Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, latest African country to do so
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST — Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence....
Romania, Bulgaria join borderless Schengen zone
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA — Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen zone on Wednesday, expanding the borderless area to 29...
VOA Russian: Kremlin spin masters struggle to break Moldova
Even as Russia stops gas deliveries to Moldova, along with all gas transit to the EU through Ukraine, on Jan....
France strikes Islamic State targets in Syria
France said Tuesday it had carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militant positions in Syria. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu...
Moldovans brace for ‘no heating, no light’ when Russia halts gas supplies
CHISINAU, MOLDOVA — On a frigid morning in Moldova’s capital, 39-year-old postal worker Petru Murzin braces for a difficult winter as...
Russia says debris from Ukrainian drone sparks fire in Smolensk region
Russian officials said Tuesday that debris from a destroyed Ukrainian drone fell on an oil facility in the Smolensk region,...
Serbian court convicts parents of teen who fatally shot 10 at Belgrade school
BELGRADE, Serbia — A court in Serbia on Monday convicted the parents of a teenage boy who last year shot dead...
French prime minister unveils recovery plan for cyclone-devastated Mayotte
Paris — French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrived Monday in the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte to unveil a recovery plan...
Four UK Post Office scandal victims recognized in honors list
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — King Charles III announced awards for actors Stephen Fry and Carey Mulligan, as well as victims of...
VOA Spanish: US companies will be able to retain some H-1B visa workers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a rule change that will allow companies to retain foreign workers on H-1B visas...
Losing your kids to doom scrolling? Greece is building government app for that
ATHENS, GREECE — Greece announced plans on Monday to enhance parental oversight of mobile devices in 2025 through a government-operated app...
Scores of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners head back home after swap
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukraine and Russia carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war on Monday, with the two sides...
Venezuela fines TikTok $10 million over viral challenge deaths
Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuela’s highest court Monday fined TikTok $10 million in connection with viral challenges that authorities say left three...
German government seeks to downplay Musk’s backing of far-right party ahead of general election
Berlin — The German government on Monday sought to downplay efforts by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to get involved in the...
Ukraine says it shot down 21 of 43 Russian drones
Ukraine’s military said Monday it shot down 21 drones that Russian forces used in attacks overnight targeting multiple areas across...
Finland finds drag marks on Baltic seabed after cable damage
OSLO, NORWAY — Finnish police said on Sunday they had found tracks that drag on for dozens of kilometers along the...
In Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, aid workers risk lives to keep residents warm
As harsh winter weather descends on Ukraine, UNICEF and other aid organizations are helping communities in eastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region...
Croatia holds presidential election with incumbent NATO, EU critic favored
ZAGREB — Croatia’s left-leaning president, an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, is running...
3 die off northern France coast in Channel crossing attempt
Paris — At least three migrants died early Sunday while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern France,...
Azerbaijan’s president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit...
AI technology helps level playing field for students with disabilities
For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic...
UK to tax private schools in $1.9 B boost to public education
LONDON — The U.K. will end a tax exemption for private schools Wednesday, the center-left Labour government has announced, in a...
