VOA Russian: Rights activists see democratic freedoms plunge in Russia
Following the Freedom House report where Russia occupies the record low 183rd place in global ratings of political and civil...
VOA Russian: Activists mark 10 years since Nemtsov assassination
As Russian activists mark the 10th anniversary of the assassination of anti-Putin opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, his closest associates recount...
North Korea appears to have sent more troops to Russia, Seoul says
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday that North Korea appears to have sent additional troops to Russia...
Andrew Tate, accused of rape, trafficking in Romania, leaves for US
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania, left for the United...
On Moscow streets, Russians welcome thaw in relations with Washington
Anticipation is growing in Russia for a summit – yet to be scheduled – between U.S. President Donald Trump and...
US, Russian diplomats meet to discuss embassy operations
U.S. and Russian diplomats met Thursday in Istanbul for talks about the operations of their respective embassies in Moscow and...
School helps migrants in Mauritania; can it keep them from leaving for Europe?
NOUADHIBOU, MAURITANIA — Eager students from throughout west Africa raise their hands as teachers guide them through math and classical Arabic....
US, Ukraine to sign rare earth minerals deal, Trump says
US President Donald Trump says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be at the White House on Friday to sign an...
VOA Russian: Overheated Russian economy risks stagflation
The Russian economy and the Russian ruble have not collapsed during the three years of the war in Ukraine despite...
British PM Starmer to meet Trump at the White House
WASHINGTON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday...
Private company’s craft rockets toward moon in latest rush of lunar landing attempts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — A private company launched another lunar lander Wednesday, aiming to get closer to the moon’s south pole...
A Ukrainian village works to recover after Russian occupation
Three years after Russian troops drove everyone in the village into a school basement for a month, the people of...
In Ukraine, resilience is key to three years of war coverage
WASHINGTON — In a flash protest to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 20 coffins are laid...
