Japan Imposes Microchip Export Ban, Angering China
Japan imposed export controls on advanced microchip technologies this week, mirroring recent moves by the United States and the Netherlands....
Deadly Wildfires Across the Mediterranean Destroy Homes, Threaten Nature Reserves
Major fires raging in parts of Greece and in other Mediterranean countries advanced Wednesday, causing additional deaths, destroying homes and...
Latest in Ukraine: Britain Says Russia Could Be Preparing Black Sea Blockade
A former U.S. Marine who was freed by Russia last year in a prisoner swap has been injured while fighting...
US Works With Artificial Intelligence Companies to Mitigate Risks
Can artificial intelligence wipe out humanity? A senior U.S. official said the United States government is working with leading AI...
Russian Defense Minister in North Korea to Mark War Anniversary
North Korea is receiving invited delegates from Russia and China this week for the 70th anniversary celebrations of its self-proclaimed...
US Rejoins UNESCO Cultural and Educational Organization
First Lady Jill Biden Tuesday marked the United States’ return to the United Nations’ cultural organization after five years away,...
US Rejoins UN Cultural and Educational Organization
U.S. first lady Jill Biden heralded her nation’s return to the United Nations’ cultural and educational body, UNESCO, at its...
Wildfires Bring Death and Destruction to Sun-Scorched Mediterranean
Large areas of the Mediterranean sweltered under an intense summer heat wave on Tuesday, and firefighters battled to put out...
Latest in Ukraine: US to Send Additional $400 Million in Aid to Ukraine
Latest Developments: A former U.S. Marine who was freed by Russia last year in a prisoner swap has been injured...
Former US Marine Freed from Russia Is Injured While Fighting for Ukraine
A former U.S. Marine who was freed by Russia last year in a prisoner swap has been injured while fighting...
Russia Declares Independent TV Channel ‘Undesirable,’ Bans it From Country
The Russian prosecutor-general’s office on Tuesday declared independent TV channel Dozhd to be an undesirable organization, continuing the country’s wide...
Jury Finds 6 Guilty of Terrorist Murder in 2016 Brussels Attacks That Killed 32
A jury on Tuesday found six people guilty of terrorist murder for extremist attacks in Brussels in 2016 that killed...
Volunteers Help Evacuate Pets From Ukraine’s Donbas Region
In Ukraine, even in the face of Russian shelling, some people are staying in cities to rescue pets. Volunteers from Kharkiv are trying to help. Anna Kosstutschenko has the story. This video contains...
Study Finds Climate Change Fingerprints on July Heat Waves in Europe, China and US
The fingerprints of climate change are all over the intense heat waves gripping the globe this month, a new study...
Drought Concerns, Ukraine Grain Deal Woes Fuel Uncertainty for US Farmers
A perfect storm of war abroad and drought conditions at home are fueling uncertainty in the U.S. agricultural sector. VOA’s...
Greece Faces New Heatwave as Wildfires Rage
Greece braced for a new wave of soaring temperatures Tuesday, as wildfires raged on several popular tourist islands, forcing mass...
Latest in Ukraine: IAEA Says Mines Found at Nuclear Plant Site
Latest Developments: Between 3,450 and 3,650 Wagner group mercenaries have arrived in Belarus since the group’s short-lived rebellion, a military...
France’s Macron Tours South Pacific Where US-China Rivalry is Intensifying
The French president is pressing his country’s interests in the South Pacific this week and trying to make France’s voice...
Lithuania Urges EU to Use Baltic Ports to Export Ukrainian Grain
Lithuania on Monday urged the European Union to use Baltic ports to export Ukrainian grain after Moscow declined to renew...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Urges EU to Ensure End to ‘Unacceptable’ Farm Goods Restrictions
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the European Union on Monday to ensure that an “unacceptable and clearly non-European” ban on...
Putin Signs Bill Marking Final Step Outlawing Gender-Affirming Procedures
Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday signed new legislation which marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures, a crippling blow...
Radical British Preacher Anjem Choudary Charged in Terrorism Case
High-profile British radical preacher Anjem Choudary appeared in a London court Monday, charged with leading a terrorist organization. Choudary, 56,...
