Singer Charli XCX wins top prizes at BRIT Awards
LONDON — Singer Charli XCX, whose album Brat inspired a cultural phenomenon last summer, was the big winner at the BRIT...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy gets warm welcome from UK’s Starmer
LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday gave Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a warm welcome in London, a day...
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40 years of armed struggle
ISTANBUL — Outlawed Kurdish militants Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan...
Serbian students demand ‘better future’ in anti-corruption rally
NIS, SERBIA — Tens of thousands of people in Serbia gathered Saturday for a huge student-led rally that vowed to turn...
2 lunar landings in a week for NASA’s private moon fleet
WASHINGTON — More than 50 years passed between the last Apollo mission and the United States’ return to the lunar surface,...
Pope has coffee, rests after setback in recovery
ROME — Pope Francis had coffee and was reading newspapers Saturday after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double...
VOA Mandarin: As Trump’s talks with Zelenskyy disintegrate, will China benefit?
The public spat Friday between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the White House has...
Russia says it seized two new villages in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW — Moscow on Saturday said it seized two more villages in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv officials said Russian strikes killed...
VOA Russian: Kremlin media change tune after US-Russia talks
Following the U.S.-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, the Kremlin sent new instructions to state-run media to cover developments...
European leaders stand by Ukraine after heated exchange between Trump, Zelenskyy
European leaders across much of the continent vowed to stand by Ukraine after a White House meeting between U.S. President...
Russia and China’s relationship may not be as strong as it seems, report says
WASHINGTON — On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed Beijing’s...
Pope Francis has new medical setback
Pope Francis had a setback Friday during his stay at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he has been for the last...
Georgian speaker misleads on Georgians’ support for Ukraine
Georgians broadly supported Maidan protests in Ukraine seeking closer integration with Europe, elimination of corruption and malign foreign influence. Those...
NATO exercises in Romania test Europe’s defense readiness
NATO’s newest rapid-response force is testing its strength in Romania, just kilometers from the Ukrainian border. VOA Eastern Europe Bureau...
Cyclone Garance hits island of Reunion; police report 3 deaths
PARIS — French police said at least three people were killed when a tropical storm packing fierce winds and torrential rains...
Perspectives, challenges of Ukraine’s next election
WASHINGTON — The issue of Ukraine’s next presidential election has emerged as a possible element in the peace deal between Russia...
India, EU, pledge to push free trade agreement, elevate strategic ties
New Delhi — India and the European Union agreed to wrap up a free trade deal by the end of this...
NATO continues to patrol Baltic Sea after cable damage incidents
After several incidents involving damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea, including the latest one that Sweden began investigating...
Hundreds of thousands protest across Greece over deadly train crash
ATHENS — Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in cities and towns across Greece on Friday to demand justice on the...
Moscow airport resumes flights after brief suspension, officials say
Moscow’s Sheremetevo Airport resumed flight arrivals and departures early on Friday after a temporary suspension of operations, Russia’s aviation authority...
Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky dies at 88
MOSCOW — Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated at the height of the Cold War, has died at...
VOA Kurdish: Kurdish political parties welcome Ocalan’s call for peace but challenges remain
Kurdish political parties in the Kurdistan Region have largely welcomed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan’s call for disarmament and a peaceful...
