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Zambian Officials Head to Russia to Bring Home 
Student Killed Fighting in Ukraine

Zambian Officials Head to Russia to Bring Home Student Killed Fighting in Ukraine

Zambian authorities said they will travel next week to Russia to retrieve the body of a 23-year-old Zambian who died...

Wife of Jailed Belarusian Nobel Winner to Accept His Award

Wife of Jailed Belarusian Nobel Winner to Accept His Award

The wife of jailed Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski, one of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners, will accept the award...

At 9-Month Mark of Invasion, Zelenskyy Says Russia Won’t ‘Break Us’

At 9-Month Mark of Invasion, Zelenskyy Says Russia Won’t ‘Break Us’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday in his nightly address, nine months to the day into Russia’s full-scale invasion, that...

France Takes First Step to Add Abortion Right to Constitution

France Takes First Step to Add Abortion Right to Constitution

Lawmakers in France’s lower house of parliament on Thursday adopted a bill to enshrine abortion rights in the country’s constitution,...

UK Nurses Join Other Striking Staff in 2 December Walkouts

UK Nurses Join Other Striking Staff in 2 December Walkouts

Nurses across most of Britain will next month hold the first strikes in their union’s 106-year history, joining a host...

Twitter, Others Slip on Removing Hate Speech, EU Review Says

Twitter, Others Slip on Removing Hate Speech, EU Review Says

Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the previous year, according...

US Organizations Helping France Reconstruct Notre Dame Cathedral

US Organizations Helping France Reconstruct Notre Dame Cathedral

More than three years since a devastating fire burned parts of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, reconstruction is underway, and organizations...

Russian Duma Gives LGBTQ ‘Propaganda’ Bill Final Approval 

Russian Duma Gives LGBTQ ‘Propaganda’ Bill Final Approval 

Russian lawmakers on Thursday gave their final approval to a bill that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting...

Chinese Refugees in Italy Wary of Beijing Outposts

Chinese Refugees in Italy Wary of Beijing Outposts

Chinese refugees in Italy, some of whom are dissidents, are increasingly wary of the presence of what appear to be...

Analysis: Should Ukraine Negotiate with Russia?

Analysis: Should Ukraine Negotiate with Russia?

Ukrainian officials are pushing back against growing pressure to enter negotiations with Moscow even as relentless Russian airstrikes take a...

Turkey Pledges Syria Land Offensive to Fight Kurdish Militants

Turkey Pledges Syria Land Offensive to Fight Kurdish Militants

Turkey’s president says his nation’s military will begin a land operation against Kurdish militants in northern Syria ‘at the most...

Turkish Airstrike Hits 300 Meters From US Forces in Syria  

Turkish Airstrike Hits 300 Meters From US Forces in Syria  

A Turkish airstrike launched as part of Ankara’s new offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters came uncomfortably close to hitting U.S....

US Calls for De-Escalation as Fighting Between Turkey, Syrian Kurds Escalates

US Calls for De-Escalation as Fighting Between Turkey, Syrian Kurds Escalates

Renewed hostilities between Turkey and Syrian Kurdish fighters are not sitting well with the United States, which warned repeatedly Tuesday...

British Economy Worst Hit in G7 as Brexit, Political Chaos Bite

British Economy Worst Hit in G7 as Brexit, Political Chaos Bite

Britain’s economy is forecast to shrink by 0.4% in 2023, more than any other in the Group of Seven richest...

British Economy Worst-Hit in G7, As Brexit and Political Chaos Bite

British Economy Worst-Hit in G7, As Brexit and Political Chaos Bite

Britain’s economy will shrink by 0.4 per cent in 2023, more than any other in the G-7 group of the...

Russia’s Gazprom Threatens to Cut Gas Supplies to Europe via Ukraine

Russia’s Gazprom Threatens to Cut Gas Supplies to Europe via Ukraine

Russian energy giant Gazprom has threatened to reduce natural gas supplies through the last pipeline heading to Europe via Ukraine,...

‘Stock Up on Blankets’: Ukrainians Brace for Horrific Winter

‘Stock Up on Blankets’: Ukrainians Brace for Horrific Winter

Ukrainians could face rolling blackouts from now through March amid frigid, snowy weather because Russian airstrikes have caused “colossal” damage...

Turkey Threatens to Hit US-backed Syrian Kurds

Turkey Threatens to Hit US-backed Syrian Kurds

Turkey says it will continue its military operations against U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces, after blaming Kurdish separatists for a recent...

Istanbul Explosion Shatters Locals’ Sense of Calm

Istanbul Explosion Shatters Locals’ Sense of Calm

Istanbul’s historic and popular Istiklal Avenue is still recovering from a bomb attack on November 13. VOA’s Turkish service reports...

EU Warns of Escalating Serbia, Kosovo Car Plates Dispute

EU Warns of Escalating Serbia, Kosovo Car Plates Dispute

The European Union on Monday warned of “escalation and violence” after emergency talks between Kosovo and Serbia failed to resolve...

Turkey Vows More Retaliation After 2 Killed in Cross-Border Kurdish Strikes

Turkey Vows More Retaliation After 2 Killed in Cross-Border Kurdish Strikes

Turkey said a Kurdish militia killed two people in mortar attacks from northern Syria on Monday, in an escalation of...

Rights Group Accuses Turkey of Mass Afghan Deportations 

Rights Group Accuses Turkey of Mass Afghan Deportations 

The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch accuses Turkish authorities of carrying out mass deportations of Afghan refugees, including those most at...