Snowstorm Shutters Munich Airport, Triggers Travel Chaos in Central Europe
All flights were grounded at Munich’s airport Saturday after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of...
Surfing Venue for Paris Olympics Is on the Other Side of the World but Could Steal the Show
The giant waves form in the storm belts of the Southern Ocean, off Antarctica, where whales roam. Supercharged by intense...
Police Raid Moscow Gay Bars After Court Deems LGBTQ+ Movement ‘Extremist’
Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top...
Pentagon’s New High-Tech Deal with Australia, Britain, Aims to Counter China
From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom...
Russia Orders RFE/RL Journalist Detained Until February
A Russian court on Friday ordered American Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to remain in custody until February 5. The editor...
Finland Closes Russian Border Over Migrant Influx, Estonia Could Follow
Finland closed its entire 1,340-kilometer-long border with Russia this week, accusing Moscow of sending asylum-seekers across the frontier in a...
Finland Closes Russian Border Over Migrant Influx; Estonia May Follow
Finland has closed its entire 1,340 kilometer-long border with Russia after accusing Moscow of “instrumentalizing” asylum-seekers by sending them across...
Spanish Police Arrest Man Wanted by US in North Korean Crypto Case
Spanish police said Friday that they had arrested a Spaniard wanted by U.S. officials for working with an American to...
Rules Would Bar EV Tax Credits if Batteries, Minerals Linked to China
The U.S. proposed new guidelines Friday spelling out which electric vehicles will be eligible for tax credits, ruling out those...
From Threats to Arrests, Moscow Strikes at Foreign Media
Media covering Kremlin activity are facing pressure as Russia jails American journalists and lists a Spanish journalist as an enemy...
Source: Ukraine Conducts New Attack on Russian Railway Deep in Siberia
Ukraine’s domestic spy agency has detonated explosives on a Russian railway line deep in Siberia, the second attack this week...
Chad’s Opposition, Civil Society Ask French Troops to Leave
Chad’s opposition and civil society groups are asking France to immediately withdraw troops who arrived in Chad after being ordered...
Virtual Reality Holograms Could Transform Learning, Arts
Developers at the University of Maryland are using a holographic camera to capture people’s movements in three dimensions for what...
US Lawmakers Say Chinese Disinformation Operations a Growing Threat
US lawmakers warned Thursday that the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to spread disinformation will only increase ahead of the 2024...
VOA Exclusive: US, S Korea, Japan to Sign Pact to Counter Disinformation
The United States plans to sign a memorandum of understanding to cooperate with South Korea and Japan in the fight...
British Documentary Alleges China Influences Universities, Spies on Hong Kongers in UK
A BBC Channel 4 documentary, “Secrets and Power: China in the UK,” claims the Chinese government is interfering with academic...
Hungary Says It Opposes EU Membership Talks With Ukraine
Hungary will not support any European Union proposal to begin talks on making Ukraine a member of the bloc, a...
As Closings Continue, Britain’s Church Buildings Find New Purpose
More than 2,000 of Britain’s churches of several denominations have closed in the last decade. Many have been demolished, but...
Russia’s Supreme Court Effectively Outlaws LGBTQ+ Activism in Landmark Ruling
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and...
Shane MacGowan, Lead Singer of The Pogues, Dies at 65
Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy...
Russia Steps Up Presence in Indian Ocean
Russia docked warships in Bangladesh for the first time in five decades earlier this month and held its first joint...
Russia Pounds Ukraine’s Donetsk Region, Wounding 10
Russian missiles pounded Ukraine’s Donetsk region overnight, as concerns grew about more intense attacks from Russia as weather conditions improve....
