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Armenian PM: ‘War Could Erupt’ Unless Border Demarcation Starts

Armenian PM: ‘War Could Erupt’ Unless Border Demarcation Starts

Secretary of Defense: ‘United States Will Not Let Ukraine Fail’

Secretary of Defense: ‘United States Will Not Let Ukraine Fail’

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the United States remains determined to provide Ukraine with the resources to fight Russian...

Russia’s Election Monitor Calls Presidential Elections ‘Imitation’

Russia’s Election Monitor Calls Presidential Elections ‘Imitation’

The independent election watchdog group Golos called last week’s Russian balloting an “imitation” of an election. President Vladimir Putin won...

French President Launches Anti-Drug Trafficking Crackdown

French President Launches Anti-Drug Trafficking Crackdown

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Russia’s Oil Revenues

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit Russia’s Oil Revenues

London — A recent series of Ukrainian drone and missile strikes targeting Russian oil refineries has significantly hurt Moscow’s processing capacity,...

IOC Excludes Russian and Belarusian Athletes From Taking Part in the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

IOC Excludes Russian and Belarusian Athletes From Taking Part in the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening...

Turkey Looks to Russia, China for Nuclear Power Expansion

Turkey Looks to Russia, China for Nuclear Power Expansion

Turkey says it is preparing to bring its first nuclear power plant online this year. It’s a Russian-built reactor and...

New Study Reports Widespread Forced Labor Abuses

New Study Reports Widespread Forced Labor Abuses

Austin: ‘United States Will Not Let Ukraine Fail’ 

Austin: ‘United States Will Not Let Ukraine Fail’ 

Ramstein, Germany   — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the United States remains determined to provide Ukraine with the resources it...

Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Boost Defense Production

Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Boost Defense Production

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