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France’s Macron Going to Qatar to Restart Israel-Hamas Truce

France’s Macron Going to Qatar to Restart Israel-Hamas Truce

French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday that France was “very concerned” by the resumption of violence in Gaza and that...

France, Philippines Eye Security Pact for Joint Military Combat Exercises

France, Philippines Eye Security Pact for Joint Military Combat Exercises

France and the Philippines are considering a defense pact that would allow them to send military forces to each other’s...

Snowstorm Shutters Munich Airport, Triggers Travel Chaos in Central Europe

Snowstorm Shutters Munich Airport, Triggers Travel Chaos in Central Europe

All flights were grounded at Munich’s airport Saturday after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of...

Surfing Venue for Paris Olympics Is on the Other Side of the World but Could Steal the Show

Surfing Venue for Paris Olympics Is on the Other Side of the World but Could Steal the Show

The giant waves form in the storm belts of the Southern Ocean, off Antarctica, where whales roam. Supercharged by intense...

Police Raid Moscow Gay Bars After Court Deems LGBTQ+ Movement ‘Extremist’

Police Raid Moscow Gay Bars After Court Deems LGBTQ+ Movement ‘Extremist’

Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top...

Pentagon’s New High-Tech Deal with Australia, Britain, Aims to Counter China

Pentagon’s New High-Tech Deal with Australia, Britain, Aims to Counter China

From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom...

Russia Orders RFE/RL Journalist Detained Until February   

Russia Orders RFE/RL Journalist Detained Until February   

A Russian court on Friday ordered American Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to remain in custody until February 5. The editor...

Finland Closes Russian Border Over Migrant Influx, Estonia Could Follow 

Finland Closes Russian Border Over Migrant Influx, Estonia Could Follow 

Finland closed its entire 1,340-kilometer-long border with Russia this week, accusing Moscow of sending asylum-seekers across the frontier in a...

Finland Closes Russian Border Over Migrant Influx; Estonia May Follow

Finland Closes Russian Border Over Migrant Influx; Estonia May Follow

Finland has closed its entire 1,340 kilometer-long border with Russia after accusing Moscow of “instrumentalizing” asylum-seekers by sending them across...

Spanish Police Arrest Man Wanted by US in North Korean Crypto Case 

Spanish Police Arrest Man Wanted by US in North Korean Crypto Case 

Spanish police said Friday that they had arrested a Spaniard wanted by U.S. officials for working with an American to...

Rules Would Bar EV Tax Credits if Batteries, Minerals Linked to China

Rules Would Bar EV Tax Credits if Batteries, Minerals Linked to China

The U.S. proposed new guidelines Friday spelling out which electric vehicles will be eligible for tax credits, ruling out those...

From Threats to Arrests, Moscow Strikes at Foreign Media

From Threats to Arrests, Moscow Strikes at Foreign Media

Media covering Kremlin activity are facing pressure as Russia jails American journalists and lists a Spanish journalist as an enemy...

Source: Ukraine Conducts New Attack on Russian Railway Deep in Siberia

Source: Ukraine Conducts New Attack on Russian Railway Deep in Siberia

Ukraine’s domestic spy agency has detonated explosives on a Russian railway line deep in Siberia, the second attack this week...

Chad’s Opposition, Civil Society Ask French Troops to Leave

Chad’s Opposition, Civil Society Ask French Troops to Leave

Chad’s opposition and civil society groups are asking France to immediately withdraw troops who arrived in Chad after being ordered...

Virtual Reality Holograms Could Transform Learning, Arts

Virtual Reality Holograms Could Transform Learning, Arts

Developers at the University of Maryland are using a holographic camera to capture people’s movements in three dimensions for what...

US Lawmakers Say Chinese Disinformation Operations a Growing Threat

US Lawmakers Say Chinese Disinformation Operations a Growing Threat

US lawmakers warned Thursday that the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to spread disinformation will only increase ahead of the 2024...

VOA Exclusive: US, S Korea, Japan to Sign Pact to Counter Disinformation  

VOA Exclusive: US, S Korea, Japan to Sign Pact to Counter Disinformation  

The United States plans to sign a memorandum of understanding to cooperate with South Korea and Japan in the fight...

British Documentary Alleges China Influences Universities, Spies on Hong Kongers in UK

British Documentary Alleges China Influences Universities, Spies on Hong Kongers in UK

A BBC Channel 4 documentary, “Secrets and Power: China in the UK,” claims the Chinese government is interfering with academic...

Hungary Says It Opposes EU Membership Talks With Ukraine

Hungary Says It Opposes EU Membership Talks With Ukraine

Hungary will not support any European Union proposal to begin talks on making Ukraine a member of the bloc, a...

As Closings Continue, Britain’s Church Buildings Find New Purpose

As Closings Continue, Britain’s Church Buildings Find New Purpose

More than 2,000 of Britain’s churches of several denominations have closed in the last decade. Many have been demolished, but...

Russia’s Supreme Court Effectively Outlaws LGBTQ+ Activism in Landmark Ruling

Russia’s Supreme Court Effectively Outlaws LGBTQ+ Activism in Landmark Ruling

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and...

Shane MacGowan, Lead Singer of The Pogues, Dies at 65

Shane MacGowan, Lead Singer of The Pogues, Dies at 65

Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy...