Posts by Newsmaker

Nagorno-Karabakh Exodus Surpasses 65,000

Nagorno-Karabakh Exodus Surpasses 65,000

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh continue to cross into Armenia by the thousands, with more than half the population of the enclave...

Three Dead After Gunman Opens Fire in Rotterdam

Three Dead After Gunman Opens Fire in Rotterdam

Three people are confirmed dead after a gunman shot into a classroom at a university hospital campus and a nearby...

Q&A: Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang on AI and Censorship

Q&A: Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang on AI and Censorship

On the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York last week, Taiwan’s Minister of Digital Affairs...

Turkish Lawmakers Delay Vote on Sweden’s NATO Membership

Turkish Lawmakers Delay Vote on Sweden’s NATO Membership

Sweden’s bid to join NATO is heading for a delay as Turkey’s parliament starts a new session this Sunday without...

Israel to Sell Germany Cutting-Edge Missile Defense System

Israel to Sell Germany Cutting-Edge Missile Defense System

Israel finalized a $3.5 billion deal on Thursday to sell its cutting-edge Arrow 3 missile defense system to Germany as...

Ukraine Says It Destroyed 34 Russian Drones

Ukraine Says It Destroyed 34 Russian Drones

Ukraine’s military said Thursday its air defenses downed 34 of 44 Shahed drones that Russia used to attack the country...

Australian Lawmakers Urge Outside Help for Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Refugees

Australian Lawmakers Urge Outside Help for Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Refugees

Seven Australian lawmakers have toured a refugee camp in Armenia, as thousands of ethnic Armenians flee their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh....

HRW Says European Firms Ditching Toxic Ships on Bangladesh Beaches

HRW Says European Firms Ditching Toxic Ships on Bangladesh Beaches

European maritime companies are ditching their old ships for scrap on Bangladesh beaches in dangerous and polluting conditions that have...

 VOA on the Scene: Tens of Thousands Flee Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia

 VOA on the Scene: Tens of Thousands Flee Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia

At least 50,000 people have fled from their homes in Nagorno-Karabagh into Armenia this week. The exodus comes after the...

Canada’s Trudeau Apologizes After Nazi Veteran Honored in Parliament

Canada’s Trudeau Apologizes After Nazi Veteran Honored in Parliament

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday expressed “unreserved apologies” on behalf of all of Canada after a 98-year-old veteran...

Spain Turns to Tractors to Tackle Migrant Unemployment, Farm Labor Shortage

Spain Turns to Tractors to Tackle Migrant Unemployment, Farm Labor Shortage

Spain’s agricultural sector is threatened by an aging population and a shortage of farm labor. Now a program in Catalonia...

Iran Says It Successfully Launched Imaging Satellite Amid Tensions With West

Iran Says It Successfully Launched Imaging Satellite Amid Tensions With West

Iran claimed on Wednesday it successfully launched an imaging satellite into space, a move that could further ratchet up tensions...

DRC Company Turns Plastic Waste from Lake Kivu Into Building Materials

DRC Company Turns Plastic Waste from Lake Kivu Into Building Materials

In Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, residents say plastic and other waste is increasingly polluting Lake...

Slovakia’s Election Threatens Western Unity on Ukraine

Slovakia’s Election Threatens Western Unity on Ukraine

Robert Fico — whose party appears tied for the lead in Slovakia’s parliamentary election on Saturday — says he would...

Russia Accuses US, Britain of Helping Ukraine in Crimea Missile Attack

Russia Accuses US, Britain of Helping Ukraine in Crimea Missile Attack

Russia Wednesday accused the United States and Britain of helping Ukraine carry out an attack last week against the headquarters...

French Ambassador to Niger Leaves as Relations Nosedive After Coup

French Ambassador to Niger Leaves as Relations Nosedive After Coup

France’s ambassador to Niger left the country early on Wednesday morning, around one month after the military government ordered his...