Posts by Newsmaker

Prison-Like Center Puts Focus on UK’s Response to Migrants

Prison-Like Center Puts Focus on UK’s Response to Migrants

Behind wire fences in southeast England, children wave their arms and chant “freedom” to grab the attention of people on...

White House Discusses Iran Protests, Ukraine War, North Korean Missiles, US-Saudi Ties

White House Discusses Iran Protests, Ukraine War, North Korean Missiles, US-Saudi Ties

John Kirby, the National Security Council’s coordinator for strategic communications, spoke with VOA White House bureau chief Patsy Widakuswara on...

From Russia With Cash: Georgia Booms as Russians Flee Putin’s War

From Russia With Cash: Georgia Booms as Russians Flee Putin’s War

As war chokes Europe, a small nation wedged beneath Russia is enjoying an unexpected economic boom. Georgia is on course...

Iran Acknowledges Sending Drones to Russia for First Time

Iran Acknowledges Sending Drones to Russia for First Time

Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday acknowledged for the first time that his country has supplied Russia with drones, insisting the...

Global Statesmen: Only Diplomacy Can End Ukraine War

Global Statesmen: Only Diplomacy Can End Ukraine War

Only dialogue and diplomacy can end the devastating war in Ukraine, with total victory on the battlefield impossible for either...

Widespread Twitter Layoffs Begin, Worry Advertisers, Civic Groups

Widespread Twitter Layoffs Begin, Worry Advertisers, Civic Groups

Twitter began widespread layoffs Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the company, raising grave concerns about chaos enveloping the...

In Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region, Young Volunteers Fight on Front Lines

In Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region, Young Volunteers Fight on Front Lines

Nineteen-year-old-year-old Mykyta wants to be a doctor, but not right now. Instead, he, like other young men and women in...

Twitter Temporarily Closes Offices as Layoffs Begin

Twitter Temporarily Closes Offices as Layoffs Begin

Twitter Inc temporarily closed its offices on Friday after telling employees they would be informed by email later in the...

European Lawmakers Visit Taiwan, Taking Different Path from Scholz

European Lawmakers Visit Taiwan, Taking Different Path from Scholz

Europe’s challenges in formulating a common approach to China were on display this week as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz set...

US Senators in Ukraine Promise Continued Aid Ahead of Winter

US Senators in Ukraine Promise Continued Aid Ahead of Winter

Two U.S. senators met with families in Ukraine’s capital Thursday and promised continued humanitarian support for the war-torn country as...

Germany’s Scholz Makes Difficult Visit to Assertive China

Germany’s Scholz Makes Difficult Visit to Assertive China

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is making his first visit to China as German leader this week, a diplomatically delicate trip while...

Explainer: Why the Black Sea Grain Deal Is Vital for Global Food Security

Explainer: Why the Black Sea Grain Deal Is Vital for Global Food Security

A landmark deal to allow grain exports from Ukraine, which was back on track Wednesday after being briefly suspended, has...

Report: Europe Warms More Than Any Other Continent in Last 3 Decades 

Report: Europe Warms More Than Any Other Continent in Last 3 Decades 

Europe has warmed more than twice as much as the rest of the world over the past three decades and...

Businessman Sees ‘End of an Era’ After 30 Years in China

Businessman Sees ‘End of an Era’ After 30 Years in China

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is scheduled to meet with China’s Xi Jinping on Friday. Scholz heads a delegation of business...

UN: Agricultural Automation Can Boost Global Food Production

UN: Agricultural Automation Can Boost Global Food Production

A new U.N. report finds agricultural automation can boost global food production and be a boon for small-scale farmers in...

UN Rights Chief Vows to Protect Rights of Most Vulnerable

UN Rights Chief Vows to Protect Rights of Most Vulnerable

The new U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuerk says he will use his position to advocate for the...

COP27: Will Ukraine War Destroy Progress on Tackling Climate Emergency?

COP27: Will Ukraine War Destroy Progress on Tackling Climate Emergency?

Ahead of the COP27 climate talks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh next week, there are concerns that Russia’s...

Debate over Headscarves Returns to Turkish Politics Ahead of Polls

Debate over Headscarves Returns to Turkish Politics Ahead of Polls

In Turkey, the right of women to wear religious headscarves has once again become the subject of political debate. With...

Most Murders of Journalists Go Unpunished: UNESCO

Most Murders of Journalists Go Unpunished: UNESCO

An overwhelming majority of killings of journalists across the world go unpunished, a United Nations agency reported on Wednesday. “Impunity...

Netherlands Tells China to Close ‘Police Stations’

Netherlands Tells China to Close ‘Police Stations’

The Dutch government on Tuesday ordered China to immediately close “police stations” in the Netherlands, which reports say were used...

Ukraine’s 58th Brigade in the Heart of the Bakhmut Mire

Ukraine’s 58th Brigade in the Heart of the Bakhmut Mire

In the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the positions held by Russian forces, an artillery...

Ukrainian Refugees Find Work, Shelter in Bulgarian Film Studio

Ukrainian Refugees Find Work, Shelter in Bulgarian Film Studio

After fleeing Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, two women found find themselves in an unlikely shelter – Nu Boyana Film Studios...