VOA Mandarin: Quantum technology a key battleground in US-China competition
Quantum computing is emerging as a revolutionary technology capable of solving complex problems that traditional computers cannot address. The U.S....
Gunman kills at least 10 people in shooting rampage in Montenegro
PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO — At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting on...
Press freedom groups call for Iran to release jailed Italian journalist
WASHINGTON — Press freedom groups and media organizations are calling for Iran to release an Italian journalist who was arrested last...
Pope calls for commitment to protect life by rejecting abortion in New Year message
ROME — Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for...
Human rights plummet in Ukraine, Russian-occupied territories
Geneva — U.N. human rights monitors find that almost three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the human rights situation in...
Russian gas supplies through Ukraine end
Russian gas exports crossing through Ukraine were halted Wednesday with the expiration of a transit agreement. The development will force...
Russian drone attack kills 1 in Kyiv
Officials in Ukraine’s capital Wednesday said a Russian drone attack killed at least one person and injured at least six...
VOA Russian: Putin’s apology for downed plane not enough for Azerbaijan
VOA Russian speaks to regional experts who believe that President Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly found himself in a corner after...
Thousands in Serbia turn New Year’s celebration into anti-government protest
BELGRADE, SERBIA — Instead of the traditional boisterous street partying on New Year’s Eve, tens of thousands of protesters led by...
Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, latest African country to do so
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST — Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence....
Romania, Bulgaria join borderless Schengen zone
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA — Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen zone on Wednesday, expanding the borderless area to 29...
VOA Russian: Kremlin spin masters struggle to break Moldova
Even as Russia stops gas deliveries to Moldova, along with all gas transit to the EU through Ukraine, on Jan....
France strikes Islamic State targets in Syria
France said Tuesday it had carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militant positions in Syria. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu...
Moldovans brace for ‘no heating, no light’ when Russia halts gas supplies
CHISINAU, MOLDOVA — On a frigid morning in Moldova’s capital, 39-year-old postal worker Petru Murzin braces for a difficult winter as...
Russia says debris from Ukrainian drone sparks fire in Smolensk region
Russian officials said Tuesday that debris from a destroyed Ukrainian drone fell on an oil facility in the Smolensk region,...
Serbian court convicts parents of teen who fatally shot 10 at Belgrade school
BELGRADE, Serbia — A court in Serbia on Monday convicted the parents of a teenage boy who last year shot dead...
French prime minister unveils recovery plan for cyclone-devastated Mayotte
Paris — French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrived Monday in the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte to unveil a recovery plan...
Four UK Post Office scandal victims recognized in honors list
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — King Charles III announced awards for actors Stephen Fry and Carey Mulligan, as well as victims of...
VOA Spanish: US companies will be able to retain some H-1B visa workers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a rule change that will allow companies to retain foreign workers on H-1B visas...
Losing your kids to doom scrolling? Greece is building government app for that
ATHENS, GREECE — Greece announced plans on Monday to enhance parental oversight of mobile devices in 2025 through a government-operated app...
Scores of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners head back home after swap
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukraine and Russia carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war on Monday, with the two sides...
Venezuela fines TikTok $10 million over viral challenge deaths
Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuela’s highest court Monday fined TikTok $10 million in connection with viral challenges that authorities say left three...
