Spain Sweats Out Sultry Nights as Heat Wave Bakes Southern Europe
Spain sweltered under an unrelenting heat wave Wednesday as temperatures started to build toward what is forecast to be a...
UN Rights Chief Condemns Russia’s ‘Costly, Senseless’ War on Ukraine
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a costly, senseless war...
Iran Summons Russian Ambassador Over Comments on Persian Gulf Territorial Dispute
Iran summoned Russia’s ambassador on Wednesday after Moscow released a joint statement with Arab countries earlier this week challenging Iran’s...
‘We Meet as Equals’ NATO Tells Zelenskyy
NATO leaders met Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they close a summit in Lithuania’s capital, reiterating support for...
NATO Leaders Meet With Zelenskyy at Vilnius Summit
NATO leaders met Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Lithuania’s capital as they close a summit that has included...
NATO Leaders Set to Meet With Zelenskyy at Vilnius Summit
NATO leaders are set to meet Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they close a summit in Lithuania’s capital...
Smuggler Sentenced to 12 Years for Deaths of 39 Migrants Who Suffocated in Truck
A Romanian man who was part of an international human smuggling ring was sentenced Tuesday to more than 12 years...
NATO Agrees on Pathway for Ukraine as Turkey Backs Adding Sweden
From Lithuania, U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday this year’s NATO summit represents an ‘historic moment,’ as the security bloc...
VOA Interview: National Security Council’s John Kirby
As NATO leaders meet in Lithuania’s capital to hammer out key agreements amid a grinding war in Ukraine, John Kirby,...
Svitolina Thinks of Family, Ukraine as She Beats No. 1 at Wimbledon
The last time Elina Svitolina was a Grand Slam semifinalist — twice, actually, in 2019 — she was pursuing the...
Moldova Faces Big Challenges in Bid to Break From Moscow
Russia’s prolonged aggression in Ukraine has raised fears that Moldova could be next on the Kremlin’s list. Like Ukraine, Moldova...
At UN, Russia Vetoes Aid to Millions in Northwest Syria
Russia has vetoed the continuation of a U.N. aid operation that is a lifeline to more than four million Syrians...
UN Council Condemns Alarming Rise in Religious Hatred
In a rare moment of international accord, dozens of nations attending a debate at the U.N. Human Rights Council on...
‘Meta Loses More:’ Zuckerberg Takes Threads Fight to EU
U.S. tech titan Mark Zuckerberg has plunged into a high-stakes game of brinkmanship with the European Union by withholding his...
Taliban Suspend Swedish Activities in Afghanistan Over Quran
The Taliban Tuesday ordered the suspension of all Swedish activities in Afghanistan because of the public burning of the Quran,...
NATO Chief Calls Summit ‘Historic’ as Turkey Backs Adding Sweden to Alliance
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday he is “absolutely confident” Turkey will ratify Sweden’s accession to NATO and that alliance...
Spain Rescues 86 People Near Canary Islands, but Scores of Migrants From Senegal Remain Missing
Spanish authorities rescued 86 people Monday from a boat near the Canary Islands that appeared to be from Senegal, after...
Myanmar Violence, Sea Disputes to Dominate ASEAN Talks Joined by Envoys from US, Russia and China
Myanmar’s prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China Sea, and concern over an arms buildup in the region...
Biden Welcomes Sweden’s Acceptance Into NATO as Summit Begins
President Joe Biden welcomed news late Monday that Sweden will be admitted to NATO, overcoming objections from the last holdout...
Russian Air Antics Helping Islamic State, Pentagon Says
The repeated harassment of U.S. drones by Russian fighter pilots in the skies over Syria is again drawing the ire...
Ukraine to Push for Invitation to NATO at Vilnius Summit
At the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, this week, a main question will be whether Ukraine should join the alliance,...
As Temperatures Soared in Europe Last Year, So Did Heat-Related Deaths, Study Finds
Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, highlighting the...
