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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...

EU Ambassador to Sudan Assaulted in Home

EU Ambassador to Sudan Assaulted in Home

The European Union ambassador to Sudan was attacked in his home in Khartoum on Monday, the bloc’s top diplomat Josep...

Independent Media Challenge Erdogan’s Control Ahead Turkey’s Election

Independent Media Challenge Erdogan’s Control Ahead Turkey’s Election

With Turkey nearing hotly contested presidential elections in May, international rights groups are condemning a crackdown on independent media that...

Dutch Intel Agency Paints Grim Picture of Multiple Threats

Dutch Intel Agency Paints Grim Picture of Multiple Threats

The Dutch national intelligence agency painted a grim picture Monday of a growing number of internal and external threats to...

Battleground Town of Chasiv Yar: Inside Russia’s War in Ukraine 

Battleground Town of Chasiv Yar: Inside Russia’s War in Ukraine 

In the past week, at least three people have died in the shelling that slams both in and out of Chasiv Yar, Ukraine,...

US to Offer Additional Help to Ukraine for Russian War Crimes Probes

US to Offer Additional Help to Ukraine for Russian War Crimes Probes

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Monday the Justice Department intends to appoint a prosecutor and a legal adviser...

In Pictures: Chasiv Yar, Ukraine Battleground Town

In Pictures: Chasiv Yar, Ukraine Battleground Town

VOA travels to Chasiv Yar, a city next to Bakhmut where the longest and bloodiest battle in this war is...

SpaceX Postpones Debut Flight of Starship Rocket System

SpaceX Postpones Debut Flight of Starship Rocket System

Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Monday called off a highly anticipated launch of its powerful new Starship rocket, delaying the first...

Airbus, Air France Acquitted Over 2009 Rio-Paris Crash

Airbus, Air France Acquitted Over 2009 Rio-Paris Crash

A French court on Monday acquitted Airbus and Air France of manslaughter charges over the 2009 crash of Flight 447...

Slovakia Gives Ukraine Remaining 9 of 13 Promised Warplanes 

Slovakia Gives Ukraine Remaining 9 of 13 Promised Warplanes 

Slovakia has delivered the remaining nine of the 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that it promised to Ukraine, the Slovak...

France Loses Nearly 1,000 Hectares to Forest Fire

France Loses Nearly 1,000 Hectares to Forest Fire

French firefighters are trying to extinguish a large fire that has broken out on the country’s southern border with Spain....

Japan’s Sega to Buy Finnish Angry Birds Maker Rovio

Japan’s Sega to Buy Finnish Angry Birds Maker Rovio

Japanese video games group Sega has offered to buy Angry Birds maker Rovio, valuing the Finnish company at over $770...

‘Big Sponge’: New CO2 Tech Taps Oceans to Tackle Global Warming

‘Big Sponge’: New CO2 Tech Taps Oceans to Tackle Global Warming

Floating in the port of Los Angeles, a strange-looking barge covered with pipes and tanks contains a concept that scientists...

Russia, Belarus Competing in Hockey Tournaments Linked to War in Ukraine Ending

Russia, Belarus Competing in Hockey Tournaments Linked to War in Ukraine Ending

Russia and Belarus won’t be allowed to compete in International Ice Hockey Federation tournaments if the war in Ukraine continues,...

Germany Backs EU-Indonesia Trade Pact to Curb China Reliance

Germany Backs EU-Indonesia Trade Pact to Curb China Reliance

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that he will press for a trade agreement between the European Union and Indonesia...

Putin Hails Russia’s Broad Ties With China

Putin Hails Russia’s Broad Ties With China

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed his country’s broad ties with China on Sunday, including military cooperation, as he met with...

EU Leaders Beat a Path to Xi’s Door Seeking China’s Help

EU Leaders Beat a Path to Xi’s Door Seeking China’s Help

In the weeks since Chinese leader Xi Jinping won a third five-year term as president, setting him on course to...

Ukraine Welcomes Home 130 POWs in ‘Great Easter Exchange’

Ukraine Welcomes Home 130 POWs in ‘Great Easter Exchange’

Sunday marked the second wartime celebration of Orthodox Easter in Ukraine. Russian forces and the paramilitary Wagner Group freed 130...

Latest in Ukraine: Russia, Ukraine Exchange More Prisoners on Orthodox Easter   

Latest in Ukraine: Russia, Ukraine Exchange More Prisoners on Orthodox Easter   

New developments: Ukraine says more than 100 prisoners of war were freed in a major Orthodox Easter exchange with Russia...

Europe’s Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Kicks Off in Finland 

Europe’s Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Kicks Off in Finland 

Information in this article is confirmed with other sources and may be used without attribution to The Associated Press in...

Thousands Turn Out for Anti-Government Protest in Prague 

Thousands Turn Out for Anti-Government Protest in Prague 

Thousands of people rallied again in the Czech capital on Sunday to protest high inflation and demand the government’s resignation....

Pope Slams ‘Insinuations’ Against John Paul II as Baseless 

Pope Slams ‘Insinuations’ Against John Paul II as Baseless 

Pope Francis on Sunday publicly defended St. John Paul II, condemning as “offensive and baseless” insinuations that recently surfaced about...