Turkey seeks deeper Africa ties at summit
Nairobi — Turkey on Sunday said it was committed to deepening relations with Africa, which it and called on to back...
Ukrainian front-line school system goes underground to protect against bombs, radiation
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — To be a parent in the Ukrainian front-line city of Zaporizhzhia means weighing your child’s life against the...
Moldovan runoff election starts amid fraud and intimidation claims
CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldovans are casting votes in a decisive presidential runoff Sunday that pits pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu against a...
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of obstructing prisoner swaps
MOSCOW — Kyiv called on Moscow on Sunday to provide a list of Ukrainian prisoners of war ready for a swap...
VOA Interview: UN special rapporteur details Russia’s state-sanctioned torture
washington — Mariana Katzarova, United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Russia, reported Tuesday on the human rights situation in...
California attempts to regulate election deepfakes
The state of California has passed several laws attempting to regulate artificial intelligence, including AI used to create realistic looking...
Greek anti-terror police arrest man after deadly Athens blast
ATHENS, GREECE — Greek anti-terror investigators have arrested a man in connection with a deadly explosion in Athens, police said Saturday,...
Russia jails ex-US consular employee on security charges
MOSCOW — A court in Russia’s far east said on Friday it had convicted Robert Shonov, a former U.S. consular employee,...
Patty to dump rain on the Azores; Tropical Storm Lane to weaken
MIAMI, FLORIDA — A storm system will likely bring heavy rain to the Azores islands over the weekend, the National Hurricane...
Spain to send 10,000 more troops, police to flood-hit region
VALENCIA, SPAIN — Spain will deploy 10,000 more troops and police officers to the eastern Valencia region devastated by floods that...
Russia targets Kyiv in hours-long drone attack
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed an overnight drone attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv that lasted into late morning and wounded...
Russian political prisoner dies in Belarus penal colony, rights group says
A 22-year-old Russian man considered a political prisoner by activists has died in a penal colony in Belarus, human rights...
Before US sanctions violations arrest, Russian businessman faced charge in Hong Kong
When the U.S. Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on three companies belonging to Denis Postovoy on Wednesday, it was yet...
Erdogan sues opposition chief, Istanbul mayor for slander
istanbul — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday sued the main opposition leader and Istanbul’s powerful mayor over allegedly slanderous...
What’s at stake in Moldova’s weekend run-off election?
Moldova’s Constitutional Court on Thursday validated the results of last month’s referendum, formally recognizing the country’s decision to join the...
Before US sanctions violations arrest, Russian businessman faced charges in Hong Kong
When the U.S. Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on three companies belonging to Denis Postovoy on Wednesday, it was yet...
Hungary’s Orban says Georgia’s election was fair despite EU criticism
US and EU officials are calling for an investigation into recent elections in Georgia that resulted in the Pro-Russian Georgian...
US envoy sees some ‘concerning signals’ in Russia-China military cooperation in Arctic
The United States is watching growing cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic closely and some of their recent...
Japan, EU announce new defense pact
TOKYO — Japan and the European Union announced a sweeping new security and defense partnership in Tokyo on Friday. EU foreign...
Jitters in Europe ahead of US elections
Europe is bracing for former President Donald Trump’s potential return to power — even as his Democratic rival, Vice President...
Moscow says it destroyed 83 Ukrainian drones
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its defenses shot down 83 Ukrainian drones over six regions early on November 1. “36 drones...
North Korean foreign minister arrives in Moscow for talks
moscow — North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui has arrived in Moscow and will hold strategic consultations with her Russian...
