VOA Interview: Latvia’s Defense Minister Offers Support to Ukraine for ‘As Long as it Takes’

VOA Interview: Latvia’s Defense Minister Offers Support to Ukraine for ‘As Long as it Takes’

EU Adopts Act to Safeguard Media

EU Adopts Act to Safeguard Media

washington — The European Parliament has adopted a media freedom act designed to protect journalists and their work from political and...

US, Japan Urge Nations Not to Deploy Nuclear Weapons in Orbit

US, Japan Urge Nations Not to Deploy Nuclear Weapons in Orbit

WASHINGTON — The United States and Japan on Monday proposed a U.N. Security Council resolution stressing that nations should comply with...

NATO Chief Visits Georgia to Discuss Cooperation, Path to Membership

NATO Chief Visits Georgia to Discuss Cooperation, Path to Membership

Iceland Volcano Continues Spewing Lava for Third Day

Iceland Volcano Continues Spewing Lava for Third Day

Back to the Moon – Part 1

Back to the Moon – Part 1

After the Apollo program ended, the US took a long hiatus from lunar exploration. What happened during this time, and...

US Supreme Court Examines Government Efforts to Curb Online Misinformation

US Supreme Court Examines Government Efforts to Curb Online Misinformation

Washington — The US Supreme Court was hearing arguments on Monday in a social media case involving free speech rights and...

Ukraine Reports Downing 17 of 22 Russian Drones

Ukraine Reports Downing 17 of 22 Russian Drones

Russian Opposition Activists in Seattle Remember Navalny as Putin Claims Victory

Russian Opposition Activists in Seattle Remember Navalny as Putin Claims Victory

In Seattle, there were no polling stations for Russian citizens to join the worldwide movement known as “Noon Against Putin,”...

Putin Wins Election with No Effective Opposition

Putin Wins Election with No Effective Opposition

Putin Says He Supported Prisoner Swap for Opposition Leader Navalny

Putin Says He Supported Prisoner Swap for Opposition Leader Navalny

Is the West Waging a Proxy War in Ukraine?

Is the West Waging a Proxy War in Ukraine?

For as long as the U.S. and its Western allies have been sending military assistance to Ukraine, Moscow has accused...

European Far-Right Firebrand Prevented From Speaking at Swiss Event

European Far-Right Firebrand Prevented From Speaking at Swiss Event

Berlin — A prominent European far-right figure was prevented from giving a speech at an event in Switzerland and thrown out...

AFP Journalist Among 50 Detained at Kurdish Event in Turkey

AFP Journalist Among 50 Detained at Kurdish Event in Turkey

Istanbul — Around 50 people including an AFP journalist were detained by police Sunday in Istanbul on the sidelines of the...

Spanish Farmers Stage Fresh Protests in Madrid 

Spanish Farmers Stage Fresh Protests in Madrid 

Madrid — Hundreds of farmers paraded through the Spanish capital on foot and by tractor on Sunday in the latest protest...

Transnistria Blames Ukrainian Drone Strike After Military Site Explosion

Transnistria Blames Ukrainian Drone Strike After Military Site Explosion

Russian Elections Expected to Extend Putin’s Rule, Despite Some Protests

Russian Elections Expected to Extend Putin’s Rule, Despite Some Protests

Greece Alarmed by Rising Tides of Migrants 

Greece Alarmed by Rising Tides of Migrants 

Athens — Greece is facing increasing illegal immigration as the Gaza crisis continues. The trend has Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and...

European Union Announces $8 Billion Package of Aid for Egypt

European Union Announces $8 Billion Package of Aid for Egypt

Cairo — The European Union on Sunday announced a $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt amid concerns that economic pressure...

Putin Poised to Rule Russia for 6 More Years

Putin Poised to Rule Russia for 6 More Years

Belgorod, City Where War in Ukraine Came to Russia, Perseveres

Belgorod, City Where War in Ukraine Came to Russia, Perseveres

BELGOROD, Russia — Air raid sirens wail almost daily in the southern Russian city of Belgorod, sending people rushing for cover...

Ukraine Launches Far-Ranging Drone Attacks on Final Day of Russia’s Presidential Vote

Ukraine Launches Far-Ranging Drone Attacks on Final Day of Russia’s Presidential Vote