VOA Kurdish: DEM Party speaks of roadmap to peace
The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) announced a new roadmap to peace following the call of Kurdistan Workers’ Party...
Moscow aims to exploit US-Europe rift, experts warn
As European Union leaders prepare for emergency talks to ramp up military spending after the Trump administration suspended aid to...
VOA Uzbek: Russia spreads disinformation on Kazakhstan-US scientific cooperation
Kazakhstan is cooperating with the United States on ensuring nuclear and biological security. As part of this cooperation, a laboratory...
Russia waits for Trump’s next move after clash with Zelenskyy
Russians are carefully watching U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for an end to the war in Ukraine after his heated...
South Korea, Poland sign deal to boost economic, defense cooperation
WARSAW, POLAND — South Korea and Poland signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday as the democratic allies increasingly find themselves united...
Sanctions and war in Ukraine top Russian tourists’ concerns
You do not hear much from Russian civilians in international media as Russia’s government restricts foreign reporters working in the...
Trump says time to ‘stop this madness’ and negotiate Russia-Ukraine peace
U.S. President Donald Trump said late Tuesday he received a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying Ukraine is ready...
Pope resting after sleeping through night with ventilation mask as he battles pneumonia
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis was resting Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period leading up to Holy Week observances,...
Germany stops new aid to Rwanda over DR Congo conflict
BERLIN — Germany said on Tuesday it had halted new development aid to Rwanda and was reviewing its existing commitments in...
Musk fails in bid to block OpenAI becoming for-profit business
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied Elon Musk’s request to prevent OpenAI from becoming a for-profit business...
Vatican says Pope Francis’ prognosis ‘remains guarded’
The clinical condition of Pope Francis remained stable, the Vatican said Tuesday evening, and he was “alert, cooperative with therapies,...
Can Europe arm Ukraine now that US has halted military aid?
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a “pause” Monday to military aid shipments to Ukraine with immediate effect, which his administration...
False: With Russia’s support, CAR significantly succeeded in combating militants
Fourteen militia groups control two-thirds of the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) and parts of the capital city, Bangui. Russian military...
VOA Russian: Kremlin betting on disagreements between US, Europe
The Kremlin is planning to use current frictions between the United States and European countries on the war in Ukraine...
Rearming Europe? EU tested to turn talk into action
European Union leaders will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday in Brussels to discuss boosting defense spending for...
Re-arming Europe? EU tested to turn talk into action
Paris — With Washington’s sudden pause on military aid to Ukraine as a backdrop, worried European Union leaders meet in Brussels...
Putin hails Myanmar ties as junta chief visits Moscow
Moscow — President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised Russia’s developing ties with Myanmar, during a visit by the Asian country’s junta...
At least 3 Serbian lawmakers injured in parliament melee
BELGRADE, SERBIA — At least three lawmakers were injured on Tuesday, one of them seriously, after chaotic scenes in Serbia ‘s...
Pope resting after acute breathing crises forced him to resume noninvasive ventilation
Rome — Pope Francis rested early Tuesday after he suffered further setbacks in his fight against double pneumonia: two new acute...
VOA Mandarin: Who has better humanoid robots, US or China?
Chinese tech firms and state media have spotlighted humanoid robots, which have grown in popularity since the Unitree G1 appeared...
China uses DeepSeek AI for surveillance and information attacks on US
The United States may become the second country after Australia to ban China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence on government devices. U.S....
6.8 million Ukrainian refugees remain globally; fewer than half plan to return
As Ukraine’s war enters its fourth year, 6.8 million Ukrainians remain refugees. Researchers say fewer than half plan to return...
