Norway arrests alleged Chinese spy 

Norway arrests alleged Chinese spy 

Hungary’s Orban, in Kyiv, proposes cease-fire to speed up peace talks

Hungary’s Orban, in Kyiv, proposes cease-fire to speed up peace talks

KYIV — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday to consider a cease-fire to accelerate an...

Foreign professor fired from Chinese university after interview with VOA 

Foreign professor fired from Chinese university after interview with VOA 

Västernorrland, Sweden — Björn Alexander Düben, a German assistant professor at Jilin University’s School of Public Diplomacy, was mysteriously dismissed and...

French left, Macron scramble to block far-right win

French left, Macron scramble to block far-right win

PARIS — Candidates in France on Tuesday faced a deadline to register for the run-off round of a high-stakes parliamentary election,...

Austin hosts Ukraine’s defense chief ahead of NATO summit

Austin hosts Ukraine’s defense chief ahead of NATO summit

Alliance sets sights on minerals needed for global shift to green energy

Alliance sets sights on minerals needed for global shift to green energy

The U.S. government’s representative to the Minerals Security Partnership, an alliance of mostly Western countries that aims to speed the...

Deepening Russia-North Korea ties test US-South Korea deterrence strategy 

Deepening Russia-North Korea ties test US-South Korea deterrence strategy 

washington — The United States’ commitment to providing extended deterrence to South Korea is being put to the test, with some...

France’s left, center urge alliance against far-right ahead of 2nd round vote

France’s left, center urge alliance against far-right ahead of 2nd round vote

France’s far-right has never been closer to power after winning the first round of snap legislative elections Sunday. It’s a...

Russia suffers massive losses in Ukraine, but effect on Kremlin policy unclear

Russia suffers massive losses in Ukraine, but effect on Kremlin policy unclear

Turkey arrests 67 in wake of anti-Syrian rioting

Turkey arrests 67 in wake of anti-Syrian rioting

Sweden’s new parental leave law pays grandparents to care for grandkids

Sweden’s new parental leave law pays grandparents to care for grandkids

copenhagen, denmark — Sweden launched a groundbreaking new law Monday, allowing grandparents to step in and get paid parental leave while...

France’s left and center urge alliance against far-right ahead of legislative runoff 

France’s left and center urge alliance against far-right ahead of legislative runoff 

Paris — France’s far-right has never been closer to power after winning the first round of snap legislative elections Sunday. It’s...

Greek prime minister warns of ‘particularly dangerous’ wildfire summer

Greek prime minister warns of ‘particularly dangerous’ wildfire summer

French parties in final push for votes ahead of crunch poll

French parties in final push for votes ahead of crunch poll

Paris — France’s political forces were on Friday making final bids for votes in crunch legislative elections that could see the...

Meta risks fines over ‘pay for privacy’ model breaking EU rules

Meta risks fines over ‘pay for privacy’ model breaking EU rules

Brussels, Belgium — The EU accused Facebook owner Meta on Monday of breaching the bloc’s digital rules, paving the way for...

Hungary takes on EU presidency amid concerns

Hungary takes on EU presidency amid concerns

Budapest — Hungary takes over the EU’s rotating presidency on Monday, promising to be an “honest broker” despite widespread concerns over...

Russian defense ministry says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones

Russian defense ministry says it shot down 36 Ukrainian drones

Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church elects new patriarch with pro-Russian views

Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church elects new patriarch with pro-Russian views

Sofia, Bulgaria — Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church elected Daniil, a 52-year-old metropolitan considered to be pro-Russian, as its new leader Sunday in...

Greece fights dozens of wildfires in ‘most difficult day of year’

Greece fights dozens of wildfires in ‘most difficult day of year’

Athens, Greece — Firefighters were battling a series of wildfires near the Greek capital, Athens, on Sunday evening, as the country...

Russia kills 1, injures 8 in attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Russia kills 1, injures 8 in attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Dutch PM Rutte urges support for Ukraine, EU, NATO in farewell speech

Dutch PM Rutte urges support for Ukraine, EU, NATO in farewell speech

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Long-serving Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged his country to support Ukraine and international cooperation in his...

Turkey arrests at least 15 protesters at Pride rally

Turkey arrests at least 15 protesters at Pride rally

ISTANBUL — Turkish police detained at least 15 protesters in Istanbul on Sunday for participating at a banned LGBTQ+ Pride rally,...