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UK Supreme Court to Decide on Britain Asylum-Seekers’ Resettlement  

UK Supreme Court to Decide on Britain Asylum-Seekers’ Resettlement  

The British government’s contentious policy to stem the flow of migrants faces one of its toughest challenges this week as...

Erdogan Opens Modern Turkish State’s First New Church

Erdogan Opens Modern Turkish State’s First New Church

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday inaugurated the first church built with government backing in overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey’s 100-year history...

London Police Step Up Patrols After Israel-Gaza Violence 

London Police Step Up Patrols After Israel-Gaza Violence 

London police said Sunday that they had boosted patrols across parts of the city following the attacks on Israel by...

Israel’s Envoy to Turkey Says Too Early for Mediation

Israel’s Envoy to Turkey Says Too Early for Mediation

Israel’s Ambassador to Turkey, Irit Lillian, said Sunday it was too early to talk about mediation offers between Israel and...

ECB’s Lagarde: Confident over 2% Inflation Target and Europe’s Winter Gas Situation 

ECB’s Lagarde: Confident over 2% Inflation Target and Europe’s Winter Gas Situation 

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said in an interview published on Sunday that she was confident the ECB would...

Zelenskyy: Ukrainians ‘Sensitive’ to Attacks on Israel

Zelenskyy: Ukrainians ‘Sensitive’ to Attacks on Israel

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily address Saturday that Ukrainians are “particularly sensitive to what happened” in Israel...

App Shows How Ancient Greek Sites Looked Thousands of Years Ago

App Shows How Ancient Greek Sites Looked Thousands of Years Ago

Tourists at the Acropolis this holiday season can witness the resolution of one of the world’s most heated debates on...

Germany, France Step Up Security at Jewish Sites

Germany, France Step Up Security at Jewish Sites

Germany and France on Saturday moved to reinforce security around Jewish temples, schools and monuments after the surprise attack by...

Major Airlines Cancel Dozens of Flights to and From Tel Aviv

Major Airlines Cancel Dozens of Flights to and From Tel Aviv

Major airlines canceled dozens of flights to and from Tel Aviv this weekend after Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a...

US Promises Israel ‘Ironclad Support’ Following Hamas Attack

US Promises Israel ‘Ironclad Support’ Following Hamas Attack

The U.S. condemnation of the Hamas terror attack on Israel is being backed by pledges to make sure the Israeli...

EU Mediterranean Ministers Call for Migrant Repatriations, More Resources

EU Mediterranean Ministers Call for Migrant Repatriations, More Resources

Migration and interior ministers from five European Union countries most affected by migration across the Mediterranean — Cyprus, Greece, Italy,...

Ukraine, Russia Carry Out Cross-Border Strikes

Ukraine, Russia Carry Out Cross-Border Strikes

Ukraine and Russia launched new strikes on each other Saturday. Ukrainian shelling killed one person in the Russian border region...

Spain’s PLD Space Launches Private Reusable Rocket

Spain’s PLD Space Launches Private Reusable Rocket

Spanish company PLD Space launched its reusable Miura-1 rocket early on Saturday from a site in southwestern Spain, carrying out...

Polish Elections: Why They Matter 

Polish Elections: Why They Matter 

Polish voters face a stark choice in parliamentary elections set for October 15, which are likely to have a significant...

Nearly 80% of Italians Say They Are Catholic. But Few Regularly Go to Church

Nearly 80% of Italians Say They Are Catholic. But Few Regularly Go to Church

Two children scribbled petitions to St. Gabriele dell’Addolorata in the sanctuary where the young saint is venerated in this central...

VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Oct. 1–7

VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Oct. 1–7

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

Fears Grow That Russia May Leave Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Fears Grow That Russia May Leave Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Russian lawmakers will evaluate whether to revoke ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the speaker of the lower...

Amazon Launches Test Satellites, Plans Internet Service Competing With SpaceX

Amazon Launches Test Satellites, Plans Internet Service Competing With SpaceX

Amazon launched the first test satellites for its planned internet service Friday as a rival to SpaceX’s broadband network. United...

Ukraine Condemns Russian Attack on Village That Killed 51

Ukraine Condemns Russian Attack on Village That Killed 51

Ukrainian officials bitterly condemned a Russian attack Thursday that blew apart a café where a wake was being held, killing...

Bangladesh Receives First Shipment of Russian Uranium

Bangladesh Receives First Shipment of Russian Uranium

The first shipment of Russian uranium was officially delivered Thursday to Bangladesh to fuel the nation’s only nuclear power plant,...

Updated Curbs on Chip Tools to China Nearly Finalized, US Agency Says

Updated Curbs on Chip Tools to China Nearly Finalized, US Agency Says

An updated rule curbing exports of U.S. chipmaking equipment to China is in the final stages of review, according to...

Biden to Tell Americans Why US Should Support Ukraine

Biden to Tell Americans Why US Should Support Ukraine

U.S. future funding for Ukraine was up in the air Thursday, as the Biden administration discussed how best to support...