erupt’ Unless Border Demarcation Starts

Armenian PM: ‘War Could Erupt’ Unless Border Demarcation Starts

Secretary of Defense: ‘United States Will Not Let Ukraine Fail’

Secretary of Defense: ‘United States Will Not Let Ukraine Fail’

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the United States remains determined to provide Ukraine with the resources to fight Russian...

Russia’s Election Monitor Calls Presidential Elections ‘Imitation’

Russia’s Election Monitor Calls Presidential Elections ‘Imitation’

The independent election watchdog group Golos called last week’s Russian balloting an “imitation” of an election. President Vladimir Putin won...

French President Launches Anti-Drug Trafficking Crackdown

French President Launches Anti-Drug Trafficking Crackdown

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Russia’s Oil Revenues

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Russia’s Oil Revenues

London — A recent series of Ukrainian drone and missile strikes targeting Russian oil refineries has significantly hurt Moscow’s processing capacity,...

IOC Excludes Russian and Belarusian Athletes From Taking Part in the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

IOC Excludes Russian and Belarusian Athletes From Taking Part in the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening...

Turkey Looks to Russia, China for Nuclear Power Expansion

Turkey Looks to Russia, China for Nuclear Power Expansion

Turkey says it is preparing to bring its first nuclear power plant online this year. It’s a Russian-built reactor and...

New Study Reports Widespread Forced Labor Abuses

New Study Reports Widespread Forced Labor Abuses

Austin: ‘United States Will Not Let Ukraine Fail’ 

Austin: ‘United States Will Not Let Ukraine Fail’ 

Ramstein, Germany   — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the United States remains determined to provide Ukraine with the resources it...

Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Boost Defense Production

Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Boost Defense Production

Q&A: TikTok Owner Is Essentially ‘Subsidiary’ of China’s Communist Party, US Lawmaker Says  

Q&A: TikTok Owner Is Essentially ‘Subsidiary’ of China’s Communist Party, US Lawmaker Says  

washington — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill March 13 that, if enacted into law, would give ByteDance, the...

US Says NKorea Shipped 10,000 Containers of Munitions to Russia

US Says NKorea Shipped 10,000 Containers of Munitions to Russia

Jung Pak, the U.S. Senior Official for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, told VOA on Monday that there have...

Austin Hosts First In-Person Ukraine Defense Contact Group of 2024

Austin Hosts First In-Person Ukraine Defense Contact Group of 2024

Ramstein, Germany — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is in Germany to build upon the international community’s military support for Ukraine,...

VOA Interview | US Says NKorea Shipped 10,000 Containers of Munitions to Russia

VOA Interview | US Says NKorea Shipped 10,000 Containers of Munitions to Russia

STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States disclosed Monday that North Korea has dispatched at least 10,000 containers loaded with military munitions...