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Inside Russia’s War in Ukraine: Battleground City of Lyman

Inside Russia’s War in Ukraine: Battleground City of Lyman

Before the war, before it was occupied by Russia, and before the bitter battle that ended with Ukraine retaking control...

Inside Russia’s War in Ukraine: Battleground City of Lyman

Inside Russia’s War in Ukraine: Battleground City of Lyman

In part three of our series on Ukraine’s battle zones, VOA travels to the formerly occupied city of Lyman, a strategic crossroad known locally as “Gates of Donbas.” Not far...

How Well Can Europe Survive Without Russian Gas? 

How Well Can Europe Survive Without Russian Gas? 

European Union countries have agreed to extend a proposal to reduce the amount of natural gas they use by 15%...

SpaceX Giant Rocket Explodes Minutes After Launch from Texas

SpaceX Giant Rocket Explodes Minutes After Launch from Texas

SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but exploded minutes after rising from the launch...

The British Physicist Making Women Scientists Visible Online

The British Physicist Making Women Scientists Visible Online

By day, Jessica Wade spends her time in a laboratory at Imperial College London surrounded by spectrometers, oscilloscopes — and...

Ukrainian Prosecutor Says Russian Atrocities Include Rape, Waterboarding

Ukrainian Prosecutor Says Russian Atrocities Include Rape, Waterboarding

Russia’s invading forces are deliberately using rape, torture and kidnapping to try to sow terror among civilians in Ukraine, the...

Pentagon Chief Wants Turkey, Hungary to Back Sweden’s NATO Bid Before July

Pentagon Chief Wants Turkey, Hungary to Back Sweden’s NATO Bid Before July

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with his Swedish counterpart outside Stockholm Wednesday, a rare visit intended to show Washington’s support...

Leaked Documents Show How Russia, China Collaborate on Censorship

Leaked Documents Show How Russia, China Collaborate on Censorship

Leaked documents provided to VOA’s sister network RFE/RL confirm reports that Russia and China collaborate on censorship and internet control...

US Justice Department Seeks New Authority to Transfer Seized Russian Assets to Ukraine

US Justice Department Seeks New Authority to Transfer Seized Russian Assets to Ukraine

The U.S. Justice Department is asking Congress for additional authority to funnel seized Russian assets to Ukraine. In December, Congress...

Ukraine’s Friends in Latvia Show No Signs of Giving Up

Ukraine’s Friends in Latvia Show No Signs of Giving Up

The Baltic countries have remained an important source of support for Ukraine as Russia’s assault drags on. In Latvia, people...

Latest in Ukraine: Russia Hits Odesa in Drone Attack       

Latest in Ukraine: Russia Hits Odesa in Drone Attack       

New developments: Black Sea grain deal inspections resume in Turkey Hungary adds honey, wine, bread, sugar to temporary ban on...

Ukraine, Poland, Agree on Deal to Restart Transit of Grain

Ukraine, Poland, Agree on Deal to Restart Transit of Grain

Polish and Ukrainian officials say convoys of Ukrainian grain transiting Poland for export abroad will be sealed, guarded and monitored...

For Afghans in Sweden, Iftar a Chance to Keep Culture Alive

For Afghans in Sweden, Iftar a Chance to Keep Culture Alive

Afghans living in Sweden say that iftar — or breaking fast during the month of Ramadan — is an opportunity...

Russian Court Refuses to Release US Journalist from Pretrial Detention

Russian Court Refuses to Release US Journalist from Pretrial Detention

A Russian court has refused to release U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich from jail while he awaits trial on accusations that...

US Accuses 3 Russians, 4 Americans in ‘Malign Influence’ Campaign

US Accuses 3 Russians, 4 Americans in ‘Malign Influence’ Campaign

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday indicted three Russian security agents and four Americans on charges of conducting “a multi-year...

China’s Military Chief Vows to Bolster Ties With Russia

China’s Military Chief Vows to Bolster Ties With Russia

The Chinese defense chief vowed Tuesday to take military cooperation with Moscow to a new level, a statement that reflects...

Sweden Hopes Turkey Approves NATO Membership After May Election

Sweden Hopes Turkey Approves NATO Membership After May Election

With Turkey and Hungary continuing to block Sweden’s application to join the NATO military alliance, the Swedish government hopes for...

LogOn: Artificial Intelligence Creates Voices for Films, Ads

LogOn: Artificial Intelligence Creates Voices for Films, Ads

A growing number of startups are using artificial intelligence to replicate human voices. A company is creating synthetic voices for...

Sweden Hopes Turkey Will Approve NATO Membership After May Election

Sweden Hopes Turkey Will Approve NATO Membership After May Election

Sweden is still waiting for Turkey to approve its application to join NATO. As Henry Ridgwell reports, Sweden hopes the...

Apple Inc Bets Big on India as It Opens First Flagship Store

Apple Inc Bets Big on India as It Opens First Flagship Store

Apple Inc. opened its first flagship store in India in a much-anticipated launch Tuesday that highlights the company’s growing aspirations...

Elon Musk Says He Will Launch Rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT

Elon Musk Says He Will Launch Rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that he calls “TruthGPT” to challenge...

Blinken Calls on Russia to Release US Journalist

Blinken Calls on Russia to Release US Journalist

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is “in good health and...