From Iranian Jail to Wimbledon Royal Box, Thanks to Andy Murray
Andy Murray said he had an emotional meeting with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who spent six years in an Iranian jail cell,...
Ukrainians Honor Award-winning Writer Killed in Russian Missile Attack on Restaurant
Dozens of people with flowers, many unable to hold back tears, bid farewell Tuesday to an award-winning Ukrainian writer who...
Kremlin: US, Russia Discussing New Prisoner Swap
The U.S. and Russia are discussing a possible new prisoner swap that could involve jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan...
LogOn: White House Expanding Affordable High-Speed Internet Access
U.S. President Joe Biden says he wants every American to have access to high-speed internet. VOA’s Julie Taboh has our...
Britain’s Public Health Service at 75: On Life Support?
Deeply loved but wracked by crisis, Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) on Wednesday marks 75 years since it was founded...
Turkey Says Quran Burning in Sweden Raises Questions as Possible NATO Member
Turkey’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Swedish authorities’ failure to prevent Quran-burning protests in the country is raising security concerns...
EU Asylum Applications Hit Six-Year High
Asylum applications in the EU hit 996,000 in 2022, the highest level in six years, according to an annual report...
Twitter Chaos Leaves Door Open for Meta’s Rival App
Elon Musk spent the weekend further alienating Twitter users with more drastic changes to the social media giant, and he...
London Fights Legal Challenge Over Expanding Clean-Air Zone
London’s expansion of a fiercely debated scheme that charges the most polluting vehicles in the city should be blocked, local...
Stoltenberg to Lead NATO for Another Year
NATO announced Tuesday that Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will remain the alliance’s chief for another year, extending a term that was...
France Repatriates 35 People From Syria
France said Tuesday it repatriated 25 children and 10 women from a camp in northeastern Syria holding people linked to...
Latest in Ukraine: Russia Says Ukraine Attacked Moscow with Drones
Latest developments: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for the extension of an agreement allowing for...
Putin on Trial? Investigation Launched Into Russia’s Alleged Crime of Aggression
Kyiv and its Western allies have opened a new center in The Hague that will investigate Russia’s leaders for the...
Rights Group Says Iran Executed 354 People in First Half of 2023
Iran has hanged at least 354 people in the first six months of 2023, a rights group said Monday, adding...
Residents Near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Prepare for Worst
Ukrainians near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, are preparing for a potential meltdown and its fallout following warnings...
UN to Hold First Meeting on Potential AI Threats to Global Peace
The U.N. Security Council will hold a first-ever meeting on the potential threats of artificial intelligence to international peace and...
Ukraine Says It Is Winning Back Territory Amid Fierce Russian Resistance
Ukraine says its forces have retaken 37 square kilometers of territory in eastern and southern Ukraine during the past week,...
UK Sees Hottest June Since 1884 Due to Climate Change
LONDON —The U.K. sweltered through its hottest June since records began in 1884, the country’s weather agency said Monday, adding...
Sweden Orders Four Companies to Stop Using Google Tool
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Sweden on Monday ordered four companies to stop using a Google tool that measures and analyzes web traffic, as...
US Ambassador Meets With American Journalist Held by Russia
The U.S. ambassador to Russia visited jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Moscow on Monday, the newspaper reported....
Russians, Belarusians Back at Wimbledon as War in Ukraine Continues
WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND — When Victoria Azarenka walked into Court 15 Monday morning for her first Wimbledon match in two years,...
Von der Leyen Urges EU Expansion to Include Ukraine, Moldova
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday it was imperative for the European Union to address the issue...
