Posts by Newsmaker

VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Sept. 24-30

VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Sept. 24-30

Editor’s note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA...

Food Prices Rising Due to Climate Change, El Nino, and Russia’s War

Food Prices Rising Due to Climate Change, El Nino, and Russia’s War

How do you cook a meal when a staple ingredient is unaffordable?  This question is playing out in households around...

Slovakia Election Pits Pro-Russia Candidate Against Liberal Pro-West One

Slovakia Election Pits Pro-Russia Candidate Against Liberal Pro-West One

Voters in Slovakia cast ballots Saturday in an early parliamentary election that pits a populist former prime minister who campaigned...

Putin Meets with Former Wagner Group Chief of Staff

Putin Meets with Former Wagner Group Chief of Staff

 Russian officials have released footage of President Vladimir Putin meeting with former Wagner Group Chief of Staff Andrei Troshev and...

US Warns of Large Serbian Military Buildup Near Kosovo

US Warns of Large Serbian Military Buildup Near Kosovo

The United States called on Belgrade to pull its forces back from the border with Kosovo on Friday after detecting...

US Senators Call on Russia to Free American Captives

US Senators Call on Russia to Free American Captives

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee announced Friday a bipartisan resolution calling for the immediate release by Russia of two...

Russia Drafts 130,000 Conscripts, Increases Age Limit to 30

Russia Drafts 130,000 Conscripts, Increases Age Limit to 30

Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling up 130,000 conscripts for military service this fall, increasing the age limit of conscripts...

Humanitarian Operations in Armenia Gather Speed as Exodus Continues

Humanitarian Operations in Armenia Gather Speed as Exodus Continues

Emergency aid efforts for tens of thousands of refugees who have fled to Armenia from the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave in Azerbaijan...

After Ukraine Invasion, Family Chooses Refugee Life Over Life in Russia

After Ukraine Invasion, Family Chooses Refugee Life Over Life in Russia

Galina Zhalybina and her husband left Russia after the country invaded Ukraine. Like many Russian families, they crossed from Mexico into the U.S. and eventually landed in New York City. Despite challenging...

Putin Orders Former Wagner Commander to Take Charge of ‘Volunteer Units’ in Ukraine

Putin Orders Former Wagner Commander to Take Charge of ‘Volunteer Units’ in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of...

Teen Chops Down Iconic Tree in Britain

Teen Chops Down Iconic Tree in Britain

A teenager has cut down a world-famous tree in northern England. The 16-year-old boy has been arrested and released for...

US Supreme Court Will Decide if State Laws Limiting Social Media Platforms Violate Constitution

US Supreme Court Will Decide if State Laws Limiting Social Media Platforms Violate Constitution

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social...

Sweden’s Leader Turns to Military for Help as Gang Violence Escalates

Sweden’s Leader Turns to Military for Help as Gang Violence Escalates

Sweden’s prime minister on Thursday said that he’s summoned the head of the military to discuss how the armed forces...

Ukraine Now IAEA Board of Governors Member

Ukraine Now IAEA Board of Governors Member

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily address Thursday that Ukraine is now a member of the International Atomic...

More Than 2,500 Migrants Dead or Missing in Mediterranean in 2023, UN Says

More Than 2,500 Migrants Dead or Missing in Mediterranean in 2023, UN Says

More than 2,500 migrants died or went missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far in 2023,...

Analysis: Xi and Putin to Meet as Allies Despite Differences

Analysis: Xi and Putin to Meet as Allies Despite Differences

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in October on the sidelines of...