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...

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...